RootStudio transforms former Oaxaca convent into culinary centre

Architecture firm RootStudio has converted a historic convent building into a centre for celebrating the rich culinary legacy of Mexico's Oaxaca region.
The Centro Gastronómico de Oaxaca occupies the former convent of Carmen el Alto in the city of Oaxaca – the capital of the state of the same name.
The rejuvenation of the convent complex involved restoring the original architecture and adding a new intervention
Dating back to the 16th century, the colonial-style structure has been ca