Cities and towns on Mexico's Pacific coast are increasingly exposed to hurricanes, and the past two years have seen two highly destructive storms. Following Hurricane Otis in 2023, Manuel Cervantes Estudio, together with Non-profit organizations Association Gilberto y Construyendo, created the Kon-tigo initiative to build long-term residences for people in Acapulco whose homes had been damaged or destroyed. Each home costs an average of US$18,000 and is built with innovative prefabricated panels. Forty-two homes have been completed, with another 78 underway. The winning project was selected by Stella Daouti, co-founder of Architecture Research Athens, Boonserm Premthada, founder of Bangkok Project Studio, and Mike Tonkin, co-founder of Tonkin Liu.

Stella Daouti praised the houses' "simple but fun strategy" for providing post-disaster housing at sites across the city. The houses "respond to people's needs" and move away from a "rigid, large-scale approach," Daouti said of the project.

Boonserm Premthada said the houses "represent a fundamental shift in addressing the needs of marginalized communities, with architecture that works in tandem with bottom-up policies." He described them as "durable, breathable homes that serve as a sanctuary tailored to the social and economic realities of their residents."

Mike Tonkin praised the homes as a "robust system of modular components that provides a sophisticated and affordable solution for hurricane-resistant housing that blends with the urban fabric."