Artec office has been placed in a 1905 house, “Porfiriano style” catalogued by INBA. During 13 months, and under the strict supervision of INBA, this house was saved from demolition by “Sanchez Architectos”. Structural columns were place since the original design of the house did not use them. The house had an inclination of 6º, and it was necessary to level the house. The high of the house was extended by one meter to place a middle wooden interior floor, and therefore, fulfill all the requirements of a library and an office.  Some accesses the house had where closed, and instead of them, two windows were placed to provide light to the carpentry shop. The antique pink sandstone was cleaned and new stones were placed to complete the baseboard. A sealer and insulation was applied to prevent underground humidity. The level of underground water in this zone of the city is very high.

The Facade with carved Arches, made of pink sandstone, was cleaned. Despite many layers of concrete paint, the arches were completely cleaned enhancing the beauty of the carved flowers and ribbons. Finally, the correct color was made when researching about the original trend used at the time the house was built, that is the XIX century.

Artec opened to the public in this great new house in May 2000.