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Living the Gardens Huvilakompleksi by Sanzpont Arquitectura

Living the Gardens Huvilakompleksi by Sanzpont Arquitectura is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Rautapalkinto A' Design Award in Arkkitehtuuri-, rakennus- ja rakennesuunnittelu Competition Category.


RautaArkkitehtuuri· 2022

Living the Gardens Huvilakompleksi

by Sanzpont Arquitectura

Client: Sanzpont Arquitectura

Rautapalkinto A' Design Award Winner in Arkkitehtuuri Category

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The Design

About Living the Gardens Huvilakompleksi

Living the Gardens on yhdeksän huvilan asuinkompleksi Cancúnissa, Meksikossa, rakennettu 2 373 neliömetrin tontille. Jokaisessa huvilassa on kolme kerrosta, ja niiden pinta-ala vaihtelee 216–275 neliömetrin välillä. Pohjakerroksessa on olohuone, ruokailuhuone, keittiö, terassi, vieraiden wc sekä sisäpiha. Yläkerrassa sijaitsevat päämakuuhuone ja kaksi lisämakuuhuonetta. Jokaisessa huvilassa on lisäksi kattopuutarha. Paikalliset materiaalit ja passiivinen bioklimaattinen suunnittelu vähentävät energiankulutusta, kun taas puiset säleiköt ja alueen omalaatuinen kasvillisuus tarjoavat suojaa auringolta.

The Recognition

About the Rautapalkinto A' Design Award

Living the Gardens Huvilakompleksi on Rautapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittaja, arvostettu tunnustus, joka myönnetään hyville designeille, jotka täyttävät hyvin suunnitelluilta luomuksilta odotetut ammatilliset ja teollisuuden vaatimukset. Rautavoittajat osoittavat tekijöidensä suurta taitoa, korkeaa erikoistumista, asiantuntevaa ymmärrystä ja luovaa kapasiteettia. Living the Gardens Huvilakompleksi:n odotetaan olevan korkeassa arvossa pidetty, ihailtu ja rakastettu luomus, joka on käytännöllinen ja innovatiivinen. Tämä Rautapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittajadesign yhdistää alan parhaita käytäntöjä, ja sillä on pätevät tekniset ominaisuudet, jotka yhdistyvät osaamiseen ja lahjakkuuteen. Living the Gardens Huvilakompleksi:a arvostetaan sen perusteellisuudesta, ja se on suunniteltu tarjoamaan elämänlaadun parannuksia, jotka auttavat tekemään maailmasta paremman paikan.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Living The Gardens development is a complex of nine villas in condominium regime, on a land of 2,373 square meters located in Cancun, Mexico.
Dimensions & Packaging
The 9 villas are buildings of 3 levels with a total of 216 to 275 square meters each. The ground floor includes a living room, dining room, kitchen, terrace, half bathroom, and an interior garden. The first floor includes a master bedroom with a bathroom, dressing room and a balcony, and two secondary bedrooms with a shared bathroom. Each villa has a roof garden. Finally, the amenities include a pool, garden, picnic area, outdoor gym, yoga area, sun deck and pets area.
Tags
housing, villas, sustainability, cross-ventilation, concrete structure
Production Technology
The project is entirely built with local materials because, more than an economic benefit, it reduces the environmental impacts of transporting materials long distances and supports the local economy.
Design Challenge
The structural challenge was to avoid structural support elements on the ground floor. The structure was solved in a way that the rooftop carries the intermediate slab with columns that, work in tension instead of compression, just like the tensioners in a steel structure. In other words, the ground floor roof is hanging from the rooftop. Imitating a steel structure, the slabs function as the lower and upper chord, the lateral columns function as tensioners and the block walls work as diagonals
Research
The first step to obtain a sustainable housing product is to make a climate analysis and to search and apply the best bioclimatic and sustainable strategies for the project. In the region, the climate is warm and humid, and due to these characteristics, the project implements solar protection, natural cross-ventilation and use of native vegetation. The application of these and other strategies make a sustainable and low energy consumption housing product.
Inspiration
The project aims to promote the reduction of the use of resources, economic savings and a more sustainable housing product through passive and bioclimatic design.
Project Duration
The project started in 2021 in Cancun, Mexico and is planned to be finished in 2023.
Operation Flow
Solar protection is a requirement to obtain a more energy effective dwelling in most climates, but in a hot climate like the one where Living The Gardens is built, it is essential. The project is protected from solar incidence with native vegetation, the volumetry of the building itself and wooden louvers located in the south facade, where the solar incidence is more intense.
Patents
Copyrights belong to sanzpont [arquitectura], 2021.
Team Members
Victor Sanz Pont
Sergio Sanz Pont
Álvaro Licona
Ana Cristina Avilés
José Rodríguez
Erik Pacheco
Bernardo Ortiz
Image Credits
Image #1: sanzpont [arquitectura], Living The Gardens, 2021
Image #2: sanzpont [arquitectura], Living The Gardens, 2021
Image #3: sanzpont [arquitectura], Living The Gardens, 2021
Image #4: sanzpont [arquitectura], Living The Gardens, 2021
Image #5: sanzpont [arquitectura], Living The Gardens, 2021

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