Living The Noom Chaw Nyob Sib Xyaw by Sanzpont Arquitectura

Living The Noom Chaw Nyob Sib Xyaw by Sanzpont Arquitectura is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Platinum in Tsim Vaj Tsev, Tsev thiab Qauv Tsev Competition Category.

PlatinumVaj Tsev· 2021

Living The Noom Chaw Nyob Sib Xyaw

by Sanzpont Arquitectura

Client: Sanzpont [arquitectura]

A' Design Award Platinum Winner in Vaj Tsev Category

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The Design

About Living The Noom Chaw Nyob Sib Xyaw

Living The Noom yog ib qhov chaw nyob sib xyaw uas tsim raws li peb lub hauv paus ntsiab lus: kev nyob noj qab haus huv, kev ruaj khov ntev thiab kev nyob hloov tau yooj yim. Qhov chaw no muaj peb lub tsev uas ib lub muaj tsib txheej, tsim nrog cov qauv concrete thiab lub ntsej muag tsev xyoob ywj pheej. Txhua txheej yog ib qhov chaw qhib uas tuaj yeem npaj ua ntau hom tsev nyob uas muaj ib chav, ob chav lossis peb chav pw. Cov tswv yim bioclimatic muaj xws li kev khaws dej nag, kev kho dej greywater, ru tsev ntsuab thiab cov vaj huam sib luag hnub ci. Cov tsev nyob tsuas siv 30 feem pua ntawm daim av xwb, yog li feem ntau cov nroj tsuag uas twb muaj lawm raug khaws cia.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Platinum

Living The Noom Chaw Nyob Sib Xyaw yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Platinum, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim zoo kawg nkaus, zoo nkauj thiab ci ntsa iab tiag tiag. Cov neeg yeej Platinum yog cov khoom xav tsis thoob ntawm kev tsim, yog cov pov thawj ntawm qhov kawg ntawm kev txawj tsim ntawm tib neeg, thiab qhia txog kev tshaj lij uas tsis muaj leej twg piv tau thiab kev txawj ntse ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Cov qauv tsim no xav tias yuav yog cov haujlwm muaj koob npe tshaj plaws uas txiav txim lub caij nyoog txoj kev zoo nkauj, pab rau zej zog txoj kev noj qab haus huv thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Living The Noom Chaw Nyob Sib Xyaw qhia txog qib zoo tshaj plaws thiab tsis muaj kev xyem xyav ua rau lub ntiaj teb zoo dua nrog nws cov yam ntxwv muaj txiaj ntsig thiab muaj nqi. Living The Noom Chaw Nyob Sib Xyaw yog ib qho haujlwm uas yeej A' Design Award Platinum, uas txhawb kev xav, tshoov siab, ua rau zoo siab thiab ua rau muaj kev xyiv fab loj.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Noom is a sanctuary of conscious life based on 3 main axes; Wellness Living, Sustainability and Flexible Living. Wellness Living centres design of spaces and amenities to prevent health problems and cultivate healthier habits. Sustainability is a must in architecture and the project promotes the reduction of resources use through passive and bioclimatic design. Flexible Living is achieved by designing an open-plan building that can be configured in multiple options and satisfy different needs.
Dimensions & Packaging: The project consists of 3 buildings of 5 stories each. It is composed of a concrete structure and an independent bamboo facade. Every floor is an open space where multiple configurations could be designed. The apartments are 120 and 60 square meters, having 1, 2, or 3 bedrooms.
The project resides on a 2046 square meter lot and, occupying just 30% of it, preserves plenty of the existing vegetation. It restores 2,500 square meters of the removed vegetation by implementing green roofs and facades.
Tags: Sustainable, Housing, Wellness, Caribbean, Environment, Bioclimatic, Flexible
Production Technology: The project integrates bioclimatic and sustainable strategies such as rainwater harvesting, wastewater separation, wetland for greywater treatment, biodigesters, compost area, vegetation cover that creates a barrier for pollution and reduce the Heat Island effect, among others. By digital simulation, different analysis can be made to indicate the best area to place solar protection elements and solar panels. These techniques give the project 85% of energy savings.
Design Challenge: The main obstacle to overcome is to generate a new housing proposal with all the sustainable and wellness features, with a low density and low land occupancy percentage while maintaining an affordable and competitive price in the real estate market. In real estate developments, money is such an important factor that usually displaces other factors like the sustainable and social benefit. But this project aims to put the environment, health and money at the same level.
Research: The design team researched bioclimatic and sustainable strategies that can be applied in the Mexican Caribbean and into International Well Building Institute documents. The objective of this research was to design an environmentally responsible project with dwellings that improve health. That research showed that a Wellness dwelling should apply several aspects grouped into 10 concepts: Air, Water, Nourishment, Light, Movement, Thermal Comfort, Sound, Materials, Mind and Community.
Inspiration: The concept was born trying to answer the questions: Where would you like to live for the rest of your lives. And, if humans have different needs, why all the homes for sale seem to be cut from the same mould?

The project aims to promote a full life within the users and to offer a new housing proposal to the real estate market. It aims to create a community with the same values, to bring together people that values nature, art and animals.
Project Duration: The design phase of the project began in 2020 and the construction is going to begin in June 2021 in Cancun, Mexico.

The project was designed to be replicated on different lots. It is flexible enough to adopt different configurations, adapting to the lot dimensions but still ensuring optimal natural ventilation.
Operation Flow: The project has 4 habitational stories and the penthouse has access to the terrace located on the fifth floor. The other dwellings have access to the fifth-floor urban gardens where they can grow their food. The main amenities located on the ground floor are accessible for all the users.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Sanzpont arquitectura
Team Members: Sanzpont Arquitectura
Pedrajo Mas Pedrajo Arquitectos
Image Credits: All images: Sanzpont Arquitectura, Renders and Layouts, 2021