Living the Gardens Villa-Komplex by Sanzpont Arquitectura

Living the Gardens Villa-Komplex by Sanzpont Arquitectura is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award an Eisen in Architektur, Gebai an Strukturdesign Competition Category.

EisenArchitektur· 2022

Living the Gardens Villa-Komplex

by Sanzpont Arquitectura

Client: Sanzpont Arquitectura

A' Design Award an Eisen Winner in Architektur Category

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The Design

About Living the Gardens Villa-Komplex

Living the Gardens ass e Wunnkomplex mat néng Villae zu Cancun, Mexiko, gebaut op engem Terrain vun 2.373 Quadratmeter. All Villa huet dräi Niveaue an ëmfaasst 216 bis 275 Quadratmeter. D'Erduechtioun huet e Wunnzëmmer, en Iesszëmmer, eng Kichen, eng Terrass, eng Gäscht-Toilette an e Bannenhaff mat Gaart. Den ieweschten Stack huet e Master-Schlofzëmmer an zwou weider Schlofzëmmeren. All Villa huet och en Daachgaart. Lokal Materialien an en passivt bioklimatescht Design reduzéieren den Energieverbrauch, wärend Holzluewen an heemesch Vegetatioun e Sonneschutz bidden.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Eisen

Living the Gardens Villa-Komplex ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Eisen, enger prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un gutt Designe vergi gëtt, déi déi professionell an industriell Ufuerderunge erfëllen, déi vu gutt gestaltene Kreatioune erwaart ginn. Eisen-Gewënner weisen déi grouss Fäegkeet, déi héich Spezialiséierung, dat Expertewëssen an d'kreativ Kapazitéit vun hire Schëpfer. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Living the Gardens Villa-Komplex eng héich geschätzt, bewonnert a beléifte Kreatioun ass, déi praktesch an innovativ ass. Dëst mam Eisen ausgezeechent Design integréiert déi beschte Praktike vun der Industrie a huet kompetent technesch Eegeschaften, déi mat Know-how an Talent verbonne sinn. Living the Gardens Villa-Komplex gëtt fir seng Grëndlechkeet respektéiert a ass gestalt, d'Liewensqualitéit ze verbesseren an ze hëllefen, d'Welt zu enger besserer Plaz ze maachen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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
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