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Living the Gardens Kompleks Vila by Sanzpont Arquitectura

Living the Gardens Kompleks Vila by Sanzpont Arquitectura is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Besi in Reka Bentuk Seni Bina, Bangunan dan Struktur Competition Category.


BesiSeni Bina· 2022

Living the Gardens Kompleks Vila

by Sanzpont Arquitectura

Client: Sanzpont Arquitectura

A' Design Award Besi Winner in Seni Bina Category

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The Design

About Living the Gardens Kompleks Vila

Living the Gardens ialah kompleks kediaman yang terdiri daripada sembilan buah vila di Cancun, Mexico, dibina di atas tapak seluas 2,373 meter persegi. Setiap vila mempunyai tiga aras dan meliputi keluasan antara 216 hingga 275 meter persegi. Aras bawah mengandungi ruang tamu, ruang makan, dapur, teres, bilik air separuh dan taman dalaman. Aras atas pula mengandungi bilik tidur utama dan dua bilik tidur sekunder. Setiap vila turut dilengkapi dengan taman di atas bumbung. Penggunaan bahan tempatan dan reka bentuk bioklimatik pasif membantu mengurangkan penggunaan tenaga, manakala bidai kayu dan tumbuhan asli menyediakan perlindungan daripada cahaya matahari.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Besi

Living the Gardens Kompleks Vila ialah pemenang A' Design Award Besi, pengiktirafan yang berprestij yang dianugerahkan kepada reka bentuk yang baik yang memenuhi keperluan profesional dan industri yang dijangka daripada ciptaan yang direka dengan baik. Pemenang Besi menunjukkan kemahiran yang besar, kepakaran yang tinggi, kefahaman pakar dan keupayaan kreatif penciptanya. Living the Gardens Kompleks Vila diharapkan menjadi ciptaan yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi dan disayangi yang praktikal dan inovatif. Reka bentuk pemenang A' Design Award Besi ini menyepadukan amalan terbaik industri dan mempunyai ciri teknikal yang kompeten yang dikaitkan dengan kepakaran dan bakat. Living the Gardens Kompleks Vila dihormati kerana ketelitiannya dan direka untuk memberikan peningkatan kualiti hidup yang membantu menjadikan dunia tempat yang lebih baik.

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
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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