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Living the Gardens Kumpless ta' Villi by Sanzpont Arquitectura

Living the Gardens Kumpless ta' Villi by Sanzpont Arquitectura is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid in Disinn tal-Arkitettura, Bini u Strutturi Competition Category.


ĦadidArkitettura· 2022

Living the Gardens Kumpless ta' Villi

by Sanzpont Arquitectura

Client: Sanzpont Arquitectura

Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid Winner in Arkitettura Category

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The Design

About Living the Gardens Kumpless ta' Villi

Living the Gardens huwa kumpless residenzjali ta' disa' villi f'Cancun, il-Messiku, mibni fuq sit ta' 2,373 metru kwadru. Kull villa għandha tliet livelli u tkopri minn 216 sa 275 metru kwadru. Il-livell ta' l-art fih kamra tas-soġġorn, kamra tal-ikel, kċina, terrazza, half bathroom u ġnien intern. Il-livell ta' fuq fih kamra tas-sodda prinċipali u żewġ kmamar tas-sodda sekondarji. Kull villa għandha wkoll ġnien fuq il-bejt. Materjali lokali u disinn bijoklimatiku passiv inaqqsu l-użu tal-enerġija, filwaqt li persjani tal-injam u veġetazzjoni indiġena jipprovdu protezzjoni mix-xemx.

The Recognition

About the Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid

Living the Gardens Kumpless ta' Villi huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż mogħti lil disinji tajbin li jissodisfaw ir-rekwiżiti professjonali u industrijali mistennija minn ħolqien imfassal tajjeb. Ir-rebbieħa tal-Ħadid juru l-ħila kbira, l-ispeċjalizzazzjoni għolja, il-fehim espert u l-kapaċità kreattiva tal-ħallieqa tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li Living the Gardens Kumpless ta' Villi ikun ħolqien imqabbar ħafna, mammirat u maħbub li huwa prattiku u innovattiv. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tal-Ħadid jintegra l-aħjar prattiki tal-industrija u għandu karatteristiċi tekniċi kompetenti marbuta mal-għarfien u t-talent. Living the Gardens Kumpless ta' Villi huwa rispettat għall-eżattezza tiegħu u mfassal biex itejjeb il-kwalità tal-ħajja u jgħin jagħmel id-dinja post aħjar.

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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