Living the Gardens Villacomplex by Sanzpont Arquitectura

Living the Gardens Villacomplex by Sanzpont Arquitectura is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award in IJzer in Architectuur, Gebouwen en Constructieontwerp Competition Category.

IJzerArchitectuur· 2022

Living the Gardens Villacomplex

by Sanzpont Arquitectura

Client: Sanzpont Arquitectura

A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Architectuur Category

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The Design

About Living the Gardens Villacomplex

Living the Gardens is een wooncomplex van negen villa's in Cancun, Mexico, gebouwd op een perceel van 2.373 vierkante meter. Elke villa telt drie verdiepingen en beslaat 216 tot 275 vierkante meter. De begane grond bevat een woonkamer, eetkamer, keuken, terras, gastentoilet en een binnentuin. De bovenverdieping herbergt een hoofdslaapkamer en twee extra slaapkamers. Elke villa beschikt daarnaast over een daktuin. Lokale materialen en passief bioklimatisch ontwerp verminderen het energieverbruik, terwijl houten lamellen en inheemse beplanting zonwering bieden.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in IJzer

Living the Gardens Villacomplex is winnaar van de A' Design Award in IJzer, een prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan goede ontwerpen die voldoen aan de professionele en industriële eisen die worden verwacht van goed ontworpen creaties. Winnaars in IJzer tonen grote vaardigheid, hoge specialisatie, deskundig inzicht en het creatieve vermogen van hun makers. Living the Gardens Villacomplex wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerde, bewonderde en gekoesterde creatie te zijn die praktisch en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in IJzer heeft gewonnen, integreert de beste praktijken uit de sector en heeft bekwame technische kenmerken die verbonden zijn met knowhow en talent. Living the Gardens Villacomplex wordt gerespecteerd om zijn grondigheid en is ontworpen om verbeteringen van de levenskwaliteit te bieden die helpen de wereld een betere plek te maken.

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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