Living the Gardens Complex de Vile by Sanzpont Arquitectura

Living the Gardens Complex de Vile by Sanzpont Arquitectura is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Fier in Design de Arhitectură, Clădiri și Structuri Competition Category.

FierArhitectură· 2022

Living the Gardens Complex de Vile

by Sanzpont Arquitectura

Client: Sanzpont Arquitectura

A' Design Award de Fier Winner in Arhitectură Category

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The Design

About Living the Gardens Complex de Vile

Living the Gardens este un complex rezidențial format din nouă vile în Cancun, Mexic, construit pe un teren de 2.373 de metri pătrați. Fiecare vilă are trei niveluri și se întinde pe o suprafață de 216 până la 275 de metri pătrați. Parterul găzduiește un living, o sufragerie, o bucătărie, o terasă, o baie de serviciu și o grădină interioară. Etajul superior cuprinde un dormitor principal și două dormitoare secundare. Fiecare vilă dispune, de asemenea, de o grădină pe acoperiș. Materialele locale și designul bioclimatic pasiv reduc consumul de energie, în timp ce jaluzelele din lemn și vegetația nativă oferă protecție solară.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fier

Living the Gardens Complex de Vile a câștigat A' Design Award de Fier, o recunoaștere prestigioasă acordată designurilor bune care îndeplinesc cerințele profesionale și industriale așteptate de la creații bine concepute. Câștigătorii Fierului demonstrează mare pricepere, înaltă specializare, înțelegere de specialitate și capacitate creativă din partea creatorilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Living the Gardens Complex de Vile să fie o creație foarte apreciată, admirată și prețuită, practică și inovatoare. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Fier integrează cele mai bune practici din industrie și are caracteristici tehnice competente îmbinate cu know-how și talent. Pentru acuratețea sa, Living the Gardens Complex de Vile merită respect și este conceput pentru a aduce îmbunătățiri ale calității vieții care ajută la facerea lumii un loc mai bun.

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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