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Living the Gardens Jumba la Villa by Sanzpont Arquitectura

Living the Gardens Jumba la Villa by Sanzpont Arquitectura is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Majengo, Ujenzi na Miundo Competition Category.


ChumaUsanifu wa Majengo· 2022

Living the Gardens Jumba la Villa

by Sanzpont Arquitectura

Client: Sanzpont Arquitectura

Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award Winner in Usanifu wa Majengo Category

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The Design

About Living the Gardens Jumba la Villa

Living the Gardens ni jengo la makazi lenye villa tisa jijini Cancun, Mexico, lililojengwa kwenye eneo la mita za mraba 2,373. Kila villa ina ghorofa tatu na inashughulikia eneo la mita za mraba 216 hadi 275. Ghorofa ya chini ina sebule, chumba cha kulia chakula, jikoni, ukumbi wa nje, choo kidogo na bustani ya ndani. Ghorofa ya juu ina chumba kikuu cha kulala na vyumba viwili vya ziada vya kulala. Kila villa pia ina bustani ya darini. Vifaa vya kienyeji na muundo wa kibioklimatiki tulivu hupunguza matumizi ya nishati, wakati vipofu vya mbao na mimea asilia hutoa ulinzi dhidi ya jua.

The Recognition

About the Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award

Living the Gardens Jumba la Villa ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima unaotolewa kwa miundo mizuri inayokidhi mahitaji ya kitaalamu na ya kiviwanda yanayotarajiwa kutoka kwa kazi zilizobuniwa vizuri. Washindi wa Chuma huonyesha ustadi mkubwa, utaalamu wa hali ya juu, uelewa wa kitaalamu na uwezo wa kibunifu wa waumbaji wao. Living the Gardens Jumba la Villa inatarajiwa kuwa kazi inayothaminiwa sana, kupendwa na kuenziwa, ambayo ni ya vitendo na bunifu. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award unajumuisha mbinu bora za tasnia na una sifa za kiufundi zenye uwezo zilizounganishwa na ujuzi na kipaji. Living the Gardens Jumba la Villa inaheshimiwa kwa uangalifu wake na imebuniwa kutoa maboresho ya ubora wa maisha yanayosaidia kuufanya ulimwengu kuwa mahali bora zaidi.

Behind the Design

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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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