Photo By: Luis Gordoa

Located facing hole 14 of the “Tres Vidas” Golf Course, this residence design strives to integrate the indoor and outdoor areas, using resting and common areas; the boundary between the public and private areas fades away incorporating the context into the house.

“Tres Vidas” House is made-up of four concrete volumes; these volumes are interconnected by a central resting and transit area made of wood and steel. Two rooms and the library are located downstairs; in the upper floor the master bedroom, the guest room and the rest of the public spaces such as the kitchen, living room and dining room are located.

The library is the core element from which the rest of the program develops; this volume “floats” among several water bodies and is the only space in the house with a double height. The block of rooms facing west is structurally solved through two concrete walls, which enable the creation of a series of terraces and balconies that open up to the panoramic views of the site.

A beach house built for two writers where the limit between the public and private fades away.

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Photos: Luis Gordoa

Located South of Puerto Vallarta, the project is integrated through a series of terraces that use the natural slope, in perfect dialog with the urban landscape of the Vallarta town. The voids created by the slope allow a natural flow along the different spaces of the project, boosting their use, and relationship with the exterior.

The development is made-up of 5 blocks of which 3 are oriented to the north to enjoy the best views of the bay and down town areas; the other 2 are oriented to the a west to enjoy direct ocean and sunset views.

The building has a series of common areas with terraces, gardens and recreation areas which are located along various levels and are connected among themselves through a central common area where the solarium and pool are located; the lobby, lounge bar and a yoga room constitute the rest of the common areas.

Spaces as well as circulations are incorporated to the architectural design to become living areas and not only transit areas.

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Video introduction:

By 2050, there will be about 30 cities in the world with more than 10 million inhabitants each. By that time, the city will no longer follow the exclusively Western model, because of them, only 3 will be located in the so-called first world. Mexico will play a key role in this context worldwide, as it will be one of the best positioned nations to contribute its great experience in megacity management, presenting it as a viable future. This reality is enhanced by the current climate change awareness, suggesting that there is a great historic opportunity for our nation to be in the global forefront concerning the environmental renovation discourse. A true change of direction is demanded by this new paradigm in our relationship with the planet and we are faced before a great opportunity to reinvent the future.

In the ancient Texcoco Lake basin, stigmatized for over 30 years, there is some space which, along with the land obtained recently, amounts to more than 145 million square meters. In 1971, a presidential decree ordered the creation of the Texcoco Lake Commission, aimed at and successful in creating and protecting a large territorial reserve which can be considered currently a non-renewable urban resource. This space located in the outskirts of the metropolitan zone of the capital city can be reclaimed as new ecology that incorporates nature, culture, and infrastructure: the new Texcoco Lake Environmental Park. This project will be capable of revitalizing the social, cultural, and educational networks of an urban area characterized by significant shortages. It will also represent an action of historic justice that will provide social quality public spaces to the most economically depressed social region of the meta-metropolitan zone of the valley of Mexico.

Another advantage is that it will have a positive influence on health and on the collective psyche of our country and on the prevailing global perception of it.

The objective is to reclaim the site as the most important green infrastructure of the valley, which will make it possible to reconcile the city with its geography, incorporate the hydrological cycles, as part of the functioning of the metropolitan zone; eliminate the threat of floods for the population; and contribute to reestablish the native biota.

The large areas of the park will promote activities seldom performed in the city; provide multiple sports fields, lakes, and canals for boating and sailing sports, mountain cycling, tours, and flora and fauna observation. This park will operate locally as a key element for the proper development of the social systems and will represent a new option to foster the integration of all the Mexican families.

The design of the park, its sports areas, tours, architecture, museums, mobility, and accessibility will become a universal role model of sustainable, fair, and accountable design. It will be known as an inclusive and feasible model for a future where nature and culture will attain harmonic interactions.

For More info visit www.parquetexcoco.com

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