How would you like to live the rest of your life? We have asked ourselves the same question. Each one of us looks alike because we are human beings, but… we are truly different, we have different tastes, different needs… and above all a personality, each of us is “unique” in our own particular way. And this is where we have always asked ourselves: Why are all the homes for sale almost, all the same? Because almost all of them seem to be cut from the same mold? Do we all have the same personality? The same beliefs, or the same way of being? or the same tastes?
The reality is that on many occasions we let situations define us and we choose the least bad option.
IN HARMONY WITH THE SPIRIT
We are clear that living a full life, not only contemplates covering the basic physiological needs, also we must fill and satisfy the soul through stimuli that make us feel alive, we want to create a community that promotes Artistic Expression, invites to exercise, Yoga and Meditation, live with Nature every day at all times, promote a healthy diet, be designed for all family members through Pet Friendly spaces, but truly create a Community of people who share life with the same values.
Contact with nature transmits us tranquility, and provides us with a good dose of calm, and it can be the anti-stress oxygen that lowers the revolutions of the day, creating a bubble of peace that gives us mental health; with outdoor spaces for Exercise, Yoga and Meditation, as well as promoting healthy Eating through an Organic Garden and Hydroponic Cultivation.
PEACE “If you are sad, you are living in the past. Being anxious in some way means that you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present ”Lao Tzu
We look for admirers of expressions, who through spaces surrounded by murals, installations, poetry and positive sentences written on the walls, floors and furniture, open us to experiment. We want to breathe art and expressions, and through workshops with local artists inspire us to create, to dream.
“Art is dreaming, it is living, it is feeling. Art sears your soul, moves you, transports you. It has a magical power in people if we open ourselves to experiment. And best of all, it invites us to express ourselves, to bring out the artist that we all carry inside ... Because art can be a great discovery. " Mercè López, The heART Ambassadors
We want to create a Pet Friendly community that provides a better life for all of our loved ones, because for many of us the love of our pets is as great as if they were our children.
Because it is difficult to live with people who do not share the same ideals and values, and society is very heterogeneous in ways of thinking, what is important for one may be trivial for others. We are convinced that in order to truly have a full life in society, community must be formed. The most important thing in real estate products should not be the business, but rather bring people who are like-minded closer to improving their quality of life, with tribal projects.
We care a lot about nature, we hate how people just eliminate and destroy everything in order to accommodate. Our duty should simply be to improve each place where we decide to build, we must simply coexist and have respect for the earth. That is the reason why we have decided to only occupy a maximum of 30% of the land, respecting the existing trees, in addition to providing even more green surface than we found, ultimately managing to increase the total green area by 130%.
The project promotes through passive and bioclimatic design the reduction of the use of resources, economic savings, with the aim of achieving a more sustainable and environmentally friendly housing product.
Passive design strategies are proposed to reduce energy consumption and increase the efficiency of the building, taking advantage of renewable energies for lighting, taking advantage of natural light, in addition to generating energy, through photovoltaic solar panels, located on the roof. Efficient installations are also very important, as well as the high-efficiency LED artificial lighting system.
1.- The interior spaces are illuminated throughout the day by natural lighting.
2.- Solar panels on the roof that generate energy.
3.- Cover with Thermal Insulation, to prevent thermal transmission.
4.- Natural green roof with grass as Thermal Insulation and social recreation area, in addition to cultivation area, for edible plants.
Natural lighting is achieved through the facades, where each unit has a single level taking advantage of 360 degrees of natural light. A bamboo and vegetation lattice is used to mitigate the overheating of the facades and to have a better control of the light and an adequate thermal environment in the interior spaces.
1.- All spaces have indirect natural light.
2.- The design of the house promotes natural ventilation to renew the indoor air and ensure an optimal level of comfort.
A more intelligent use of water is applied, both inside and outside the building, using technologies to reduce consumption, efficient installations, recycling water through the separation of gray water, then taking advantage of it for the irrigation of green areas, as well as its control and measurement.
The selection of responsible and local materials is proposed, in addition to minimizing the amount of waste in construction, as well as materials with recycled components and low environmental impact.
Although we know the human impact generated in nature by the settlement of people to live, we want to minimize it by preserving existing trees, also respecting natural life, trying to cohabit with squirrels, birds, iguanas and coatis that visit the land regularly, promoting a Low Ecological Footprint project
• LADI Awards, Latin American Real Estate Awards, Panamá : Best Disruptive Real State Product in Latin America : Living The Noom (2022)
• IDA Design Awards 2021 : Gold Medal : Living The Noom (2021)
• Global Future Design Awards 2021 : Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• Golden Trezzini Awards 2021 : Best Project Residential : Living The Noom (2021)
• Tuvie Magazine : 2nd Best of the Best Design of the Year : Living The Noom (2021)
• The Architecture Community World Design Awards 2021 : Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• Loop Design Awards : Architecture Concept Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• The Plan Awards, Bologna, Italy : Honorable Mention in Future Housing : Living The Noom (2021)
• Top 20 A’ Architecture, Building And Structure Design Award, Milan, Italy: 2nd Best of the Best Design of the Year : Living The Noom (2020-2021)
• Novum Design Awards, Helsinki, Finland : Gold Award Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• Architizer A+ Design Awards : 1st Place Jury Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• Architizer A+ Design Awards : 1st Place Popular Choice Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• APR Urban Design & Architecture Design Awards : 1st Place Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• Rethinking The Future, New Delhi, India: Second Award - Housing (Upto 5 Floors) Concept : Living The Noom (2021)
• A’ Design Awards, Milan, Italy: Platinum Medal - Certificate Of Excellence in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Category: Living The Noom (2021)
• Muse Design Awards, New York, USA : Platinum Award - Conceptual Design of the Year : Living The Noom (2021)
• World Architecture Awards 10+5+X Honorary Members: Architecture - Designed Category, 36th Cycle : Living The Noom (2021)
sanzpont [arquitectura]
Pedrajo+Pedrajo Arquitectos
Grupo NX6 + Nader Enterprises
• LADI Awards, Latin American Real Estate Awards, Panamá : Best Disruptive Real State Product in Latin America : Living The Noom (2022)
• IDA Design Awards 2021 : Gold Medal : Living The Noom (2021)
• Global Future Design Awards 2021 : Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• Golden Trezzini Awards 2021 : Best Project Residential : Living The Noom (2021)
• Tuvie Magazine : 2nd Best of the Best Design of the Year : Living The Noom (2021)
• The Architecture Community World Design Awards 2021 : Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• Loop Design Awards : Architecture Concept Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• The Plan Awards, Bologna, Italy : Honorable Mention in Future Housing : Living The Noom (2021)
• Top 20 A’ Architecture, Building And Structure Design Award, Milan, Italy: 2nd Best of the Best Design of the Year : Living The Noom (2020-2021)
• Novum Design Awards, Helsinki, Finland : Gold Award Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• Architizer A+ Design Awards : 1st Place Jury Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• Architizer A+ Design Awards : 1st Place Popular Choice Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• APR Urban Design & Architecture Design Awards : 1st Place Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• Rethinking The Future, New Delhi, India: Second Award - Housing (Upto 5 Floors) Concept : Living The Noom (2021)
• A’ Design Awards, Milan, Italy: Platinum Medal - Certificate Of Excellence in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Category: Living The Noom (2021)
• Muse Design Awards, New York, USA : Platinum Award - Conceptual Design of the Year : Living The Noom (2021)
• World Architecture Awards 10+5+X Honorary Members: Architecture - Designed Category, 36th Cycle : Living The Noom (2021)
sanzpont [arquitectura]
Pedrajo+Pedrajo Arquitectos
Grupo NX6 + Nader Enterprises
How would you like to live the rest of your life? We have asked ourselves the same question. Each one of us looks alike because we are human beings, but… we are truly different, we have different tastes, different needs… and above all a personality, each of us is “unique” in our own particular way. And this is where we have always asked ourselves: Why are all the homes for sale almost, all the same? Because almost all of them seem to be cut from the same mold? Do we all have the same personality? The same beliefs, or the same way of being? or the same tastes?
The reality is that on many occasions we let situations define us and we choose the least bad option.
IN HARMONY WITH THE SPIRIT
We are clear that living a full life, not only contemplates covering the basic physiological needs, also we must fill and satisfy the soul through stimuli that make us feel alive, we want to create a community that promotes Artistic Expression, invites to exercise, Yoga and Meditation, live with Nature every day at all times, promote a healthy diet, be designed for all family members through Pet Friendly spaces, but truly create a Community of people who share life with the same values.
Contact with nature transmits us tranquility, and provides us with a good dose of calm, and it can be the anti-stress oxygen that lowers the revolutions of the day, creating a bubble of peace that gives us mental health; with outdoor spaces for Exercise, Yoga and Meditation, as well as promoting healthy Eating through an Organic Garden and Hydroponic Cultivation.
PEACE “If you are sad, you are living in the past. Being anxious in some way means that you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present ”Lao Tzu
We look for admirers of expressions, who through spaces surrounded by murals, installations, poetry and positive sentences written on the walls, floors and furniture, open us to experiment. We want to breathe art and expressions, and through workshops with local artists inspire us to create, to dream.
“Art is dreaming, it is living, it is feeling. Art sears your soul, moves you, transports you. It has a magical power in people if we open ourselves to experiment. And best of all, it invites us to express ourselves, to bring out the artist that we all carry inside ... Because art can be a great discovery. " Mercè López, The heART Ambassadors
We want to create a Pet Friendly community that provides a better life for all of our loved ones, because for many of us the love of our pets is as great as if they were our children.
Because it is difficult to live with people who do not share the same ideals and values, and society is very heterogeneous in ways of thinking, what is important for one may be trivial for others. We are convinced that in order to truly have a full life in society, community must be formed. The most important thing in real estate products should not be the business, but rather bring people who are like-minded closer to improving their quality of life, with tribal projects.
We care a lot about nature, we hate how people just eliminate and destroy everything in order to accommodate. Our duty should simply be to improve each place where we decide to build, we must simply coexist and have respect for the earth. That is the reason why we have decided to only occupy a maximum of 30% of the land, respecting the existing trees, in addition to providing even more green surface than we found, ultimately managing to increase the total green area by 130%.
The project promotes through passive and bioclimatic design the reduction of the use of resources, economic savings, with the aim of achieving a more sustainable and environmentally friendly housing product.
Passive design strategies are proposed to reduce energy consumption and increase the efficiency of the building, taking advantage of renewable energies for lighting, taking advantage of natural light, in addition to generating energy, through photovoltaic solar panels, located on the roof. Efficient installations are also very important, as well as the high-efficiency LED artificial lighting system.
1.- The interior spaces are illuminated throughout the day by natural lighting.
2.- Solar panels on the roof that generate energy.
3.- Cover with Thermal Insulation, to prevent thermal transmission.
4.- Natural green roof with grass as Thermal Insulation and social recreation area, in addition to cultivation area, for edible plants.
Natural lighting is achieved through the facades, where each unit has a single level taking advantage of 360 degrees of natural light. A bamboo and vegetation lattice is used to mitigate the overheating of the facades and to have a better control of the light and an adequate thermal environment in the interior spaces.
1.- All spaces have indirect natural light.
2.- The design of the house promotes natural ventilation to renew the indoor air and ensure an optimal level of comfort.
A more intelligent use of water is applied, both inside and outside the building, using technologies to reduce consumption, efficient installations, recycling water through the separation of gray water, then taking advantage of it for the irrigation of green areas, as well as its control and measurement.
The selection of responsible and local materials is proposed, in addition to minimizing the amount of waste in construction, as well as materials with recycled components and low environmental impact.
Although we know the human impact generated in nature by the settlement of people to live, we want to minimize it by preserving existing trees, also respecting natural life, trying to cohabit with squirrels, birds, iguanas and coatis that visit the land regularly, promoting a Low Ecological Footprint project
© 2021 by sanzpont [arquitectura] . Webpage by sanzpont [digital] . Innovative Digital Experiences
The Tulum Plaza Norte Suites embrace a refined eco-chic aesthetic, harmoniously merging vernacular Mexican architecture with contemporary comfort. The project is designed to evoke tranquility and rootedness through biophilic principles and material honesty. The overall concept draws from regional artisanal traditions, with a focus on tactile textures, neutral earth tones, and open-air spatial fluidity. This synthesis of cultural references and sustainable ethos is tailored for immersive hospitality in Tulum’s lush tropical context.
A restrained material palette is central to the authenticity of the design. Surfaces feature polished microcement floors, earthen plaster walls, and ceilings clad in woven palm or bamboo—traditional techniques revisited with a refined touch. The extensive use of local hardwoods, both structural and decorative, reinforces a grounded identity, particularly evident in the custom-made bed frames, side tables, and exposed support columns in the dining area. Furniture is sculptural and tactile, celebrating the irregularity and grain of solid timber. Handwoven textiles, basketry, and clay-based wall art add another layer of cultural specificity and tactility. These materials are left untreated or lightly finished to allow natural aging and patina, contributing to the project’s wabi-sabi undertone.
The interior layout favors openness, with sliding glass walls that dissolve the threshold between inside and out. This permeability maximizes ventilation and natural light, further integrating the suites into their landscape. Indoor spaces flow seamlessly into shaded patios or terraces furnished with minimal but comfortable seating. Each suite adheres to a restrained spatial logic—centrally located beds flanked by ambient lighting and accent pieces, with secondary areas like desks and lounges strategically positioned near window openings. The bathrooms continue the natural narrative: carved stone basins, timber vanities, and open rain showers evoke spa-like calm, while built-in shelving ensures functionality without visual clutter.
The project employs a warm lighting scheme with an emphasis on pendant lights crafted from organic fibers, wall sconces with subdued glow, and carefully concealed LED strips. These lighting elements are not only functional but reinforce the handcrafted ambiance. In the public areas, dappled light filtering through slatted ceilings and dense vegetation adds rhythm and a meditative quality to the environment.
Environmental responsibility is fundamental to the project. Passive design strategies—cross-ventilation, deep overhangs, thermal mass from earthen walls, and natural shading from native vegetation—minimize the need for mechanical cooling. The choice of locally sourced materials with low embodied energy and minimal processing further underscores the ecological sensitivity. Rainwater harvesting and greywater reuse systems (if implemented, assumed from the design philosophy) would support long-term water conservation. The architectural vocabulary promotes durability through simplicity, reducing future maintenance and intervention. This project exemplifies a sensitive integration of ecological awareness, cultural resonance, and spatial well-being, serving as a compelling model for sustainable hospitality design in tropical climates.
DIRSA
The Tulum Plaza Norte Suites embrace a refined eco-chic aesthetic, harmoniously merging vernacular Mexican architecture with contemporary comfort. The project is designed to evoke tranquility and rootedness through biophilic principles and material honesty. The overall concept draws from regional artisanal traditions, with a focus on tactile textures, neutral earth tones, and open-air spatial fluidity. This synthesis of cultural references and sustainable ethos is tailored for immersive hospitality in Tulum’s lush tropical context.
A restrained material palette is central to the authenticity of the design. Surfaces feature polished microcement floors, earthen plaster walls, and ceilings clad in woven palm or bamboo—traditional techniques revisited with a refined touch. The extensive use of local hardwoods, both structural and decorative, reinforces a grounded identity, particularly evident in the custom-made bed frames, side tables, and exposed support columns in the dining area. Furniture is sculptural and tactile, celebrating the irregularity and grain of solid timber. Handwoven textiles, basketry, and clay-based wall art add another layer of cultural specificity and tactility. These materials are left untreated or lightly finished to allow natural aging and patina, contributing to the project’s wabi-sabi undertone.
The interior layout favors openness, with sliding glass walls that dissolve the threshold between inside and out. This permeability maximizes ventilation and natural light, further integrating the suites into their landscape. Indoor spaces flow seamlessly into shaded patios or terraces furnished with minimal but comfortable seating. Each suite adheres to a restrained spatial logic—centrally located beds flanked by ambient lighting and accent pieces, with secondary areas like desks and lounges strategically positioned near window openings. The bathrooms continue the natural narrative: carved stone basins, timber vanities, and open rain showers evoke spa-like calm, while built-in shelving ensures functionality without visual clutter.
The project employs a warm lighting scheme with an emphasis on pendant lights crafted from organic fibers, wall sconces with subdued glow, and carefully concealed LED strips. These lighting elements are not only functional but reinforce the handcrafted ambiance. In the public areas, dappled light filtering through slatted ceilings and dense vegetation adds rhythm and a meditative quality to the environment.
Environmental responsibility is fundamental to the project. Passive design strategies—cross-ventilation, deep overhangs, thermal mass from earthen walls, and natural shading from native vegetation—minimize the need for mechanical cooling. The choice of locally sourced materials with low embodied energy and minimal processing further underscores the ecological sensitivity. Rainwater harvesting and greywater reuse systems (if implemented, assumed from the design philosophy) would support long-term water conservation. The architectural vocabulary promotes durability through simplicity, reducing future maintenance and intervention. This project exemplifies a sensitive integration of ecological awareness, cultural resonance, and spatial well-being, serving as a compelling model for sustainable hospitality design in tropical climates.
DIRSA
© 2021 by sanzpont [arquitectura] . Webpage by sanzpont [digital] . Innovative Digital Experiences
Tulum Plaza Norte is conceived as an eco-chic commercial and mixed-use plaza that harmonizes retail, dining, and community activity within a sustainable architectural language. The project embraces Tulum’s ethos—blending nature, art, and organic design—while promoting walkability and community interaction. The design promotes permeability both visually and spatially, allowing for constant interaction between interior and exterior spaces, and establishing a dialogue with its tropical context. The project combines ground-floor commercial units with upper-level boutique residences or workspaces, forming a dynamic programmatic layering. This strategy ensures continuous day and night activation, fostering economic and social vibrancy.
The architectural expression is characterized by a bold geometric articulation of slanted wooden fins, natural stone walls, and white sculptural curves. These diagonal timber brise-soleils serve both as sun protection and as a defining visual motif, lending the façade a rhythmic sense of movement and shadow play. This formal gesture also adds depth and texture to the envelope, making the building feel alive and responsive. A key feature is the integration of a large-scale butterfly mural on the curved facade—an emblematic element evoking nature and artistic identity, a nod to local culture and eco-tourism. At night, the architecture is softly illuminated with warm, indirect lighting that enhances textures and materiality while inviting a vibrant social atmosphere.
Materials were selected with durability, climate‑responsiveness and local character in mind. The primary cladding is naturally‑toned hardwood, chosen for its resilience in humid, coastal conditions and its visual warmth. Complementing this is rough stone – used for vertical accents and base elements – which grounds the building physically and visually to the site. Smooth white rendered curves provide contrast and modern clarity. The palette remains restrained: soft whites, warm browns, mid‑greys of the stone, and transparent glazing. Together they allow the surrounding greenery and sky to take on visual prominence.
Landscape design is woven into the architecture. Lush vegetation climbs trellises and cascades over balconies, blurring the boundary between nature and built form. The use of native plant species reduces irrigation needs and promotes biodiversity. The open-air central corridor and the shaded arcades provide a breezy pedestrian experience, facilitating cross-ventilation. Outdoor seating areas activate the ground level, encouraging community engagement and enhancing the commercial appeal. Palm trees and low tropical shrubbery complement the hardscape and provide additional cooling through shade.
Sustainability is woven into the design from passive to active strategies. The timber fin system reduces solar heat gain and improves daylighting performance, while the open‑ended layout promotes cross‑ventilation throughout the building. Locally‑sourced materials reduce embodied carbon and reinforce regional identity. Green roofs or planted terraces contribute to thermal insulation and storm‑water management, while LED lighting and efficient mechanical systems minimise operational energy. The provision for bicycle use and pedestrian priority further reinforces a low‑impact approach. In totality, the project seeks not simply to be energy‑efficient, but to achieve harmony with the wider ecosystem of the site.
DIRSA
Tulum Plaza Norte is conceived as an eco-chic commercial and mixed-use plaza that harmonizes retail, dining, and community activity within a sustainable architectural language. The project embraces Tulum’s ethos—blending nature, art, and organic design—while promoting walkability and community interaction. The design promotes permeability both visually and spatially, allowing for constant interaction between interior and exterior spaces, and establishing a dialogue with its tropical context. The project combines ground-floor commercial units with upper-level boutique residences or workspaces, forming a dynamic programmatic layering. This strategy ensures continuous day and night activation, fostering economic and social vibrancy.
The architectural expression is characterized by a bold geometric articulation of slanted wooden fins, natural stone walls, and white sculptural curves. These diagonal timber brise-soleils serve both as sun protection and as a defining visual motif, lending the façade a rhythmic sense of movement and shadow play. This formal gesture also adds depth and texture to the envelope, making the building feel alive and responsive. A key feature is the integration of a large-scale butterfly mural on the curved facade—an emblematic element evoking nature and artistic identity, a nod to local culture and eco-tourism. At night, the architecture is softly illuminated with warm, indirect lighting that enhances textures and materiality while inviting a vibrant social atmosphere.
Materials were selected with durability, climate‑responsiveness and local character in mind. The primary cladding is naturally‑toned hardwood, chosen for its resilience in humid, coastal conditions and its visual warmth. Complementing this is rough stone – used for vertical accents and base elements – which grounds the building physically and visually to the site. Smooth white rendered curves provide contrast and modern clarity. The palette remains restrained: soft whites, warm browns, mid‑greys of the stone, and transparent glazing. Together they allow the surrounding greenery and sky to take on visual prominence.
Landscape design is woven into the architecture. Lush vegetation climbs trellises and cascades over balconies, blurring the boundary between nature and built form. The use of native plant species reduces irrigation needs and promotes biodiversity. The open-air central corridor and the shaded arcades provide a breezy pedestrian experience, facilitating cross-ventilation. Outdoor seating areas activate the ground level, encouraging community engagement and enhancing the commercial appeal. Palm trees and low tropical shrubbery complement the hardscape and provide additional cooling through shade.
Sustainability is woven into the design from passive to active strategies. The timber fin system reduces solar heat gain and improves daylighting performance, while the open‑ended layout promotes cross‑ventilation throughout the building. Locally‑sourced materials reduce embodied carbon and reinforce regional identity. Green roofs or planted terraces contribute to thermal insulation and storm‑water management, while LED lighting and efficient mechanical systems minimise operational energy. The provision for bicycle use and pedestrian priority further reinforces a low‑impact approach. In totality, the project seeks not simply to be energy‑efficient, but to achieve harmony with the wider ecosystem of the site.
DIRSA
© 2021 by sanzpont [arquitectura] . Webpage by sanzpont [digital] . Innovative Digital Experiences
How would you like to live the rest of your life? We have asked ourselves the same question. Each one of us looks alike because we are human beings, but… we are truly different, we have different tastes, different needs… and above all a personality, each of us is “unique” in our own particular way. And this is where we have always asked ourselves: Why are all the homes for sale almost, all the same? Because almost all of them seem to be cut from the same mold? Do we all have the same personality? The same beliefs, or the same way of being? or the same tastes?
The reality is that on many occasions we let situations define us and we choose the least bad option.
IN HARMONY WITH THE SPIRIT
We are clear that living a full life, not only contemplates covering the basic physiological needs, also we must fill and satisfy the soul through stimuli that make us feel alive, we want to create a community that promotes Artistic Expression, invites to exercise, Yoga and Meditation, live with Nature every day at all times, promote a healthy diet, be designed for all family members through Pet Friendly spaces, but truly create a Community of people who share life with the same values.
Contact with nature transmits us tranquility, and provides us with a good dose of calm, and it can be the anti-stress oxygen that lowers the revolutions of the day, creating a bubble of peace that gives us mental health; with outdoor spaces for Exercise, Yoga and Meditation, as well as promoting healthy Eating through an Organic Garden and Hydroponic Cultivation.
PEACE “If you are sad, you are living in the past. Being anxious in some way means that you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present ”Lao Tzu
We look for admirers of expressions, who through spaces surrounded by murals, installations, poetry and positive sentences written on the walls, floors and furniture, open us to experiment. We want to breathe art and expressions, and through workshops with local artists inspire us to create, to dream.
“Art is dreaming, it is living, it is feeling. Art sears your soul, moves you, transports you. It has a magical power in people if we open ourselves to experiment. And best of all, it invites us to express ourselves, to bring out the artist that we all carry inside ... Because art can be a great discovery. " Mercè López, The heART Ambassadors
We want to create a Pet Friendly community that provides a better life for all of our loved ones, because for many of us the love of our pets is as great as if they were our children.
Because it is difficult to live with people who do not share the same ideals and values, and society is very heterogeneous in ways of thinking, what is important for one may be trivial for others. We are convinced that in order to truly have a full life in society, community must be formed. The most important thing in real estate products should not be the business, but rather bring people who are like-minded closer to improving their quality of life, with tribal projects.
We care a lot about nature, we hate how people just eliminate and destroy everything in order to accommodate. Our duty should simply be to improve each place where we decide to build, we must simply coexist and have respect for the earth. That is the reason why we have decided to only occupy a maximum of 30% of the land, respecting the existing trees, in addition to providing even more green surface than we found, ultimately managing to increase the total green area by 130%.
The project promotes through passive and bioclimatic design the reduction of the use of resources, economic savings, with the aim of achieving a more sustainable and environmentally friendly housing product.
Passive design strategies are proposed to reduce energy consumption and increase the efficiency of the building, taking advantage of renewable energies for lighting, taking advantage of natural light, in addition to generating energy, through photovoltaic solar panels, located on the roof. Efficient installations are also very important, as well as the high-efficiency LED artificial lighting system.
1.- The interior spaces are illuminated throughout the day by natural lighting.
2.- Solar panels on the roof that generate energy.
3.- Cover with Thermal Insulation, to prevent thermal transmission.
4.- Natural green roof with grass as Thermal Insulation and social recreation area, in addition to cultivation area, for edible plants.
Natural lighting is achieved through the facades, where each unit has a single level taking advantage of 360 degrees of natural light. A bamboo and vegetation lattice is used to mitigate the overheating of the facades and to have a better control of the light and an adequate thermal environment in the interior spaces.
1.- All spaces have indirect natural light.
2.- The design of the house promotes natural ventilation to renew the indoor air and ensure an optimal level of comfort.
A more intelligent use of water is applied, both inside and outside the building, using technologies to reduce consumption, efficient installations, recycling water through the separation of gray water, then taking advantage of it for the irrigation of green areas, as well as its control and measurement.
The selection of responsible and local materials is proposed, in addition to minimizing the amount of waste in construction, as well as materials with recycled components and low environmental impact.
Although we know the human impact generated in nature by the settlement of people to live, we want to minimize it by preserving existing trees, also respecting natural life, trying to cohabit with squirrels, birds, iguanas and coatis that visit the land regularly, promoting a Low Ecological Footprint project
• LADI Awards, Latin American Real Estate Awards, Panamá : Best Disruptive Real State Product in Latin America : Living The Noom (2022)
• IDA Design Awards 2021 : Gold Medal : Living The Noom (2021)
• Global Future Design Awards 2021 : Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• Golden Trezzini Awards 2021 : Best Project Residential : Living The Noom (2021)
• Tuvie Magazine : 2nd Best of the Best Design of the Year : Living The Noom (2021)
• The Architecture Community World Design Awards 2021 : Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• Loop Design Awards : Architecture Concept Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• The Plan Awards, Bologna, Italy : Honorable Mention in Future Housing : Living The Noom (2021)
• Top 20 A’ Architecture, Building And Structure Design Award, Milan, Italy: 2nd Best of the Best Design of the Year : Living The Noom (2020-2021)
• Novum Design Awards, Helsinki, Finland : Gold Award Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• Architizer A+ Design Awards : 1st Place Jury Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• Architizer A+ Design Awards : 1st Place Popular Choice Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• APR Urban Design & Architecture Design Awards : 1st Place Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• Rethinking The Future, New Delhi, India: Second Award - Housing (Upto 5 Floors) Concept : Living The Noom (2021)
• A’ Design Awards, Milan, Italy: Platinum Medal - Certificate Of Excellence in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Category: Living The Noom (2021)
• Muse Design Awards, New York, USA : Platinum Award - Conceptual Design of the Year : Living The Noom (2021)
• World Architecture Awards 10+5+X Honorary Members: Architecture - Designed Category, 36th Cycle : Living The Noom (2021)
sanzpont [arquitectura]
Pedrajo+Pedrajo Arquitectos
Grupo NX6
• LADI Awards, Latin American Real Estate Awards, Panamá : Best Disruptive Real State Product in Latin America : Living The Noom (2022)
• IDA Design Awards 2021 : Gold Medal : Living The Noom (2021)
• Global Future Design Awards 2021 : Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• Golden Trezzini Awards 2021 : Best Project Residential : Living The Noom (2021)
• Tuvie Magazine : 2nd Best of the Best Design of the Year : Living The Noom (2021)
• The Architecture Community World Design Awards 2021 : Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• Loop Design Awards : Architecture Concept Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• The Plan Awards, Bologna, Italy : Honorable Mention in Future Housing : Living The Noom (2021)
• Top 20 A’ Architecture, Building And Structure Design Award, Milan, Italy: 2nd Best of the Best Design of the Year : Living The Noom (2020-2021)
• Novum Design Awards, Helsinki, Finland : Gold Award Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• Architizer A+ Design Awards : 1st Place Jury Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• Architizer A+ Design Awards : 1st Place Popular Choice Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• APR Urban Design & Architecture Design Awards : 1st Place Winner : Living The Noom (2021)
• Rethinking The Future, New Delhi, India: Second Award - Housing (Upto 5 Floors) Concept : Living The Noom (2021)
• A’ Design Awards, Milan, Italy: Platinum Medal - Certificate Of Excellence in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Category: Living The Noom (2021)
• Muse Design Awards, New York, USA : Platinum Award - Conceptual Design of the Year : Living The Noom (2021)
• World Architecture Awards 10+5+X Honorary Members: Architecture - Designed Category, 36th Cycle : Living The Noom (2021)
sanzpont [arquitectura]
Pedrajo+Pedrajo Arquitectos
Grupo NX6
How would you like to live the rest of your life? We have asked ourselves the same question. Each one of us looks alike because we are human beings, but… we are truly different, we have different tastes, different needs… and above all a personality, each of us is “unique” in our own particular way. And this is where we have always asked ourselves: Why are all the homes for sale almost, all the same? Because almost all of them seem to be cut from the same mold? Do we all have the same personality? The same beliefs, or the same way of being? or the same tastes?
The reality is that on many occasions we let situations define us and we choose the least bad option.
IN HARMONY WITH THE SPIRIT
We are clear that living a full life, not only contemplates covering the basic physiological needs, also we must fill and satisfy the soul through stimuli that make us feel alive, we want to create a community that promotes Artistic Expression, invites to exercise, Yoga and Meditation, live with Nature every day at all times, promote a healthy diet, be designed for all family members through Pet Friendly spaces, but truly create a Community of people who share life with the same values.
Contact with nature transmits us tranquility, and provides us with a good dose of calm, and it can be the anti-stress oxygen that lowers the revolutions of the day, creating a bubble of peace that gives us mental health; with outdoor spaces for Exercise, Yoga and Meditation, as well as promoting healthy Eating through an Organic Garden and Hydroponic Cultivation.
PEACE “If you are sad, you are living in the past. Being anxious in some way means that you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present ”Lao Tzu
We look for admirers of expressions, who through spaces surrounded by murals, installations, poetry and positive sentences written on the walls, floors and furniture, open us to experiment. We want to breathe art and expressions, and through workshops with local artists inspire us to create, to dream.
“Art is dreaming, it is living, it is feeling. Art sears your soul, moves you, transports you. It has a magical power in people if we open ourselves to experiment. And best of all, it invites us to express ourselves, to bring out the artist that we all carry inside ... Because art can be a great discovery. " Mercè López, The heART Ambassadors
We want to create a Pet Friendly community that provides a better life for all of our loved ones, because for many of us the love of our pets is as great as if they were our children.
Because it is difficult to live with people who do not share the same ideals and values, and society is very heterogeneous in ways of thinking, what is important for one may be trivial for others. We are convinced that in order to truly have a full life in society, community must be formed. The most important thing in real estate products should not be the business, but rather bring people who are like-minded closer to improving their quality of life, with tribal projects.
We care a lot about nature, we hate how people just eliminate and destroy everything in order to accommodate. Our duty should simply be to improve each place where we decide to build, we must simply coexist and have respect for the earth. That is the reason why we have decided to only occupy a maximum of 30% of the land, respecting the existing trees, in addition to providing even more green surface than we found, ultimately managing to increase the total green area by 130%.
The project promotes through passive and bioclimatic design the reduction of the use of resources, economic savings, with the aim of achieving a more sustainable and environmentally friendly housing product.
Passive design strategies are proposed to reduce energy consumption and increase the efficiency of the building, taking advantage of renewable energies for lighting, taking advantage of natural light, in addition to generating energy, through photovoltaic solar panels, located on the roof. Efficient installations are also very important, as well as the high-efficiency LED artificial lighting system.
1.- The interior spaces are illuminated throughout the day by natural lighting.
2.- Solar panels on the roof that generate energy.
3.- Cover with Thermal Insulation, to prevent thermal transmission.
4.- Natural green roof with grass as Thermal Insulation and social recreation area, in addition to cultivation area, for edible plants.
Natural lighting is achieved through the facades, where each unit has a single level taking advantage of 360 degrees of natural light. A bamboo and vegetation lattice is used to mitigate the overheating of the facades and to have a better control of the light and an adequate thermal environment in the interior spaces.
1.- All spaces have indirect natural light.
2.- The design of the house promotes natural ventilation to renew the indoor air and ensure an optimal level of comfort.
A more intelligent use of water is applied, both inside and outside the building, using technologies to reduce consumption, efficient installations, recycling water through the separation of gray water, then taking advantage of it for the irrigation of green areas, as well as its control and measurement.
The selection of responsible and local materials is proposed, in addition to minimizing the amount of waste in construction, as well as materials with recycled components and low environmental impact.
Although we know the human impact generated in nature by the settlement of people to live, we want to minimize it by preserving existing trees, also respecting natural life, trying to cohabit with squirrels, birds, iguanas and coatis that visit the land regularly, promoting a Low Ecological Footprint project
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Living The Gardens development, is a complex of 9 villas in condominium regime, on a land of 2,373 m2 with a land use category H1C, the complex is located in the Residencial Campestre subdivision, Paseo del Mar street No. 64, in Cancun, Mexico. The villas are 3-level buildings, with a total of 216 to 275 m2 depending on the villa model.
The ground floor includes access, living room, dining room, kitchen, terrace, 1/2 bathroom and utility room, in addition to the vertical circulation integrated into an interior garden; with a total between 69 and 78 m2 depending on the villa model.
The first floor includes lobby and vertical circulation, master bedroom with bathroom, dressing room and balcony, as well as 2 secondary bedrooms with shared bathroom; with a total between 63 and 65 m2 depending on the villa model.
The roof floor includes lobby and vertical circulation, roof garden with pergola, outdoor kitchenette and flower boxes; with a total between 57 and 59 m2 depending on the villa model.
The complex, in addition to the park, has outdoor amenities, such as a pool, garden, children's area, picnic area, outdoor gym, yoga area, sun deck and pet area.
DEVELOPED AS
DIRSA
• APR Global Future Design Awards: Silver Award Winner : Living The Gardens (2022)
• APR Chinese Design Awards : Gold Award Winner : Living The Gardens (2022)
• A’ Design Awards, Milan, Italy : Iron Award - Certificate Of Excellence in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Category : Living The Gardens (2022)
• World Architecture Awards 10+5+X Honorary Members : Architecture - Designed Category, 40th Cycle : Living The Gardens (2022)
• Muse Design Awards, New York, USA : Platinum Award - Conceptual Design : Living The Gardens (2022)
• The Plan Awards, Bologna, Italy : Shortlisted in Future Housing : Living The Gardens (2022)
• London International Creative Competition : Shortlist : Living The Gardens (2021)
• APR Global Future Design Awards: Silver Award Winner : Living The Gardens (2022)
• APR Chinese Design Awards : Gold Award Winner : Living The Gardens (2022)
• A’ Design Awards, Milan, Italy : Iron Award - Certificate Of Excellence in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Category : Living The Gardens (2022)
• World Architecture Awards 10+5+X Honorary Members : Architecture - Designed Category, 40th Cycle : Living The Gardens (2022)
• Muse Design Awards, New York, USA : Platinum Award - Conceptual Design : Living The Gardens (2022)
• The Plan Awards, Bologna, Italy : Shortlisted in Future Housing : Living The Gardens (2022)
• London International Creative Competition : Shortlist : Living The Gardens (2021)
Living The Gardens development, is a complex of 9 villas in condominium regime, on a land of 2,373 m2 with a land use category H1C, the complex is located in the Residencial Campestre subdivision, Paseo del Mar street No. 64, in Cancun, Mexico. The villas are 3-level buildings, with a total of 216 to 275 m2 depending on the villa model.
The ground floor includes access, living room, dining room, kitchen, terrace, 1/2 bathroom and utility room, in addition to the vertical circulation integrated into an interior garden; with a total between 69 and 78 m2 depending on the villa model.
The first floor includes lobby and vertical circulation, master bedroom with bathroom, dressing room and balcony, as well as 2 secondary bedrooms with shared bathroom; with a total between 63 and 65 m2 depending on the villa model.
The roof floor includes lobby and vertical circulation, roof garden with pergola, outdoor kitchenette and flower boxes; with a total between 57 and 59 m2 depending on the villa model.
The complex, in addition to the park, has outdoor amenities, such as a pool, garden, children's area, picnic area, outdoor gym, yoga area, sun deck and pet area.
DEVELOPED AS
DIRSA
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The lobby at WOHA serves as a threshold between urban life and the sanctuary of home, conceived as a spatial prologue to the sustainable living experience offered by the building. It is designed not simply as a reception area, but as an architectural statement—merging hospitality, wellness, and environmental consciousness into a singular, refined expression. The spatial composition emphasizes openness, natural materials, and a seamless integration with the tropical context of Puerto Cancún.
Upon entry, visitors are greeted by a double-height space that visually extends toward the lush landscape beyond. The reception desk is positioned as a sculptural anchor—a faceted monolith of dark stone that contrasts against the warm, vertical wooden slats behind it. Circulation paths are intuitively organized, guiding users toward social lounges, elevators, and landscaped courtyards. The layout ensures clear visual connectivity and efficient flow, eliminating clutter and prioritizing calm transitions. The spatial narrative is reinforced by the axial view from the reception desk to the exterior garden, underscoring the project's commitment to biophilic design and indoor-outdoor continuity.
The interior material palette combines contemporary finishes with natural warmth. Light marble-effect porcelain flooring extends across the lobby, offering both elegance and durability. Feature walls are clad in FSC-certified oak slats, providing rhythm, acoustic control, and texture. These vertical elements continue into the ceiling, visually unifying the space and emphasizing the height of the volume. Furniture pieces are crafted from solid wood and soft upholstery in neutral tones, arranged in informal clusters to foster interaction and relaxation. Potted tropical plants and integrated greenery enhance the ambiance, bringing nature into the heart of the building.
Expansive floor-to-ceiling glazing floods the lobby with daylight while framing views of the tropical landscaping outside. This design move reduces reliance on artificial lighting during the day and reinforces a connection to the natural setting. Overhead fans, strategically positioned, provide comfort in place of energy-intensive air conditioning during milder weather, aligning with passive ventilation strategies. The biophilic intent of the space is further emphasized by the inclusion of indoor planting niches and a curated selection of greenery placed at eye level—creating a living backdrop that evolves with the seasons.
Beyond its aesthetic function, the lobby is a multi-programmatic space. It includes a reading nook with integrated shelving, a business-style co-working corner with dedicated seating, and informal meeting areas. These inclusions ensure that the lobby is not just a transitory space but also a functional social hub where residents can work, relax, or engage with the community. The choice of materials and furnishings promotes acoustic comfort, visual softness, and thermal stability, creating an environment that is as serene as it is practical.
The lobby exemplifies WOHA’s sustainable ethos through its material choices, spatial efficiency, and environmental responsiveness. The use of locally sourced wood, energy-efficient lighting, and passive climate strategies such as solar orientation and natural ventilation all contribute to the project's reduced ecological footprint. By merging architecture and nature, the WOHA lobby becomes a place of encounter, reflection, and transition—elevating everyday experience while remaining deeply rooted in the principles of sustainable design.
• The Architecture Community International Residential Architecture Awards 2022 : Winner : Woha (2022)
• The Architecture Community International Residential Architecture Awards 2022 : Winner : Woha (2022)
The lobby at WOHA serves as a threshold between urban life and the sanctuary of home, conceived as a spatial prologue to the sustainable living experience offered by the building. It is designed not simply as a reception area, but as an architectural statement—merging hospitality, wellness, and environmental consciousness into a singular, refined expression. The spatial composition emphasizes openness, natural materials, and a seamless integration with the tropical context of Puerto Cancún.
Upon entry, visitors are greeted by a double-height space that visually extends toward the lush landscape beyond. The reception desk is positioned as a sculptural anchor—a faceted monolith of dark stone that contrasts against the warm, vertical wooden slats behind it. Circulation paths are intuitively organized, guiding users toward social lounges, elevators, and landscaped courtyards. The layout ensures clear visual connectivity and efficient flow, eliminating clutter and prioritizing calm transitions. The spatial narrative is reinforced by the axial view from the reception desk to the exterior garden, underscoring the project's commitment to biophilic design and indoor-outdoor continuity.
The interior material palette combines contemporary finishes with natural warmth. Light marble-effect porcelain flooring extends across the lobby, offering both elegance and durability. Feature walls are clad in FSC-certified oak slats, providing rhythm, acoustic control, and texture. These vertical elements continue into the ceiling, visually unifying the space and emphasizing the height of the volume. Furniture pieces are crafted from solid wood and soft upholstery in neutral tones, arranged in informal clusters to foster interaction and relaxation. Potted tropical plants and integrated greenery enhance the ambiance, bringing nature into the heart of the building.
Expansive floor-to-ceiling glazing floods the lobby with daylight while framing views of the tropical landscaping outside. This design move reduces reliance on artificial lighting during the day and reinforces a connection to the natural setting. Overhead fans, strategically positioned, provide comfort in place of energy-intensive air conditioning during milder weather, aligning with passive ventilation strategies. The biophilic intent of the space is further emphasized by the inclusion of indoor planting niches and a curated selection of greenery placed at eye level—creating a living backdrop that evolves with the seasons.
Beyond its aesthetic function, the lobby is a multi-programmatic space. It includes a reading nook with integrated shelving, a business-style co-working corner with dedicated seating, and informal meeting areas. These inclusions ensure that the lobby is not just a transitory space but also a functional social hub where residents can work, relax, or engage with the community. The choice of materials and furnishings promotes acoustic comfort, visual softness, and thermal stability, creating an environment that is as serene as it is practical.
The lobby exemplifies WOHA’s sustainable ethos through its material choices, spatial efficiency, and environmental responsiveness. The use of locally sourced wood, energy-efficient lighting, and passive climate strategies such as solar orientation and natural ventilation all contribute to the project's reduced ecological footprint. By merging architecture and nature, the WOHA lobby becomes a place of encounter, reflection, and transition—elevating everyday experience while remaining deeply rooted in the principles of sustainable design.
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The apartment units at WOHA are envisioned as modern sanctuaries that harmonize architecture with the tropical environment. Based on a modular logic, each unit is designed to maximize spatial efficiency, natural illumination, and seamless visual connectivity to the Caribbean landscape. The concept focuses on comfort, functionality, and sustainability—providing residents with a refined lifestyle immersed in nature. Each apartment is a reflection of the project’s core values: livability, efficiency, and environmental consciousness.
Each 100 m² unit is organized within a 7.7m x 11m footprint, allowing for an exceptionally efficient use of space. The open-plan configuration strategically places the living, dining, and master bedroom areas facing the sea, while service spaces and secondary bedrooms are oriented toward the cityscape. This bi-directional orientation ensures that all interior spaces are naturally lit and well-ventilated. The absence of internal corridors enhances spatial clarity and flow, providing direct elevator access into the units—offering privacy and exclusivity. This eliminates shared hallways, reduces maintenance, and increases usable living area within each residence.
The interior material palette is warm, tactile, and rooted in natural textures. Floors are finished in polished stone with light veining, creating a luminous base that reflects the abundant natural light. Timber is used for built-in elements, ceiling treatments, and furnishings, imbuing the spaces with a sense of warmth and continuity. The combination of neutral tones and organic materials establishes a serene atmosphere that adapts effortlessly to the lush context visible through expansive openings. Large-format windows and floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors dissolve the boundary between indoors and outdoors, inviting sea breezes and panoramic views into daily living. Finishes and detailing are kept minimal and refined, allowing the surrounding landscape to take visual precedence.
All units open onto generous private terraces that act as outdoor living rooms. These terraces are designed as continuous platforms wrapped with planter boxes that support native vegetation, providing privacy and sun protection while enhancing biodiversity. The uninterrupted sea views are the focal point of the residential experience, transforming every apartment into a front-row seat to the Caribbean. Outdoor dining and lounging areas extend the usability of the living spaces, encouraging a lifestyle that fully embraces the tropical climate. The terraces are an essential part of the project’s passive climate strategy, working as thermal buffers that reduce direct solar radiation on the glazed facades.
The apartment modules are carefully configured to promote cross ventilation, responding to the site's prevailing wind directions. This strategy ensures that interior spaces remain naturally cool for most of the year, minimizing the need for mechanical air conditioning. Ceiling fans, operable windows, and light-colored finishes complement the passive design strategies, contributing to thermal comfort and energy efficiency.
In line with WOHA’s sustainability ethos, the apartments incorporate resource-efficient features such as LED lighting, low-flow fixtures, and materials with low embodied energy. By designing each unit as an independent bioclimatic cell, the project minimizes energy consumption while maximizing comfort. The apartment design reflects a new way of urban living—conscious, efficient, and intimately connected to the environment. Through thoughtful spatial planning, integrated landscape, and responsive architecture, each unit at WOHA offers a refined and responsible residential experience.
• The Architecture Community International Residential Architecture Awards 2022 : Winner : Woha (2022)
• The Architecture Community International Residential Architecture Awards 2022 : Winner : Woha (2022)
The apartment units at WOHA are envisioned as modern sanctuaries that harmonize architecture with the tropical environment. Based on a modular logic, each unit is designed to maximize spatial efficiency, natural illumination, and seamless visual connectivity to the Caribbean landscape. The concept focuses on comfort, functionality, and sustainability—providing residents with a refined lifestyle immersed in nature. Each apartment is a reflection of the project’s core values: livability, efficiency, and environmental consciousness.
Each 100 m² unit is organized within a 7.7m x 11m footprint, allowing for an exceptionally efficient use of space. The open-plan configuration strategically places the living, dining, and master bedroom areas facing the sea, while service spaces and secondary bedrooms are oriented toward the cityscape. This bi-directional orientation ensures that all interior spaces are naturally lit and well-ventilated. The absence of internal corridors enhances spatial clarity and flow, providing direct elevator access into the units—offering privacy and exclusivity. This eliminates shared hallways, reduces maintenance, and increases usable living area within each residence.
The interior material palette is warm, tactile, and rooted in natural textures. Floors are finished in polished stone with light veining, creating a luminous base that reflects the abundant natural light. Timber is used for built-in elements, ceiling treatments, and furnishings, imbuing the spaces with a sense of warmth and continuity. The combination of neutral tones and organic materials establishes a serene atmosphere that adapts effortlessly to the lush context visible through expansive openings. Large-format windows and floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors dissolve the boundary between indoors and outdoors, inviting sea breezes and panoramic views into daily living. Finishes and detailing are kept minimal and refined, allowing the surrounding landscape to take visual precedence.
All units open onto generous private terraces that act as outdoor living rooms. These terraces are designed as continuous platforms wrapped with planter boxes that support native vegetation, providing privacy and sun protection while enhancing biodiversity. The uninterrupted sea views are the focal point of the residential experience, transforming every apartment into a front-row seat to the Caribbean. Outdoor dining and lounging areas extend the usability of the living spaces, encouraging a lifestyle that fully embraces the tropical climate. The terraces are an essential part of the project’s passive climate strategy, working as thermal buffers that reduce direct solar radiation on the glazed facades.
The apartment modules are carefully configured to promote cross ventilation, responding to the site's prevailing wind directions. This strategy ensures that interior spaces remain naturally cool for most of the year, minimizing the need for mechanical air conditioning. Ceiling fans, operable windows, and light-colored finishes complement the passive design strategies, contributing to thermal comfort and energy efficiency.
In line with WOHA’s sustainability ethos, the apartments incorporate resource-efficient features such as LED lighting, low-flow fixtures, and materials with low embodied energy. By designing each unit as an independent bioclimatic cell, the project minimizes energy consumption while maximizing comfort. The apartment design reflects a new way of urban living—conscious, efficient, and intimately connected to the environment. Through thoughtful spatial planning, integrated landscape, and responsive architecture, each unit at WOHA offers a refined and responsible residential experience.
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The amenities at WOHA are conceived as spatial extensions of the core residential philosophy: to live better by living in harmony with nature. The amenity areas are designed not only to serve the functional needs of residents but also to elevate their day-to-day experience through sensory, social, and wellness-focused programming. The architectural and interior language reflects tropical modernism, with a strong emphasis on biophilic integration, passive design strategies, and flexible use of space.
The crown of the amenity offering is the rooftop lounge—a lushly planted terrace shaded by a wood pergola structure. The design embraces an open-air concept that frames panoramic views while encouraging natural ventilation. Lightweight materials such as timber and woven fibers are used extensively in the furniture and ceiling treatments, reinforcing the connection to the natural surroundings. Cascading planters and integrated vegetation soften the edges of the structure, creating an immersive garden-like atmosphere. These terraces are designed as multifunctional spaces—supporting both daytime relaxation and evening social events.
At the heart of the amenity interiors is a double-height multipurpose lounge. This space combines a library, game zone, and digital entertainment hub, all articulated within a cohesive timber and stone palette. Custom millwork features integrated shelving and media units, paired with flexible seating configurations that promote community gathering and informal interaction. The use of large-format glass openings ensures a seamless dialogue with the landscaped exterior, while vertical planting and wooden ceiling baffles enhance acoustic comfort and natural aesthetics.
The gymnasium and wellness area are planned with precision to optimize daylight, spatial efficiency, and environmental control. Slatted timber ceilings with integrated lighting provide rhythm and warmth, while full-height glazing connects users to the lush outdoor vegetation. The gym accommodates a variety of physical activities—free weights, cardio, yoga—catering to different user profiles. The accompanying wellness suite, featuring a steam room and sauna, is articulated in warm wood tones and natural stone textures, offering a serene environment for relaxation and recovery.
WOHA also prioritizes younger residents through a highly curated indoor playroom. The space is defined by playful biomorphic elements—tree-like columns, climbing walls, and interactive installations—all rendered in soft, organic forms. A vibrant color palette, inspired by nature, creates a stimulating yet calming environment for children. The space is carefully designed to be safe, inclusive, and educational, encouraging cognitive and physical development through interaction and play.
Sustainability is a core value that transcends the entire amenity experience. Materials were selected for their low environmental impact, durability, and local sourcing. FSC-certified timber, low-VOC finishes, and recycled content furnishings are employed throughout. The extensive use of natural ventilation, daylighting strategies, and native vegetation significantly reduces the energy footprint of these communal areas. Indoor-outdoor transitions are seamless, reinforcing the idea of an architecture that breathes with its environment.
The amenity strategy at WOHA fosters a holistic lifestyle, enhancing residents' well-being across physical, mental, and social dimensions. Each space is crafted not merely as a utility but as an experience—encouraging interaction, contemplation, and community engagement. In doing so, WOHA positions itself not only as a residence but as a living system, thoughtfully aligned with the values of sustainability, health, and collective living.
• The Architecture Community International Residential Architecture Awards 2022 : Winner : Woha (2022)
• The Architecture Community International Residential Architecture Awards 2022 : Winner : Woha (2022)
The amenities at WOHA are conceived as spatial extensions of the core residential philosophy: to live better by living in harmony with nature. The amenity areas are designed not only to serve the functional needs of residents but also to elevate their day-to-day experience through sensory, social, and wellness-focused programming. The architectural and interior language reflects tropical modernism, with a strong emphasis on biophilic integration, passive design strategies, and flexible use of space.
The crown of the amenity offering is the rooftop lounge—a lushly planted terrace shaded by a wood pergola structure. The design embraces an open-air concept that frames panoramic views while encouraging natural ventilation. Lightweight materials such as timber and woven fibers are used extensively in the furniture and ceiling treatments, reinforcing the connection to the natural surroundings. Cascading planters and integrated vegetation soften the edges of the structure, creating an immersive garden-like atmosphere. These terraces are designed as multifunctional spaces—supporting both daytime relaxation and evening social events.
At the heart of the amenity interiors is a double-height multipurpose lounge. This space combines a library, game zone, and digital entertainment hub, all articulated within a cohesive timber and stone palette. Custom millwork features integrated shelving and media units, paired with flexible seating configurations that promote community gathering and informal interaction. The use of large-format glass openings ensures a seamless dialogue with the landscaped exterior, while vertical planting and wooden ceiling baffles enhance acoustic comfort and natural aesthetics.
The gymnasium and wellness area are planned with precision to optimize daylight, spatial efficiency, and environmental control. Slatted timber ceilings with integrated lighting provide rhythm and warmth, while full-height glazing connects users to the lush outdoor vegetation. The gym accommodates a variety of physical activities—free weights, cardio, yoga—catering to different user profiles. The accompanying wellness suite, featuring a steam room and sauna, is articulated in warm wood tones and natural stone textures, offering a serene environment for relaxation and recovery.
WOHA also prioritizes younger residents through a highly curated indoor playroom. The space is defined by playful biomorphic elements—tree-like columns, climbing walls, and interactive installations—all rendered in soft, organic forms. A vibrant color palette, inspired by nature, creates a stimulating yet calming environment for children. The space is carefully designed to be safe, inclusive, and educational, encouraging cognitive and physical development through interaction and play.
Sustainability is a core value that transcends the entire amenity experience. Materials were selected for their low environmental impact, durability, and local sourcing. FSC-certified timber, low-VOC finishes, and recycled content furnishings are employed throughout. The extensive use of natural ventilation, daylighting strategies, and native vegetation significantly reduces the energy footprint of these communal areas. Indoor-outdoor transitions are seamless, reinforcing the idea of an architecture that breathes with its environment.
The amenity strategy at WOHA fosters a holistic lifestyle, enhancing residents' well-being across physical, mental, and social dimensions. Each space is crafted not merely as a utility but as an experience—encouraging interaction, contemplation, and community engagement. In doing so, WOHA positions itself not only as a residence but as a living system, thoughtfully aligned with the values of sustainability, health, and collective living.
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In this project I envisioned a refined yet expressive response to the site in Tulum, where the local climate, natural vegetation and resort‑tourist context demand both comfort and a sense of place. The concept centres on deploying recycled shipping containers as modular volumes, stacked and arranged to allow for generous glazing, shaded decks and cross‑ventilation. The interior adopts a “boho” aesthetic: woven textures, warm wood tones, rattan pendant lighting and natural fibre textiles create a relaxed but refined ambiance. In plan, the container modules are offset to frame views of the tropical vegetation and create interstitial terraces. Sustainability is embedded from the start—via reuse of structure, passive cooling strategies and incorporation of natural materials.
For the superstructure I utilised standard ISO shipping containers, allowing rapid assembly, structural clarity and reduced embodied energy. The façade treatment pairs the raw metal rhythm of the container walls with timber slatted sunscreens and deep aluminium glazing frames. Internally, the ceilings retain the corrugated metal form for visual authenticity but are clad in acoustic treatment and warm timber elsewhere for comfort. Floor finishes are large‑format porcelain tile in neutral beige tones; joinery is of sustainably harvested tropical hardwood (certified), while fabrics and carpets are in undyed cotton, jute and sisal. Exterior decks are of FSC‑certified hardwood planking. Large sliding glass doors open onto the decks, visually blending interior/exterior and maximising daylight and natural airflow.
Each suite occupies one or two container volumes. Upon entry, the bed zone is oriented to receive morning light from the shallow terrace, while sliding doors open to create a shaded outdoor lounge. Adjacent to the sleeping zone is an en‑suite wet‑room with rain shower and freestanding tub, separated by a translucent glass partition for light but also privacy. A compact kitchenette and bar area lie near the entrance for guest convenience. Circulation is minimal and linear, preserving usable volume. The deck zone extends the plan outwards, with room for lounge chairs and access to lush planted buffers that provide privacy from adjacent units. Structural stacking allows the upper level suites to cantilever slightly over the lower, creating covered outdoor zones below and a dynamic silhouette on the building exterior.
The colour palette leans into natural and subdued tones: sand (RAL 1015), clay (RAL 8004), olive‑green accents (RAL 6003) and charcoal for metal trims (RAL 7016). Lighting is warm (2700‑3000 K LED) and layered: ambient cove lighting above the timber headboard, pendant rattan lights by the bed, and recessed LED downlights in the wet‑room. On the exterior terraces, uplights highlight the palm trunks and planter edges, fostering a serene evening space. Textiles include off‑white linen curtains, terracotta linen cushions and jute rugs with geometric motifs. The overall ambience is calming but rich in texture, evoking tropical luxury without excess.
Sustainability was a foundational aspect of this project, guiding both design and construction choices from the earliest stages. By repurposing shipping containers as the primary building blocks, we significantly reduced the embodied carbon typically associated with new construction materials. The modularity of the containers also streamlined the build process, resulting in less on-site waste and reduced construction time. The orientation and layout of the suites were carefully calibrated to support passive cooling. Deep overhangs, operable full-height sliding doors, and strategically placed clerestory openings enhance cross-ventilation, allowing the spaces to remain comfortable without reliance on mechanical cooling. These passive design strategies are complemented by high-performance glazing, which minimizes heat gain while preserving generous daylight entry.
All timber used in the interior finishes and exterior decking is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), ensuring sustainable forestry practices. Finishes throughout the space are selected for their low-VOC (volatile organic compound) content, contributing to healthy indoor air quality. Textiles and soft furnishings are made from natural fibres such as cotton, linen, and jute, aligning with both environmental and aesthetic intentions. Water conservation is addressed through a rainwater harvesting system integrated into the container roofs, supplying non-potable uses such as irrigation and toilet flushing. Additionally, greywater from sinks and showers is treated and reused for landscape watering, reducing freshwater consumption. The landscaping strategy emphasizes native and drought-tolerant vegetation, further minimizing water demand while supporting local biodiversity.
Energy efficiency is embedded through the use of LED lighting, smart occupancy sensors, and low-consumption appliances. The building is designed to be photovoltaic-ready, with provisions made for the future integration of solar panels across the upper-level canopy structures. This forward-thinking approach ensures adaptability to renewable energy systems as they become more feasible or desired. Overall, the sustainability strategy integrates architecture with climate responsiveness, material responsibility, and long-term ecological awareness, making this a model for low-impact, high-comfort hospitality design.
DIRSA
In this project I envisioned a refined yet expressive response to the site in Tulum, where the local climate, natural vegetation and resort‑tourist context demand both comfort and a sense of place. The concept centres on deploying recycled shipping containers as modular volumes, stacked and arranged to allow for generous glazing, shaded decks and cross‑ventilation. The interior adopts a “boho” aesthetic: woven textures, warm wood tones, rattan pendant lighting and natural fibre textiles create a relaxed but refined ambiance. In plan, the container modules are offset to frame views of the tropical vegetation and create interstitial terraces. Sustainability is embedded from the start—via reuse of structure, passive cooling strategies and incorporation of natural materials.
For the superstructure I utilised standard ISO shipping containers, allowing rapid assembly, structural clarity and reduced embodied energy. The façade treatment pairs the raw metal rhythm of the container walls with timber slatted sunscreens and deep aluminium glazing frames. Internally, the ceilings retain the corrugated metal form for visual authenticity but are clad in acoustic treatment and warm timber elsewhere for comfort. Floor finishes are large‑format porcelain tile in neutral beige tones; joinery is of sustainably harvested tropical hardwood (certified), while fabrics and carpets are in undyed cotton, jute and sisal. Exterior decks are of FSC‑certified hardwood planking. Large sliding glass doors open onto the decks, visually blending interior/exterior and maximising daylight and natural airflow.
Each suite occupies one or two container volumes. Upon entry, the bed zone is oriented to receive morning light from the shallow terrace, while sliding doors open to create a shaded outdoor lounge. Adjacent to the sleeping zone is an en‑suite wet‑room with rain shower and freestanding tub, separated by a translucent glass partition for light but also privacy. A compact kitchenette and bar area lie near the entrance for guest convenience. Circulation is minimal and linear, preserving usable volume. The deck zone extends the plan outwards, with room for lounge chairs and access to lush planted buffers that provide privacy from adjacent units. Structural stacking allows the upper level suites to cantilever slightly over the lower, creating covered outdoor zones below and a dynamic silhouette on the building exterior.
The colour palette leans into natural and subdued tones: sand (RAL 1015), clay (RAL 8004), olive‑green accents (RAL 6003) and charcoal for metal trims (RAL 7016). Lighting is warm (2700‑3000 K LED) and layered: ambient cove lighting above the timber headboard, pendant rattan lights by the bed, and recessed LED downlights in the wet‑room. On the exterior terraces, uplights highlight the palm trunks and planter edges, fostering a serene evening space. Textiles include off‑white linen curtains, terracotta linen cushions and jute rugs with geometric motifs. The overall ambience is calming but rich in texture, evoking tropical luxury without excess.
Sustainability was a foundational aspect of this project, guiding both design and construction choices from the earliest stages. By repurposing shipping containers as the primary building blocks, we significantly reduced the embodied carbon typically associated with new construction materials. The modularity of the containers also streamlined the build process, resulting in less on-site waste and reduced construction time. The orientation and layout of the suites were carefully calibrated to support passive cooling. Deep overhangs, operable full-height sliding doors, and strategically placed clerestory openings enhance cross-ventilation, allowing the spaces to remain comfortable without reliance on mechanical cooling. These passive design strategies are complemented by high-performance glazing, which minimizes heat gain while preserving generous daylight entry.
All timber used in the interior finishes and exterior decking is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), ensuring sustainable forestry practices. Finishes throughout the space are selected for their low-VOC (volatile organic compound) content, contributing to healthy indoor air quality. Textiles and soft furnishings are made from natural fibres such as cotton, linen, and jute, aligning with both environmental and aesthetic intentions. Water conservation is addressed through a rainwater harvesting system integrated into the container roofs, supplying non-potable uses such as irrigation and toilet flushing. Additionally, greywater from sinks and showers is treated and reused for landscape watering, reducing freshwater consumption. The landscaping strategy emphasizes native and drought-tolerant vegetation, further minimizing water demand while supporting local biodiversity.
Energy efficiency is embedded through the use of LED lighting, smart occupancy sensors, and low-consumption appliances. The building is designed to be photovoltaic-ready, with provisions made for the future integration of solar panels across the upper-level canopy structures. This forward-thinking approach ensures adaptability to renewable energy systems as they become more feasible or desired. Overall, the sustainability strategy integrates architecture with climate responsiveness, material responsibility, and long-term ecological awareness, making this a model for low-impact, high-comfort hospitality design.
DIRSA
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Tulum Plaza Sur is a contemporary commercial-hospitality hybrid development that embodies the ethos of circular architecture through the adaptive reuse of shipping containers. Located in the tropical context of Tulum, Mexico, this structure responds to both environmental and cultural contexts with a raw, honest material language and a bold structural rhythm. The design celebrates modularity and prefabrication. The recycled containers form the core volumetric units, arranged in a stacked linear configuration across three levels. The ground level houses commercial spaces, conceived as flexible retail modules that activate the street frontage, while the upper two levels accommodate hotel suites offering a balance of privacy and openness. The architectural concept was to create a low-impact, modular complex that could be constructed rapidly and disassembled or modified with minimal environmental footprint.
The building presents a rhythmic facade composed of exposed structural frames and diagonal wooden slats that function as sunbreakers. These slats are not only an aesthetic gesture, giving the elevation dynamic texture, but also perform an environmental role, reducing solar gain in Tulum’s hot climate. The material palette is anchored in its commitment to sustainability and regional expression. Corten-style steel elements echo the patina of time, while locally sourced tropical wood brings warmth and organic tactility. The containers themselves—painted and insulated—retain their industrial geometry but are softened with natural materials and shading devices. The slanted concrete fins reinforce the structural modularity while serving as expressive brise-soleils and lateral supports.
The exploded axonometric drawing reveals a clear and efficient modular assembly. Each floor is defined by a consistent container grid, which facilitates repetition in planning and construction. Circulation cores—staircases and access corridors—are positioned laterally and to the rear, maximizing usable frontage and natural ventilation for each unit. The retail level is fully glazed at street level, allowing visibility and openness, ideal for commercial interaction. Hotel suites above are provided with private balconies set behind the wooden lattice, ensuring both shade and filtered views. Overhangs and extended eaves on the top level provide additional passive cooling, vital in the tropical climate.
This project embodies key principles of circular architecture by reusing industrial materials—most notably shipping containers—thus reducing demand for new construction resources. The structure is highly modular, allowing for adaptability over time. Passive cooling techniques are employed through orientation, shading systems, cross-ventilation, and thermal insulation strategies applied to the metal containers. Rainwater harvesting systems and potential integration of solar panels (suggested by roof form and context) enhance environmental performance. Wood cladding is likely sourced from renewable forests, and minimal ground excavation respects the natural permeability of the site.
The axonometric breakdown clearly communicates a layered, prefabricated approach: base slab foundation, modular steel framework, infilled containers, and panelized façades. Each component is dimensionally coordinated for efficient assembly and future disassembly, reinforcing the circular concept. The open steel frame not only defines structural support but also allows for architectural expression through diagonal bracing and shading elements. This construction logic ensures minimal site disturbance and rapid on-site erection, making it an ideal strategy for developing areas with growing tourism demand but sensitive ecological surroundings.
DIRSA
Tulum Plaza Sur is a contemporary commercial-hospitality hybrid development that embodies the ethos of circular architecture through the adaptive reuse of shipping containers. Located in the tropical context of Tulum, Mexico, this structure responds to both environmental and cultural contexts with a raw, honest material language and a bold structural rhythm. The design celebrates modularity and prefabrication. The recycled containers form the core volumetric units, arranged in a stacked linear configuration across three levels. The ground level houses commercial spaces, conceived as flexible retail modules that activate the street frontage, while the upper two levels accommodate hotel suites offering a balance of privacy and openness. The architectural concept was to create a low-impact, modular complex that could be constructed rapidly and disassembled or modified with minimal environmental footprint.
The building presents a rhythmic facade composed of exposed structural frames and diagonal wooden slats that function as sunbreakers. These slats are not only an aesthetic gesture, giving the elevation dynamic texture, but also perform an environmental role, reducing solar gain in Tulum’s hot climate. The material palette is anchored in its commitment to sustainability and regional expression. Corten-style steel elements echo the patina of time, while locally sourced tropical wood brings warmth and organic tactility. The containers themselves—painted and insulated—retain their industrial geometry but are softened with natural materials and shading devices. The slanted concrete fins reinforce the structural modularity while serving as expressive brise-soleils and lateral supports.
The exploded axonometric drawing reveals a clear and efficient modular assembly. Each floor is defined by a consistent container grid, which facilitates repetition in planning and construction. Circulation cores—staircases and access corridors—are positioned laterally and to the rear, maximizing usable frontage and natural ventilation for each unit. The retail level is fully glazed at street level, allowing visibility and openness, ideal for commercial interaction. Hotel suites above are provided with private balconies set behind the wooden lattice, ensuring both shade and filtered views. Overhangs and extended eaves on the top level provide additional passive cooling, vital in the tropical climate.
This project embodies key principles of circular architecture by reusing industrial materials—most notably shipping containers—thus reducing demand for new construction resources. The structure is highly modular, allowing for adaptability over time. Passive cooling techniques are employed through orientation, shading systems, cross-ventilation, and thermal insulation strategies applied to the metal containers. Rainwater harvesting systems and potential integration of solar panels (suggested by roof form and context) enhance environmental performance. Wood cladding is likely sourced from renewable forests, and minimal ground excavation respects the natural permeability of the site.
The axonometric breakdown clearly communicates a layered, prefabricated approach: base slab foundation, modular steel framework, infilled containers, and panelized façades. Each component is dimensionally coordinated for efficient assembly and future disassembly, reinforcing the circular concept. The open steel frame not only defines structural support but also allows for architectural expression through diagonal bracing and shading elements. This construction logic ensures minimal site disturbance and rapid on-site erection, making it an ideal strategy for developing areas with growing tourism demand but sensitive ecological surroundings.
DIRSA
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WOHA emerges as a high-rise residential development that redefines sustainable urban living in a tropical context. Rooted in three core design premises—functionality, universal sea views, and bioclimatic sustainability—the project synthesizes environmental consciousness with architectural elegance. Comprising 204 apartments distributed over 20 levels, including two subterranean parking levels and a roof-level energy zone, the tower promotes a lifestyle integrated with nature and wellness. The architecture embraces a modular approach to optimize spatial organization and user comfort, structured around a highly efficient 100 m² residential unit.
The massing of the tower is designed as an articulated, L-shaped volume that maximizes exposure to the Caribbean Sea, ensuring that every unit benefits from panoramic views. The tower is slightly tapered and sculpted to incorporate large horizontal terraces, which act as vegetated buffers. This strategy not only enhances the view corridors but also functions as passive solar protection. The form tilts dynamically, generating movement in the façade and emphasizing a vertical garden expression through continuous balcony planters.
At the heart of the architectural solution lies a highly rationalized floor plan. The 7.7m by 11m residential module avoids redundant circulation by removing internal corridors and enabling direct elevator access to each unit. The open-plan configuration promotes flow between kitchen, dining, and living spaces, orienting these social zones toward the sea. Conversely, service spaces and secondary bedrooms face the city side. The linear arrangement across a single bay ensures optimal cross-ventilation, vital for passive thermal regulation in tropical climates.
WOHA adopts a rigorous passive bioclimatic design tailored to the warm, sub-humid climate of the Caribbean. Continuous balconies double as sunshades and planting beds, reducing solar gain while contributing to urban biodiversity. Wind analysis determined optimal cross-ventilation strategies, while facade geometry and vertical greening support evaporative cooling and shading. During the warmer summer months—when natural ventilation becomes less effective—mechanical systems are discreetly integrated to maintain thermal comfort. The green terraces serve multiple environmental functions: mitigating the heat island effect, enhancing rainwater retention, and promoting the psychological benefits of biophilic design. The rooftop is designated for renewable energy generation, likely incorporating photovoltaic panels or wind turbines, signaling a move toward energy autonomy.
The architectural expression is defined by a restrained palette of high-performance materials: reflective glass, low-carbon concrete, and a façade system clad in a combination of white composite panels and dark louvers. The vegetated balconies punctuate the linear composition with lush greenery, transforming the building into a vertical garden. The interplay of white frames and green terraces conveys a clean, futuristic identity while maintaining a strong connection to the tropical landscape.
Beyond the residential component, WOHA provides an extensive range of shared amenities designed to foster a sense of community and wellness. These include rooftop lounges, an infinity-edge pool, outdoor dining terraces, and landscaped podium gardens. The amenities are seamlessly integrated with the architectural language of the project, ensuring continuity in form, material, and environmental performance.
WOHA is conceived not only as a residential project but as a catalyst for environmental awareness. By integrating energy-efficient systems, promoting resource reuse, and supporting low-impact lifestyles, it advocates for a conscious way of living. Its sustainable ethos is reinforced through waste recycling programs, water efficiency systems, and ecological landscaping, making it a benchmark for responsible design in coastal developments.
• The Architecture Community International Residential Architecture Awards 2022 : Winner : Woha (2022)
• The Architecture Community International Residential Architecture Awards 2022 : Winner : Woha (2022)
WOHA emerges as a high-rise residential development that redefines sustainable urban living in a tropical context. Rooted in three core design premises—functionality, universal sea views, and bioclimatic sustainability—the project synthesizes environmental consciousness with architectural elegance. Comprising 204 apartments distributed over 20 levels, including two subterranean parking levels and a roof-level energy zone, the tower promotes a lifestyle integrated with nature and wellness. The architecture embraces a modular approach to optimize spatial organization and user comfort, structured around a highly efficient 100 m² residential unit.
The massing of the tower is designed as an articulated, L-shaped volume that maximizes exposure to the Caribbean Sea, ensuring that every unit benefits from panoramic views. The tower is slightly tapered and sculpted to incorporate large horizontal terraces, which act as vegetated buffers. This strategy not only enhances the view corridors but also functions as passive solar protection. The form tilts dynamically, generating movement in the façade and emphasizing a vertical garden expression through continuous balcony planters.
At the heart of the architectural solution lies a highly rationalized floor plan. The 7.7m by 11m residential module avoids redundant circulation by removing internal corridors and enabling direct elevator access to each unit. The open-plan configuration promotes flow between kitchen, dining, and living spaces, orienting these social zones toward the sea. Conversely, service spaces and secondary bedrooms face the city side. The linear arrangement across a single bay ensures optimal cross-ventilation, vital for passive thermal regulation in tropical climates.
WOHA adopts a rigorous passive bioclimatic design tailored to the warm, sub-humid climate of the Caribbean. Continuous balconies double as sunshades and planting beds, reducing solar gain while contributing to urban biodiversity. Wind analysis determined optimal cross-ventilation strategies, while facade geometry and vertical greening support evaporative cooling and shading. During the warmer summer months—when natural ventilation becomes less effective—mechanical systems are discreetly integrated to maintain thermal comfort. The green terraces serve multiple environmental functions: mitigating the heat island effect, enhancing rainwater retention, and promoting the psychological benefits of biophilic design. The rooftop is designated for renewable energy generation, likely incorporating photovoltaic panels or wind turbines, signaling a move toward energy autonomy.
The architectural expression is defined by a restrained palette of high-performance materials: reflective glass, low-carbon concrete, and a façade system clad in a combination of white composite panels and dark louvers. The vegetated balconies punctuate the linear composition with lush greenery, transforming the building into a vertical garden. The interplay of white frames and green terraces conveys a clean, futuristic identity while maintaining a strong connection to the tropical landscape.
Beyond the residential component, WOHA provides an extensive range of shared amenities designed to foster a sense of community and wellness. These include rooftop lounges, an infinity-edge pool, outdoor dining terraces, and landscaped podium gardens. The amenities are seamlessly integrated with the architectural language of the project, ensuring continuity in form, material, and environmental performance.
WOHA is conceived not only as a residential project but as a catalyst for environmental awareness. By integrating energy-efficient systems, promoting resource reuse, and supporting low-impact lifestyles, it advocates for a conscious way of living. Its sustainable ethos is reinforced through waste recycling programs, water efficiency systems, and ecological landscaping, making it a benchmark for responsible design in coastal developments.
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