México City, DF., México
Located in Mexico City, the Catehua development, designed by Gómez Platero Architecture & Urbanism and his team in collaboration with real estate development company Lemura Desarrollos, integrates perfectly with its surroundings, creating an atmosphere of binding identity that goes beyond the square meters that the current real estate market offers.
Catehua has recently been awarded a 2022 International Architecture Awards Honorable Mention by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
One of the most challenging aspects of the project is the design of an area that integrates various uses in a public space that is inclusive and binding and gives a strong sense of community to users and visitors.
An urban hall was designed facing the avenue along with a central space generated by the positioning of the towers and natural infiltration, which becomes a reference space, an oasis.
The urban hall is created by the narrowing of the building and the expansion of the avenue.
This allows the creation of a plaza surrounded by commercial premises that can be accessed at different levels through platforms that regulate the degree of privacy required by the different office, residential, and hotel components.
The oasis is surrounded by a base of coworking offices and access to the residential towers and the hotel, which are positioned radially to free up the center of the property, guarantee sunlight and allow unobstructed views of the mountainous landscape.
The project seeks to generate a unique natural atmosphere by designing outdoor spaces with a variety of plant species and urban equipment.
These spaces give the project its special character and contribute to the improvement of the inviting and attractive public space.
Its synergy gives rise to a district based on its location, scale, and ability to absorb present and future uses.
Project: Catehua
Architects: Gómez Platero Architecture & Urbanism
Lead Architect: Mártin Gómez Platero
General Contractor: Lemura Desarrollos
Client: Lemura Desrrollos
Images Courtesy of the Architects
