Castelar 75 is a boutique constructing designed by the famend architect Fernando Donis. The constructing is positioned in Polanco, an unique residential space in Mexico Metropolis, and is taken into account to be certainly one of Mexico’s most state-of-the-art edifices. The structure is a revamp of the standard industrial constructing and options giant areas for places of work, reception areas and parking. Its colossal dimension covers a flooring space of 1207 m2, which quantities to 18,314 m2 that’s unfold out vertically over 17 flooring. Apart from its immense dimension, it’s well-designed and options a number of environmentally-friendly design parts that make it a sublime but sensible up to date constructing.

From its conception, Castelar 75 was designed with sustainability on the core. Now, it has achieved LEED Gold Certification. To attain this prestigious award, the Inexperienced Enterprise Certification Inc. (GBCI) assesses how sustainable a constructing is. Credit are awarded for sustainability all through the life cycle of the house, not simply as soon as it’s constructed. This consists of every little thing from the design, development and working of the constructing.

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A purposeful, biomimetic façade

One of many key options of Castelar 75’s design is the façade. It serves as one of many constructing’s major sustainable methods. The façade contains of a brise-soleil created by angled vertical panels, which entrance the home windows. This amplifies the shading supplied by the brise-soleil, because the home windows use low-emission double glazing to additional reduce photo voltaic acquire. The brise-soleil additionally shades ventilated terraces on every flooring. By way of these three parts, the constructing is protected against harsh daylight and is supplied with cross-ventilation, whereas that includes views to Lincoln Park. 

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The brise-soleil is constructed from giant Laminam slabs from the I Naturali assortment. These slabs are harking back to pure stone and enhance the constructing’s thermal insulation. Regardless of their giant dimension, they’re very light-weight and don’t have an effect on load-bearing buildings. They’re additionally very eco-friendly and recyclable. Actually, by utilizing this materials, the designers had been in a position to earn extra LEED credit. It’s because the Laminam panels contributed to the constructing’s recycled materials use, which totaled over 20%. 

Visually, the modules created on the facade are biomimetic, as they’re an abstraction of the fractal nature of honeycombs. Every of the trapezoidal cells created by the Laminam slabs host pockets of greenery. Their playful, visually-pleasing nature creates a dynamic facade that reveals the character of the fashionable constructing.

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Pictures through César Béjar Studio