Ixtapa Congress and Convention Centre
Juan Luis Mendoza Cantoran. chilpancingo, Mexico
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Name of work in English
Ixtapa Congress and Convention Centre
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Name of work in original language
mixed-use project
Prize year
Young Talent 2020
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Work Location
chilpancingo, Mexico
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Author/s
Juan Luis Mendoza Cantoran
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School
Division of Science and Art for Design - Metropolitan Autonomous University.
Mexico D.F., Mexico
Young Talent 2020 YT Open Nominees
Ixtapa Congress and Convention Centre
mixed-use project
Program
Mixed use - Infrastructure & Urban
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Labels
Aggregation · Gardens & Parks · Public Space · Redevelopment · Regeneration
IXTAPA IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TOURIST RESORTS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, WHICH IN RECENT YEARS HAS HAD VERY LITTLE INVESTMENT IN TERMS OF MODERNIZATION, ITS ECONOMY HAS STAGNATED, THEREFORE THE PROJECT PROPOSES TO BOOST THE ECONOMY OF THE AREA THROUGH TOURISM BUSINESS.
KNOWING ALREADY THE PROBLEMS OF THE SITE, IT WAS CONSIDERED TO CREATE A PROJECT FOCUSED TO PROMOTE THE ECONOMY OF THE AREA. AND WHAT BETTER THAN THROUGH BUSINESS TOURISM WHICH HAS GROWED ENOUGH IN THE LAST YEARS IN MEXICO, WITH ECONOMIC SPILLS THAT ARE 4 TO 5 TIMES MORE THAN NORMAL TOURISM, ALTHOUGH ANOTHER IMPORTANT POINT OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CREATE NEW JOBS FOR PEOPLE FROM THAT PLACE, WHICH WOULD BENEFIT SIGNIFICANTLY TO THEIR ECONOMY. A NEW SHOPPING CENTER WAS ALSO CREATED BY GIVING THAT SAME TURN TO THE SITE IN ADDITION TO MAKING IT SEE MORE ATTRACTIVE AND MODERN, THE PROJECT CONCEPT WAS TO DO A BIOCLIMATIC ARCHITECTURE, WHAT IS CLEAR, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT THE PROJECT IS LOCATED IN A TROPICAL AND COASTAL AREA, MINIMIZING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND TRYING TO REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION. THROUGH WINDOWS, CANVAS, OUTDOOR RUNNERS FOR VENTILATION, VEGETATION OF THE AREA, REUSING RAINWATER FOR IRRIGATION OF GARDENS AND DECKS FOR SUNNYING.