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08 '09 HELIXTOWER / GUADALAJARA / MX [+ARK]
[40,000M² >MIXED USE / BUSINESS / HOTEL / SHOPPING...]

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[HELIXTOWER]> …A POLYHEDRAL PIECE ASCENDS AS A POLYGONAL FACETED HELIX THAT STANDS OUT OF THE CONTEXT AS A DISTINCTIVE LANDMARK. HELIXTOWER IS A MIXED USE GREEN DEVELOPMENT AT THE BORDER OF ECO PARK LOS COLOMOS. THUS THE BACK OF THE SITE IS LANDSCAPED AS PART OF THE RESERVE. THE BUILDING IS A STEEL FRAME STRUCTURE ENCLOSED BY MODULAR GLASS AND TITANIUM PANELS THAT HOLD PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES. LOWER LEVELS CONTAIN EXCLUSIVE BOUTIQUE SHOPS. NEXT FLOORS ARE EQUIPPED AS A BUSINESS CENTER AND OFFICE SUITES. THE FOLLOWING LEVELS CONTAIN AN EXECUTIVE HOTEL. THE UPPER LEVELS ARE DESIGNED AS A SPA-CLINIQUE AND A FITNESS CENTER WHILE TOP FLOORS ARE USED FOR RESTAURANTS & BARS. THE HIGHEST POINT IS THE HELIPORT.

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LUISVICENTEFLORES
+ARKITEKTSTUDIO

[+ARK]>
ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT>

DANIEL ALVAREZ FERNANDEZ
+GRUPOARQUITECTURA


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NATURADOS/MX.11_ 00
THE METEORITE/US.10_ 01
PT_400000/MX.09_ 02
RE:VISION_DALLAS/US.94_ 03
SHANGAI_PAVILION/CN.09_ 04
16SQG_TOKIO/JP.09_ 05
GREENLUXURYHOTEL/MX.08_ 06
P3332/MX.08_ 07
LAFRANJA/MX.08_ 08
HELIXTOWER/MX.08_ 09
I_CONDESA/MX.07_ 10
BICENTENNIAL_SQ/MX.07_ 11
HIGH_HAUS/MX.07_ 12
GREEN_ARK/US.06_ 13
COZ_NORTH/MX.06_ 14
JVC NODE/MX.05_ 15
NBPEJ_LIBRARY/MX.08_ 16
MISSISSIPPI/MX.05_ 17
MEXICO_LIBRARY/MX.04_ 18
CDA_ARTCENTER/MX.04_ 19
AIRPORT_TERMINAL/MX.04_ 20
AUDITORIUM/MX.01_ 21
THE_SENATE/MX.03_ 22
ALERCES/MX.03_ 23
BIENNALE_VENEZIA/IT.03_ 24
VILLA_IZAR/MX.01_ 25
IMAGEN/MX.00_ 26
DWP/MX.00_ 27
TECHPARK/MX.00_ 28
CU5M/MX.99_ 29
REXO_BAR/MX.98_ 30
MODULON/MX.98_ 31
DANCE_SCHOOL/MX.94_ 32
X'TERESA/MX.94_ 33
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