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MISSISSIPPI]> THE SITE IS LOCATED IN CENTRAL MEXICO CITY ON A BUSY STREET WHERE ZONING ALLOWS SIX LEVELS. DUE TO SELL AREA REQUIREMENTES, THE DEVELOPMENT IS A DENSE STRUCTURE DESIGNED AS A MODIFIED CLOISTER. THE TWO SIDES THAT FACE THE STREETS ARE DOUBLE LOADED WINGS WITH COMPACT VERTICAL CIRCULATION CORES IN THE MIDDLE. THE OTHER TWO WINGS ARE SINGLE LOADED WITH LONG CORRIDORS ALONG EXTERNAL SIDES AND VERTICAL CONNECTIONS IN THE CORNERS. THE BLOCK HAS A DOUBLE LAYERED FAÇADE. THE FIRST LAYER IS MADE OF INDUSTRIAL “U” SHAPED GLASS PANELS AND THE SECOND IS CONVENTIONAL GLAZING. BETWEEN THESE PLANES, A GREEN BUFFER IS FORMED BY VEGETATION IN SINGLE AND DOUBLE HEIGHT TERRACES. THE FIRST LEVEL IS A COMMERCIAL GALLERY WITH AN INDEPENDENT ACCESS. ITS ROOF FORMS THE CENTRAL VISUAL GARDEN. ENTRANCES TO LOBBIES ARE REACHED FROM CAR-PORTS ON BOTH STREETS. |
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