High Park / Rojkind Arquitectos

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  • Design Team: Agustín Pereyra, Carlos Alberto Ríos, Alonso de la Fuente, Paulina Goycoolea, Michelle López, Yasser Salomón, Carlo María Ciampoli, Rafael Cedillo, Gad Peralta, Jennifer Thies, Felip Navarro, Alejandro Argumedo, Hazael Ortiz, Andrea León, Tere Levy, Monique Rojkind, Rosalba Rojas, Melisa Peña
  • Media: Lorena García Cordero S
  • Interior Design: Edmundo Salinas, Ernesto Vela Ruiz, Maucio De la Garza Clariond
  • Structural Engineering: Studio NYL, Bauen
  • Plumbing Engineering: INSA
  • Electrical Engineering: Dinelec
  • Special Engineering: dotdcd
  • Landscape Consultant: Entorno Taller de Paisaje
  • Developer: Orange Investments
  • Mep Engineering: Quantum
  • Architects In Charge : Michel Rojkind y Gerardo Salinas
  • City: San Pedro Garza García
  • Country: Mexico
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© Rojkind Arquitectos, photograph by Jaime Navarro

Text description provided by the architects. Highpark is located on the outskirts of the northern city of Monterrey, Mexico. Surrounded by the Majestic Sierra Madre Oriental Range. The project is designed to take full advantage of its geographic location and to help mitigate the extreme climatic conditions.

Aerial View

“Opposite to what developers would do, “Highpark” is a building for the city, as it opens its public plaza as an extension to be occupied by the quotidian. The terraces from the offices and apartments make user interact on a daily basis reinforcing a stronger sense of community”. Michel Rojkind

© Rojkind Arquitectos, photograph by Jaime Navarro

The building steps back as a way of integrating the building into the pedestrian realm, a recurring design concern for rojkind arquitectos. The residents and visitors alike can enjoy the resulting outdoor shaded space.

Level 5 Floor Plan

In order to react against the intensive sun, the floor plates shift from one to the other playing a game of light and shadow. At the same time, the use of local stone on the façade, made by local craftsmen, keeps the building cooler and creates a dynamic appearance that changes as the sun moves across the horizon. The project offers outdoor terraces for each apartment due to the strict setback restrictions of the site, capitalizing on the views of the adjacent mountains.

© Mariana García

“People enjoy the convenience of a house for its connection to a garden, or exterior spaces, which normally apartments lack. By having a project which integrates, not only terraces but real gardens even at the upper levels, we have achieved an experience unique to Monterrey.” Michel Rojkind

Section

Highpark consists of a total of ten levels above grade and three and a half levels of underground parking. The first two levels are for commercial retail, the remaining 8 levels for luxury apartments. Within these 8 residential levels, recreational and entertainment spaces will be provided for the residents including a pool, gym, spa, etc. These 32 apartments will range in size from 250 square meters to 650 square meters

© Mariana García

The Building serves as a Platform for Additional Creative Input: Local designers have been invited to make each apartment unique and appealing to different styles and different market segments: Edmundo Salinas, Ernesto Vela Ruiz, Maucio De la Garza Clariond, Gonzalo Bueno, Mauricio Lobeira and Victoria Rubíes from Treceavo Plano. 

Level 11 Floor Plan

Each apartment has a different layout and configuration, offering a wide range of internal distributions from a one level apartment to a two-story apartment.

© Mariana García

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Project location

Address:Avenida Manuel Gomez Morin 922, Zona Santa Barbara, 66266 N.L., Mexico

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Cite: "High Park / Rojkind Arquitectos" [High Park / Rojkind Arquitectos] 08 Jun 2015. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/639447/high-park-rojkind-arquitectos-2> ISSN 0719-8884

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