Urban development ITM

Yucatán, Mexico 2022

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After the announcement of the Train that the government it´s going to build that cross the south Mexico, the region started to create new urban developments around the new stations, in this case the project of ITM it´s a residential complex that combine different types of housing for a wide range of potential costumers, the Master Plan it´s organized by a system of green areas that preserves the current natural conditions of the zone and organizes the position of each building.

System of open spaces

Local Architecture Image

Typologies of housing

The Master Plan for ITM consider the preserve the natural and green areas of the zone by reducing the footprint of the new buildings and adapt the roads to the natural shape of the site, as a result the project combines the urbanization of the zone with the conservation of their natural values like the animals, vegetation and water bodies.

The design of each type of building depends on the location, how close it´s to some nature area and the orientation to the access, so there are 3 principal types of forms, the “Boomerang” wich is the most common type and large one, the “Commercial” that it´s located near to the access to the complex and the “Townhouse” that it´s the most near to the green areas. The planning also considers the desire density of each building with the target to preserve the green areas from a possible expansion in the future.

The design of each unit preserves the use of local materials in their interior and exterior with the intention of preserve the urban image of the region.