Pascal Arquitectos unveils Pedregal shopping center project in Mexico City


    The Pascal Arquitectos Bureau created this project with the aim of approving the new principles of architectural development of one of the new areas of Mexico City - the territory of Pedregal.

    The path that the creators of this project took to establish and emphasize the connection of the building with the environment is the destruction of stereotypes, in accordance with which any new areas are built. Huge buildings, strong and impenetrable concrete walls, which do not allow you to know what is happening outside, if you are inside and vice versa - this is what the authors of this project wanted to change.

    They achieved their goal by constructing the main facade of the building, which consists of two elements: a galvanized steel sheet with large, irregular and different-sized perforations, which provides different degrees of shading of the second facade element, made of laminated yellow translucent glass and as if embedded in the first element.

    This design allows you to observe what is happening outside the building when you are inside while drinking coffee in one of the many cafes of the shopping center, and also allows you to evaluate the excellent interior and any events taking place inside while you are outside.

    The project consists of two commercial levels, a two-level underground parking and a beautiful roof garden. This is a rational and meaningful development project, equipped with automatic control systems that monitor and guide the conservation of active and passive energy. Lighting and ventilation, opening and closing of the main entrance doors, air conditioning, security and access control, light signs and video surveillance - all these systems are synchronized and operate in accordance with special schedules.

    The total area of ​​the designed shopping center is 7000 square meters.






    Text and illustrations courtesy of Building Online

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