墨西哥 Torre San Pedro 办公大楼 | 现代绿色设计典范

Architect：rdlp arquitectos

Location：Gral. Porfirio Díaz 465, Casco Urbano, 66230 San Pedro Garza García, N.L., Mexico; | ;

Project Year：2014

Category：Offices;Shops;Restaurants

Located in the center of San Pedro Garza García, Monterrey the project comes in mutual agreement by the public and private sector that seek for a mixed use office building to be a potential urban detonator of the area.

The client’s request was to create a “pi­lot” project with a retail ground level that insti­gated the economic activities and triggered the revitalization of the neighboring urban areas. Despite the slow development on the center of San Pedro, the project surged as a trigger for future ur­ban projects and contributes to the streets-cape beautification along the area. The project’s design had to serve as a transition to the pedestrian, pro­vide large and shaded sidewalks with inviting street­scape that would transform the locality. An open scheme, perimeter gardens and plaza that provides a comforting space within the deteriorating context.

Torre San Pedro was required to maintain a connection with its context, grant an open space for both the residents, visitors and users of the build­ing with different types of gardens and landscaping treatments that would invite the pedestrians to ac­cess the area and integrate with the local businesses.

The proposed office building had to meet with 11,000 m2 of rentable area in which 500m2 are retail oriented located on the ground floor. Further­more the building has three parking basement lev­els that sum up to a total of 557 parking spaces ac­counted for visitors and users.

The main influence in the design process were the strong bioclimatic issues that the project had to respond to. The north and south facades open to ex­traordinary views of mountains, while the east and west facades had to remain protected from the harsh climate; in turn these blocks are given some inclination in order to add more dynamism and movement to the building while helping to reduce the solar exposure within the interiors of the building.

Torre San Pedro’s design achieved a 90% rent­able area, despite of having to meet with 500 parking spaces, where visitors and tenants had to be located in separate areas, a 100% increase in green areas was ac­complished, placing the design option highly above the requirements implied by the municipality codes.

The project is believed to have been responsi­ble for having a significant impact on the neighborhood. This project was chosen because of its potential to revi­talize the area with retail, food service and vibrancy. In re­gards to energy efficiency, the design opted for optimiz­ing the building envelope for decreasing sun infiltration and still allow the entrance of natural light. The role of natural light within an office space is crucial to the health and well-being of the workers. The workers’ satisfaction and performance within the interiors was an aspect high­ly taken in consideration in the design process.

The project as a whole is an example of mod­ernization and offers the adequate infrastructure to allow the incorporation of technological systems such as venti­lated facades within the building.

Initially, the site had an abandoned school con­struction. The area was transforming into slow develop­ing and insecure space with a deteriorating environment. The perimeter of the site had poorly made sidewalks with no trees to help reduce insulation therefore, de­creasing the pedestrian activity around the area. Torre San Pedro intends to contribute to the improvement of the center of the municipality by encouraging the treat­ment of sidewalks and focusing on creating an inviting atmosphere through streetscape. The intention was to establish a dialogue with the inhabitants of the area, im­prove the perimeter sidewalks and grant an open green space for the both the residents, visitors and users of the building.

Torre San Pedro follows part of a unifying plan in order to rehabilitate the area. An underground vehicular passage along Alfonso Reyes, and a linear Park located along the Jimenez street are projects that have also con­tributed towards the revitalization of the neighboring areas. Together provoking a series of detonating mixed-use projects that will bring greater influx of people to the area.

Located in the heart of San Pedro Garza Garcia, the building is situated within a residential area with old urban conditions. The neighboring area reflects an eclectic area with a lack of identity and slow growth in comparison to other areas of the municipality. The surrounding buildings, reflect a hard-working class, where houses have been turned into local businesses, built upwards and divided into family apartments. Household units vary from one to three story units with common patios and an active community interaction. Adjacent to the busy street Jimenez, there are four eight story apartment buildings.

Despite of not having to follow any vernacular building styles, Torre San Pedro and considering that Monterrey is home to one of the most important concrete industries of the country, concrete is applied in the structure of the building.

A local material, known well by the local workforce with a contemporary engineering use by post-tensioned slabs. The main challenge of the project was to use the project as a magnet towards future investors and contribute to the revitalization of the area by the proper use of streetscape. The perimeter sidewalks have a direct communication with the interior sidewalks to provide safer pedestrian routes. Furthermore, they were widened and planted with trees to provide a more comfortable, safer and shaded environment for pedestrians that transit in the vicinity of the building.

The ten-story high office building stands at the center of the site, extending its gardens to its perimeter streets. Marble steps lead to a recessed lobby entrance were the cast concrete walls over gray marble floors extend towards the elevator area. Torre San Pedro was designed as a new main office building that will encourage future investments and potentially lead towards the revitalization of the neighboring areas. Special attention has been given towards its context and its panoramic views. The north and south facades open towards the majestic Sierra Madre Oriental and “Cerro de las Mitras” mountain range, while the east and west facades remain partially closed to protect the building from the sun’s exposure.

The use of local concrete on the facade, keeps the building cool and adds a dynamic effect. Torre San Pedro opens its public plaza and retail towards the street and contributes in creating an inclusive and connected community where residents and visitors can enjoy the resulting outdoor shaded space and retail. Restaurants and services can be found on the ground floor, and in a five-minute walk radius, a school, housing, retail, a linear park and other services can be reached.

Torre San Pedro, a high-performance office building has increased worker satisfaction and produc­tivity. The well response towards climate factors has improved the environmental performance and energy of the building. In relation to the materials chosen in the project, the east and west facades employ a mechanical fastening system with graphite colored porcelain tiles, providing the building with a monochromatic effect and technical advantages. Having the most sunlight exposure of the project, the facades use a ventilated facade sys­tem offering a considerable raise of the level of comfort inside the building. The north and south facades employ double-glazing curtain wall systems. The tempered glass provides a greater resistance to the thermal stresses of the Monterrey area.

Furthermore, the building contains a concrete structure that offers a high-level quality whilst also being a local material. Concrete is also applied on the circulation cores, building slabs, underground parking levels and on the commercial volume located at ground level. In the building’s interiors, marble planks are found on floors and trespa wood is applied on the lobby’s ceiling to create a natural feel and warming effect on the area. A variety of shades of porphyry were applied to treat different courtyard areas; stamped concrete was applied throughout the transit area and parking.

The project integrates sustainable techniques to achieve efficiencies in use of material, water, and ener­gy. The building consists of a three-block fragmented lo­cal concrete structured volume, with a ventilated façade that allows air circulation. The east and west façade, protects itself from the sun rays, small openings were placed to allow the necessary entry of natural light with­out having a thermal impact affect the interiors. As for the north and south facades cantilevers were proposed to accentuate the volume and fragment duovent façade system; resulting in an advantageous thermal efficiency and energy saving. Moreover, the north and south sides the building are primarily glass that takes an advantage of the indirect light and views down to the existing landscape features. Furthermore, the orienta­tion of the building allows the indirect entry of natural light and reduces the artificial lighting demand. Within the interiors of the building, a healthy workspace is pro­moted where the air quality is improved by incorporat­ing a condensed air conditioning system.

Passive measures were applied in the design, such as double glazing to reduce the air conditioning costs. The building has a management system to enable the monitoring and control of energy use and a controllable lighting system that maximizes the use of natural light. Regarding the interiors, a flexible floor plan was designed that can be easily reconfigured and reduce churn costs.

The project contains an on-site rainwater recol­lection plant and treatment used for garden irrigation. Low maintenance and drought tolerant local plants were used to reduce watering cost.

The building contains a fire sprinkler system preparation on every floor and a fire alarm system. Furthermore, the project has a designated fire lane with signs and markings for emergency situations. There are fire hydrants located around the property and designated

smoking areas.

The fire extinguishers are installed on every floor with clear visuals and easy access, additionally, there are fire extinguishers placed on all lobby areas. Every area contains an evacuation route and a reunion spot in case of fire or earthquakes.

The elevators contain stretcher cab dimensions. Exit doors open freely and remain unlocked guiding to the emergency stairways. This area is constantly pressurized, promoting smoke evacuation in case of an emergency.

Additionally, the building is equipped with emergency lighting (strobes) and backup power. Regarding security features, the building is equipped with a 24-hour surveillance system throughout the building’s interiors, exteriors and elevators. There is a constant monitor on all vehicles approaching the building and guards located on the exits monitoring the people who enter and leave the facility. All employees require a magnetic card in order to access the building. Furthermore, the building contains a perimeter fence to privatize the area.

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