Parque La Mexicana

Parque La Mexicana

Parc La Mexicana

La Mexicana Park

Project Statement.

 

Imagine an urban site which was excavated for 50 years: an open air quarry for the extraction of sand, gravel and sandstone, resulting in an enormous hole; a void at some points 70 meters deep in an impacted area of 40 hectares.

Imagine that years later the surrounding urban community wants to convert the great cavity into a Park. Imagine that after many negotiations debates and meetings a settlement comes to fruition where 70% of the area would be dedicated to a public park and surrounding infrastructure and 30% to private apartments. The developers would be in charge to build the park and infrastructure at the cost for the developable land.

This is the framework of a social, political, and economic context that support the possibility of creating a new park of 29 hectares in Santa Fe. This is a large-scale landscape project, which aims to recycle and restore and environmental wound, transforming it into a sustainable, recreational, community and accessible space for everyone.

 

Design Challenge and Vision.

 

A collective vision was formed to have a green park, densely forested with sports activities and skate park; a series of gardens unfold sequentially with the topography through a main promenade-paseo. At the lowest part an amphitheater was adaptad with two lakes. A central plaza was devised as the heart of the park connected with the Gourmet Terrace with diverse restaurants and cafes.

 

Sustainability and Water Harvesting.

 

A Hydric Axis runs longitudinally in the park, capturing rain water through a water garden bioswale, conducting the sifted water to a large cistern under the lower lake. In addition several aeration devices are incorporated in the form of a 20 meter jet and a smaller cascade in seating stairs. The collection of water provides irrigation for three months of the dry season. The additional months are provided from a water treatment plant.

 

Iconic Park.

 

The original studies of visiting were defined at 1.5 million visitors a year but the reality is it has overpassed by large that figure. On many weekends it is visited by more than 22,000 persons. Being Santa Fe a new Edge City, the park has given a unique identity to an otherwise faceless area of tall buildings. A public space of interaction and public enjoyment, freedom and beauty.

Año de concepción del proyecto
2015
Año de finalización de la obra
2017
Coste (€/m²) ($/m²) (€/ha) ($/ha)
2,000,000,000 $/ha
Categoria premio
Superficie
29
Tipo de cliente
Empresa privada
Nombre cliente
Itziar de Luisa - Asociación de Colonos Santa Fe SC
Empresa constructora
Grupo Danhos
Dirección de obras
Grupo de Diseño Urbano (GDU) + Victor Márquez (VMA)
Gestor de mantenimiento de la obra
Asociación Colonos de Santa Fe
Dirección
Lomas de Santa Fe, Contadero, Cuajimalpa de Morelos, 01219 Álvaro Obregón, CDMX
Coordenadas UTM
Latitud 19°25'42.5'' N Longitud 99°7'39.6'' O
Ciudad / Emplazamiento
Ciudad de México
Región
Santa Fe
País
México