This project was assigned to LeAP after winning a closed invited competition.The
Software IJALTI city park in Guzman is an initiative that is part of
the efforts of the Jalisco State Government to consolidate the
vocation that Jalisco has developed in recent years as the Silicon
Valley of Mexico. The Software Park is one of three sites currently
operates IJALTI, the Software Center in the City of Guadalajara is
the oldest, the Chapala Multimedia Center recently opened and the
campus in Ciudad Guzman began its construction several years ago
leaving unfinished Building C and achieving the completion of three
of four modules of the “A” building . The
contest intention is to propose the completion of Building C,
Building “A” fourth module and designing the new plant buildings
and cafeteria management, as well as to proposal for the master plan
of campus growth. The main problem LeAP perceived on the existing
facilities of the Software Park is the orientation of Building C,
which for reasons not yet understood, was oriented with its long
facades towards the east and west with the usual difficulties of
inadequate guidance: excessive heat gain in the interior and lighting
levels throughout the day unsuitable for the activities taking place
inside the building. LeAP Unveils The proposal of a metal skin to
protect the building from excessive sunlight, reducing heat gain of
the building and moderate levels of indoor lighting to facilitate the
work with computers. It integrates two emergency stairwells in a
substructure that is both supporting the metal skin and the
stairwells. The views of the volcano and Nevado of Colima and are
part of the great value of the site and taken into account in the
design of the skin to allow controlled views to the volcano and the
Nevado, enhancing the impact the of natural wonders into the
building.
Paramétric
Design:
For the
design of the skin partnered with a company that specializes in
parametric design, Torres, Arenas and Loverich who developed a script
for Rhino to be controlled with the openings of the skin while
moderating the number of different pieces to balance between the
dynamism of the skin and the manufacturing of metal panels.
For
all proposed an organizational scheme based on the Voronoi cell
growth rate, this allows the campus to continue to grow towards the
land reserves they have and always will be integrated with the
parties and consolidated. To design the script for generating Voronoi
cells we also had the support of Torres, Arenas and Loverich from the
premises that established the design refined during the competition
and the cells field that are programmed with various ways to
encourage outdoor activities free to be used by the employees to rest
and an inspiration to the programmers who will be working in the
Software Park.

LEAP
Heriberto Hernández
Raúl Juárez

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Parque de Software IJALTI, Ciudad Guzman. First Place in Architectural Competition.

Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico

Parque de Software IJALTI, Ciudad Guzman. First Place in Architectural Competition.

Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico

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