PROPERMAR is a mixed-use building located in Veracruz city and port, Mexico. It has a commercial area on the ground floor and offices on the first and second levels; the last level has an apartment intended for housing that uses natural wood finishes in interiors and exteriors, as in the main terrace, with an amazing view of the ship traffic of the port entrance.
The principal façade is composed by white pigment concrete structural elements, cast in situ with straight and curve shapes, a circular steel strut and floor-to-ceiling aluminum and glass gates. A multi propose semi curve cantilever stands out, to protect from sunlight and to shelter a planter that gives the user not only a very nice view but it controls the indoor temperature, as well as giving privacy to the interior of the building.
-The pedestrian entrance shows a rounded hang-on steel and marble magnificent stair and elevator.
A sustainable water management model was developed, proposing a semi-closed rainwater recovery system for a principal water supply in rainy season.
In the design was included a natural crossed ventilation system in floor plans and elevations, even when the building has an air conditioning system.
Thanks to the use of photo voltaic cells the electric system returns energy to the city when it generates an excess, making of PROPERMAR an electrically self-sufficient building.