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Sancti Spiritus Park
Sancti Spiritus Park
Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Sancti Spiritus Park
Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Type
YEAR
2006
BACKGROUND:
At the turn of the 20th century, the Condado sector in Puerto Rico became the summer home to a handful of upper-crust families of enormous wealth: most prominent among them—the Vanderbilts. At the turn of the 21st century, a second wave of lucrative construction has taken place in the area with the rapid addition of numerous high-end retail and residential sites.
THE CHALLENGE
When AD&V was first approached with this residential development project, the parameters were to mirror the trend of contemporary architecture currently popular in the district. Yet when the lead architects at AD&V studied the site and analyzed the competition arising in the area—one glass-fronted building after another, all slated for termination within the upcoming year—and taking into consideration both the intended price point and desired upscale target market, the team recommended taking the exact opposite course from the competition: to pay homage in architecture to the area’s rich historical legacy with a ‘home’ that would blend effortlessly into the era of the Vanderbilts.
In the midst of all the glitter and glass of the Condado district today, one building casts a respectful eye to the area’s glorious past. Designed in Spanish Colonial Revival style, this edifice proudly bears the name of its owner’s birthplace of Sancti Spiritus: an historic city in central Cuba whose roots stretch back to the heyday of the Spanish colonial sugar trade.
With its Spanish arches, Tuscan columns, open-air balconies, and classical lines, Sancti Spiritus beckons the viewer to a bygone era of affluence and elegance, of languid tropical evenings under the swaying palms, of horse-less carriages, and white-gloved valets.
RESULTS
Despite intense competition leveled against a very limited target market during a flurry of new construction, Sancti Spiritus pre-sold all its apartment suites before construction had even begun. Today this private client continues to enjoy an ongoing and highly successful relationship with Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón.
At the turn of the 20th century, the Condado sector in Puerto Rico became the summer home to a handful of upper-crust families of enormous wealth: most prominent among them—the Vanderbilts. At the turn of the 21st century, a second wave of lucrative construction has taken place in the area with the rapid addition of numerous high-end retail and residential sites.
THE CHALLENGE
When AD&V was first approached with this residential development project, the parameters were to mirror the trend of contemporary architecture currently popular in the district. Yet when the lead architects at AD&V studied the site and analyzed the competition arising in the area—one glass-fronted building after another, all slated for termination within the upcoming year—and taking into consideration both the intended price point and desired upscale target market, the team recommended taking the exact opposite course from the competition: to pay homage in architecture to the area’s rich historical legacy with a ‘home’ that would blend effortlessly into the era of the Vanderbilts.
In the midst of all the glitter and glass of the Condado district today, one building casts a respectful eye to the area’s glorious past. Designed in Spanish Colonial Revival style, this edifice proudly bears the name of its owner’s birthplace of Sancti Spiritus: an historic city in central Cuba whose roots stretch back to the heyday of the Spanish colonial sugar trade.
With its Spanish arches, Tuscan columns, open-air balconies, and classical lines, Sancti Spiritus beckons the viewer to a bygone era of affluence and elegance, of languid tropical evenings under the swaying palms, of horse-less carriages, and white-gloved valets.
RESULTS
Despite intense competition leveled against a very limited target market during a flurry of new construction, Sancti Spiritus pre-sold all its apartment suites before construction had even begun. Today this private client continues to enjoy an ongoing and highly successful relationship with Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón.
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