Type of project:
| Building and civil engineering works
| Start of construction:
| January 2012 | Main author:
| Jorge Ambrosi, Ambrosi Arquitectos, Mexico | Further author:
| Pablo Rodolfo Pardo, Pardo Cué Arquitectos, Mexico |
 Winners of the Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2011 Latin America for Ecological awareness and recreation reserve, Banderilla, Mexico (l-r): Pablo Rodolfo Pardo, Pardo Cué Arquitectos, Mexico and Jorge Ambrosi, Ambrosi Arquitectos, Mexico
Project description
The intention of this large-scale project is to save an area of more than 50ha of the Mountain Cloud Forest in the municipality of Banderilla, adjacent to the state capital of Xalapa in Veracruz, Mexico. The forest is at risk from the urban encroachment pattern of the city. The project aims to ensure that the physical, ecological and economic capital of the site are enhanced and remain sufficiently robust for further adaptation over time. To reach beyond the protection of the existing ecology, the master strategy of the Ecology Center “La Martinica” activates the entire forest as an educational space, punctuated by a range of facilities and new buildings at varying scales. The facilities are offered both for short-term visitors and for long-term users. They comprise a lookout tower and a museum, and landscape elements with a recreational, agricultural or educational focus.
Comment of the Holcim Awards jury Latin America
The jury welcomed the integrative concept, connecting landscape and architectural intervention with an educational dimension. Even though the constructions have no significant innovation, the buildings provide an appropriate grade of self-confident design and integration into the landscape at the same time. A further quality seen by the jury is the pragmatic realization of the approach, shown in the scheme in general and the proposition in regard to phasing and financing in particular.
 Descripción del proyecto y el comentario del jurado en español (PDF, 60KB)
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Ecological awareness and recreation reserve, Banderilla, Mexico
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Ecological awareness and recreation reserve, Banderilla, Mexico
The ecology center “La Martinica” intends to harmoniously integrate the city, citizens and nature.
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Ecological awareness and recreation reserve, Banderilla, Mexico
Masterplan.
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Ecological awareness and recreation reserve, Banderilla, Mexico
Reforestation.
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Ecological awareness and recreation reserve, Banderilla, Mexico
Hydrology.
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Ecological awareness and recreation reserve, Banderilla, Mexico
Entrance/office building.
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Ecological awareness and recreation reserve, Banderilla, Mexico
Exhibition center/museum.
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Ecological awareness and recreation reserve, Banderilla, Mexico
Agro-industry workshops.
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Ecological awareness and recreation reserve, Banderilla, Mexico
Lookout tower.
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Ecological awareness and recreation reserve, Banderilla, Mexico
Lake.
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Ecological awareness and recreation reserve, Banderilla, Mexico
Gardens.
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Holcim Awards 2011 Latin America presentation ceremony, Buenos Aires
Winners of the Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2011 Latin America for Ecological awareness and recreation reserve, Banderilla, Mexico (l-r): Pablo Rodolfo Pardo, Pardo Cué Arquitectos, Mexico and Jorge Ambrosi, Ambrosi Arquitectos, Mexico
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Ecological awareness and recreation reserve, Banderilla, Mexico
Team picture.
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