Parque Centro

A Green Heart in Parque Centro
The central area of Parque Centro, approximately 4,370 m², represents the green heart of the development and the system of interconnected open spaces of the complex. It is an open and densely wooded space that serves as a transition between the traditional city of Saltillo and Parque Centro.
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Innovation
Water Efficiency
Sustainable
Sociability

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Master Plan
Urban Design
Landscape Architecure
Size: 342,852 m2
Location: Saltillo, Coahuila, México
Year: 2017
To the north, adjoining Blvd Galerías, an impressive palm grove (Phoenix dactylifera) forms a shaded plaza-like space that welcomes pedestrians and filters light and views from cars into the park and its restaurants. A little further inside, the densely wooded park opens up in the center to a water mirror collected from rainwater, offering recreation for children as well as views and a refreshing, spectacular environment for the various terraces and promenades of the restaurants and shops that open towards the park. A bridge crosses it from north to south, and a large existing tree constitutes the central nucleus where music and cultural events take place.A perimeter walkway allows for strolls and rest along the restaurants and hotel adjacent to the park. Pedestrian and green corridors connect the park with the tree-lined commercial avenues that form the main commercial promenade of Parque Centro. In addition to its recreational function and apparent contribution of shade and vegetation, the park fulfills ecological functions of rainwater management, providing a high percentage of rainwater capture, absorption, and filtration for the development, culminating in reuse and on-site filtration in the lake area. The design achieves a piece of “green infrastructure”, a “kidney” that captures and filters most of the rainwater on the site, treating and absorbing it or returning it to the river already clean. The formal organization of the parking lot is inspired by the transitional ecosystem between mountain and river, directing prevailing winds to the building and rainwater to the rain gardens, whose native tree species are particular to the place.



Innovative elements in the landscape
It uses prefabricated systems of “rain gardens” vegetated and tree trenches, armed with “designed” soils and interconnected drainage system.

Massive use of the “grass pave” system for a total ###m2 of permeable parking spaces that minimizes the heat island effect

Planted 1,162 native trees from 3 to 10” that cause  64,155 m2 of shade over the total surface, and process 25,564 kg of Carbon Dioxide per year.

High-efficiency drip irrigation system that uses 100% treated sewage from the city's municipal network and use of native species with low water consumption and maintenance

Signage that informs and educates visitors about the types of native trees and plants, and special rainwater treatment systems.

A team of biologists, in charge of the initial environmental impact, will carry out the monitoring, evaluation and correct maintenance of the green infrastructure systems.

Innovative elements in the landscape
It uses prefabricated systems of “rain gardens” vegetated and tree trenches, armed with “designed” soils and interconnected drainage system.

Massive use of the “grass pave” system for a total ###m2 of permeable parking spaces that minimizes the heat island effect

Planted 1,162 native trees from 3 to 10” that cause  64,155 m2 of shade over the total surface, and process 25,564 kg of Carbon Dioxide per year.

Innovative elements in the landscape
It uses prefabricated systems of “rain gardens” vegetated and tree trenches, armed with “designed” soils and interconnected drainage system.

Massive use of the “grass pave” system for a total ###m2 of permeable parking spaces that minimizes the heat island effect

Planted 1,162 native trees from 3 to 10” that cause  64,155 m2 of shade over the total surface, and process 25,564 kg of Carbon Dioxide per year.
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