Las Americas是墨西哥Leon市一项垂直住宅的开发原型。该住房项目旨在对抗城市不受控制的扩张，并对城市复兴和改善低收入社区生活质量起到催化作用。

Las Americas is a prototype for the development of vertical dwellings in the city of Leon, Mexico. The housing project aims to offset the city’s unchecked sprawl, serving as a catalyst for urban regeneration and improved quality of life in low-income communities.

▼鸟瞰，Bird’s eye view © Iwan Baan

受传统房屋所有权概念的影响，当地目前的开发多将目标锁定在远离经济中心区的偏远地区，形成数英亩相似的独立式住宅。大范围扩张的市政公共事业和昂贵的交通项目费用导致该地区经济下滑，并导致Leon市的城市临界密度下降。

Traditional notions of homeownership currently lock developments into becoming acres of identical free-standing homes in remote areas far from the economic center. Extensive municipal utilities expansion and expensive transportation programs have led to a decline in the region’s economy, and a loss of critical density within Leon.

▼周边街道环境，Sorrounding context © Iwan Baan

设计团队与Imuvi Development和Leon市政府合作，重新思考该市的住房模式，并开发出了一个既具有成本效益又能鼓励租户体验与独立单元住宅一样舒适的垂直住宅模式。

We worked with Imuvi Development and the City of Leon to rethink housing models in the city and develop a structure that would be both cost-effective and encourage tenants to experience vertical dwellings as appealing as their freestanding single-family counterparts.

▼从附近的球场看向该项目，View of the housing from a nearby field © Iwan Baan

项目在市中心建造了60个公寓单元作为垂直住宅区。设计最大限度地利用了可建造的用地，并创造了两个内部庭院，为每个单元提供交叉通风，该社区还设置了停车场和商业基地。

Our project creates 60 condo units as a vertical housing block at the city’s center. The design maximizes the plot’s buildable footprint and generates two interior courtyards that provide cross ventilation to each unit, with parking and a commercial base.

▼住宅内部庭院，The interior courtyards © Lorena Darquea

▼站在单侧走廊看向内部庭院，Standing in the one-side corridor looking towards the interior courtyard © Iwan Baan

与传统住宅的隐私感不同的是，本项目中所有单元都没有面对面。设计者将单元设置在一条单层走廊中，面向内部的庭院，这样一来能够为社区的住户提供良好的视野，并提升私人房屋的所属感。

Resonant of the traditional home’s sense of privacy, no two units face one another. Units are arranged in a single-loaded corridor to face the courtyard and provide views out to the neighborhood, promoting the sense of private homeownership.

▼从庭院内部看向露台，View from the courtyard to the terrace © Lorena Darquea

▼露台，The terrace © Lorena Darquea

建筑的立面是由特殊开发的混凝土砌块堆叠而成的，既增强了隐秘性和遮阳效果，又营造出了独特的室内氛围，使建筑的外观富有特色。该项目设有共享的实用核心和预制组件，以适应极其有限的预算。

A facade assembled of uniquely developed concrete blocks enhance privacy and shading, generate a unique interior atmosphere, and lend character to the building exterior. The project is designed with shared utility cores and prefabricated components to accommodate an extremely limited budget.

▼特殊开发的混凝土立面，Uniquely developed concrete facade © Lorena Darquea

▼混凝土立面细部，Details of concrete facade © Iwan Baan

▼项目模型，model © SO-IL

▼项目区位，site plan © SO-IL

▼二层平面图，second floor plan © SO-IL

▼立面构造细节图，detail of block wall view on floor © SO-IL