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05. Alta Florida, Residential Complex
The Alta Florida Residential Complex project was
designed as a gated community complex at the top
of a mountain in the “Lomas de San Rafael” suburb
in Caracas, Venezuela, this prime location provides a
360-degree vision of the Caracas city valley and the
Avila mMountain at the north side of the site . The existing
road in the interior of the plot allows the internal
circulation of vehicles. Each housingtownhouse unit has
its own parking space at the front and also a common
parking lot for visitors or personal use in the central area
of the site.
The project was conceived by locating the housing
unitstownhouses in the outer perimeter of the plot, leaving
the center wide open for the location of parking
spaces covered by an elevated green roof for social
areas and swimming pool. The project comprehends
a total of 16 two level semi-detached townhouses , a
basement with multipurpose room with access to the garden
and a rooftop terrace. The sizes of these units are
is of 360 sqmm2 and 280 m2sqm. As the plot has a
slope topography, a series of terraces were developed
with small stone- retaining walls between the units.
Every residential unit follows the same scheme,
starting at street level where the social area is located
staggered along the slope of the land, the ground level
includes the kitchen, service premises toilet and guest
room, the dining room and living room with a small outdoor
terrace facing city views. The 1st floor comprise 3
bedrooms with walk-in closets and one en-suit bathroom
each. Finally, the master bedroom with walk-in closet
and the en-suit bathroom. At the top of each unit, there
is a terrace with open views to the Caracas valley.
At the south side of the complex, beside the swimming
pool, there is a gathering area that includes a
gymnasium, a sauna, and a squash court that, along
with the swimming pool on the top of the garage, comprise
the social and recreational area of the complex,
providing residents the ability to develop different kind
of outdoor activities without leaving the complex.
The existing roads and trees did not allow the location
of units on the perimeter, this is why it was requested
the modification of roads as a new urban plan to
the Town Hall authorities. This proposal allowed us to
preserve many trees and to achieve a 360-degree view
of Caracas city. This layout also helped to allocate the
common parking area in the center of the complex. This
project is actually under construction, and according to
the schedule it would be finished in 2017.
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(01) Aerial render view of the project,
from the west side with the Avila Mountain
at the far left and Caracas city to
the right.
(02) Render of the project showing the
interior roads and units layout within
the site.
(03) Assembly site plan of the housing
project, showing the location of the
units in the outer perimeter of the plot
and a section of the project showing
the terraces.