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Parque Zaragoza

Urban regeneration in the historic centre of Culiacán, with Casa Atena as a boutique hotel. Mixed-use dwellings, culture, and commerce on Calle Zaragoza and Calle Buelna, next to the river and parque La Riberas.

Courtyard with a preserved mature tree, modern glass volumes, and a colonial ruin facade used as a portal.
Ruin courtyard Calle Zaragoza
Conservando la fachada colonial en ruinas que funciona como un portal entre el pasado y el futuro.

The garden is a microclimate. Existing mature trees are kept. The project is conceived as an extension of public and private space, with river views over the tree canopy.

Parque Zaragoza sits at the epicentre of Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico — in the historic centre, on Calle Zaragoza and Calle Buelna, next to the river and parque La Riberas. The concept blends nature, history, and modernity: architecture starts from the existing trees and the colonial ruin facade.

Program: mixed-use — modern dwellings, culture, and commerce. Apartments of 1, 2, and 3 bedrooms. A cultural exhibition hall (Sala de Exhibiciones Culturales). Access from a boutique hotel in historic Casa Atena, a single-story house in the historic centre, restored in detail as a period-inspired hotel.

Location
Historic centre, Culiacán
Streets
Zaragoza & Buelna
Edge
River · parque La Riberas
Hotel
Casa Atena
Location diagram of Culiacán with rivers and a red marker at the historic centre.
01 Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico Sitio
Two aerial views of Culiacán marking the site at the epicentre, next to the river and a commercial core.
02 Epicentre, next to the river Contexto
Two views: a daytime courtyard with a preserved tree and colonial ruin, and a night garden as microclimate.
03 Preserved trees and garden microclimate Patio
Axonometric of the block between Calle Buelna and Calle Zaragoza, with a green courtyard spine.
04 Calle Buelna · Calle Zaragoza Conjunto
Two views: a street connection as public space, and the colonial ruin facade as a portal.
05 Street connection and ruin portal Portal
Two views: a mixed-use plaza at dusk and a stone base with apartments above.
06 Mixed-use dwellings, culture, and commerce Plaza
Interior of the Sala de Exhibiciones Culturales, a long gallery with a polished floor and a glazed end wall.
07 Sala de Exhibiciones Culturales Cultura
Casa Atena: aerial pin on the historic-centre block and the existing white facade with red trim, arched door, and iron grills.
08 Casa Atena, existing house Casa Atena
Boutique hotel lounge interior with a high coffered ceiling, chandelier, sofas, and tall windows.
09 Boutique hotel lounge Hotel
Overhead view of a courtyard pool with planting and a translucent grid facade.
10 Courtyard pool and translucent grid Patio

Credits

Architect
Iván Tamayo Ramos
With
Fundación GC1, Mapasin y Parques Alegres
Closing line
Vive el Corazón de Culiacán · Junio 2024
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