DI: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
: Functionality and aesthetics.
DI: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
: A design proposal perfectly matched with functionality.
DI: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
: End up the construction and commercialization of it.
DI: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
: 1.5 years
DI: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
: Because it addresses the need of the people of the surrounding area
DI: What made you design this particular type of work?
: The needs of the people based on a cost effective concept
DI: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
: Yes, Balcazar Arquitectos
DI: Who is the target customer for his design?
: A private high end level neighborhood with 7000 families prospected at the opening.
DI: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
: It is the only destination mall in te area
DI: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
: It's based on a music name which is the concept of the master plan and we just liked the name of that music tempo
DI: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
: Restaurants on top with a main Plaza at the middle.
DI: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
: Balcazar Arquitectos, Prisma, 4S and Colliers
DI: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
: To make the operation the most efficient
DI: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
: Yes, 2 different market studios with benchmarking insights and demographic projections.
DI: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
: The most important was to match a cost effective product with a beautiful design
DI: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
: Because we thought it was worth recognizing
DI: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
: Several aspects, specially on how users would use the building