Article source: DSTUDIO ARQUITECTURA

Ranchettes El Coronel Eco-Community is a new sustainable development located in Playas de Rosarito, in the state of Baja California, México. The main objective of this development is to establish a new type of eco- friendly development that interacts in a peaceful manner with its context. Situated on the northern flank of the Coronel hill and surrounded by natural landscape, untouched by settlers, this project will host a series of small ranch type properties or Ranchettes, that will serve as primary or vacation homes for future residents. With no type of infrastructure located within the site, all of the interventions done must be at the peak of sustainability. Producing its own energy, capturing any amount of moisture or precipitation, installing low tech and high tech water filtration and supply systems; areas for personal crops and using native vegetation to enhance the local landscape, and also, using local and recycled materials to better integrate with the context.

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• Architects: DSTUDIO ARQUITECTURA
• Project: El Coronel Ranchettes Eco-community
• Location: Rosarito Beach, Mexico

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