Adagio Townplaza Lifestyle Stripmall by Adagio Townplaza

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DI: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?

AT : Functionality and aesthetics.

DI: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?

AT : A design proposal perfectly matched with functionality.

DI: What are your future plans for this award winning design?

AT : End up the construction and commercialization of it.

DI: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?

AT : 1.5 years

DI: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?

AT : Because it addresses the need of the people of the surrounding area

DI: What made you design this particular type of work?

AT : 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?

AT : Yes, Balcazar Arquitectos

DI: Who is the target customer for his design?

AT : 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?

AT : 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?

AT : 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?

AT : 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?

AT : Balcazar Arquitectos, Prisma, 4S and Colliers

DI: What is the role of technology in this particular design?

AT : 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?

AT : 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?

AT : 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?

AT : Because we thought it was worth recognizing

DI: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?

AT : Several aspects, specially on how users would use the building