Primavera Residences
| Primavera Residences | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Mixed-used Condominium |
| Address | 1125 Trade Street, Pueblo de Oro, Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro |
| Country | Philippines |
| Construction started | 2010 |
| Completed | 2015 |
| Owner | Italpinas Development Corporation |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 11 floors |
Primavera Residences is a twin-tower, 10-storey mixed-use development in Pueblo de Oro Business Park, Cagayan de Oro in the province of Northern Mindanao, Philippines. It contains residential, commercial, and office units designed and developed by Italpinas Development Corporation (IDC), a firm specializing in green architecture.
It is also an eco-friendly, Italian-inspired property constructed along the principles of sustainable architecture such as generating its own energy, minimizing power usage, and maximizing natural light and ventilation. The first tower was completed in 2012, while the second tower was completed in 2014. In 2015. Primavera Residences was given the EDGE certification awarded by International Finance Corporation as the first completed condominium project in East Asia and the second development in the Philippines.
Primavera Residences is a 10-storey twin-tower condominium complex, which is the first green building in Cagayan de Oro City. It is also the first project of IDC in the city. IDC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Romolo Valentino Nati, who is also a sustaining member of the Philippine Green Building Council, designed the twin towers himself.
The first tower of the condominium complex has a total of 162 residential and commercial units, while the second tower has 166. The shape, volume, and profiles of each tower were specifically chosen by Arch. Nati so that air will enter the lower levels of the tower and then travel upward through the courtyard, thereby creating a funnel effect that ensures the even distribution of air to all condominium units.
The design was inspired by the traditional Bahay Kubo—a stilt house made of organic materials like bamboo, coconut leaves, and grass—which Arch. Nati sees as the quintessential sustainable house. IDC has incorporated the green architecture of the Bahay Kubo concept in all of its projects. The Primavera Residences project was named Best Condo Development in the Philippines during the Southeast Asia Property Award (SEAPA) in 2011 and Best Mixed-Use Development in the 2014 Asia Pacific Property Awards.
Biomimicry studies the models, designs, elements, systems, and processes of nature and then imitates these to provide solutions to human problems. Although the concept has been around for years, it is only now being introduced in the Philippines by IDC.
...
Wikipedia