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Central courtyard with pergola
Bioclimatic shading with HVLS fan. Native vegetation. Outdoor dining area.
The people
Designed for those who live in it
A campus is, above all, people. Rest rooms, lactation room, gym, dining, accessible spaces. A headquarters that respects the time of those who work here.
Philosophy
People first
An office building isn't measured only in kWh or m². It's measured in how it feels to spend 8 hours inside. The group team would inhabit it every day. Design decisions had to acknowledge that from the first stroke.
Campus CIAE is not a workspace where wellbeing spaces were included as a concession. The wellbeing spaces — courtyard, outdoor dining, gym, lactation room — are structural parts of the design, not annexes.
The spaces
Six pieces to live the campus
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Dining + grill area
Outdoor social space. Long tables for sharing. Grills for team events.
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Gym
Basic equipment for mobility and strength. Physical wellbeing as part of the workday.
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Lactation room
Meets and exceeds LFT Art. 170. Privacy, refrigerator, rocking chair. For working mothers of the group.
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Native green areas
519 m² of desert landscaping. Universal pedestrian access. Spaces for pause and reflection.
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Universal accessibility
Wheelchair access in ALL main spaces, not just entrances. Exceeds NMX-R-050-SCFI.
Interior comfort
Technical decisions felt every day
R-18
Thermal insulation (50% above NOM-020-ENER code)
Low-E
Double-pane windows with low emissivity
SEER 18
Minisplit inverter AC with R-32 refrigerant (68% less GWP than R-410A)
Per zone
Individual thermal control: each zone regulates its temperature
Low-VOC
Certified interior paints, adhesives and sealants
MERV 13+
Ventilation air filtration, continuous CO2 monitoring
Universal accessibility
Not an accessible entrance.
An accessible campus.
The Mexican standard NMX-R-050-SCFI establishes minimum accessibility criteria. Many corporate headquarters meet them where indispensable: a ramp at the main entrance, an adapted bathroom.
Campus CIAE goes further: universal wheelchair accessibility in ALL main spaces. Central courtyard, outdoor dining, gym, lactation room, all offices, all corridors. There's no "accessible zone" — the entire campus is.
Workplace wellbeing
What the standard requires and what we exceed
NOM-035-STPS
Identification, analysis and prevention of psychosocial risk factors. Campus CIAE enables spaces for rest, connection with nature, physical activity and privacy — all elements that reduce psychosocial risk.
LFT Art. 170 — Lactation
Mexican labor law mandates half-hour breaks for lactation. Campus CIAE provides a dedicated lactation room with privacy, refrigerator and rocking chair. Goes beyond the minimum.
LEED v5
How this translates into LEED points
Spaces for people aren't extras — they're direct LEED v5 credits.
EQc2 Anticipated
Occupant Experience
7
/ 7 points
- Partial outdoor views, sized daylighting, individual thermal control per zone, acoustic treatment, wellbeing spaces: dining + courtyard + grills, gym, lactation room, universal accessibility
EQc3 Anticipated
Accessibility & Inclusion
1
/ 1 points
- Universal wheelchair accessibility in ALL main spaces. Exceeds NMX-R-050-SCFI
EQc4 Anticipated
Resilient Spaces
2
/ 2 points
- Lactation room + thermal refuge zones during emergency (BESS), evacuation accessibility
SSc2 Anticipated
Accessible Outdoor Space
1
/ 1 points
- Central courtyard + wheelchair-accessible green areas, universal outdoor dining
PRc1.5 Anticipated
Connection with Nature
1
/ 1 points
- Central courtyard + 519 m² native green areas + tree shading + corten pergola
LTc2 Possible
Equitable Development
2
/ 2 points
- UTH internship program + local hiring + universal accessibility
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