La Nube

San Pedro Garza Garcia, Monterrey, Mexico
874,000 square feet / 81,000 square meters
2020

Reaching over 130 meters, La Nube is the 3-​dimensional expression of naturally sculpted pillows and arcs. The combination of the curved vertical enclosures with the continuous undulations of the balcony slabs create a dynamic movement against the backdrop of the Monterrey sky.

La Nube is part of the mixed-​use community of Arboleda, the master plan also designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, in San Pedro Garza Garcia, a prestigious suburb and corporate center, providing neighborhood offerings such as shops, restaurants, a hotel, golf course, and cultural center. As a luxury residential tower, La Nube will feature 71 apartments in the tower and 44 villas in the podium. This community — and La Nube especially — was designed to promote a sense of a long-​established space, a place where visitors and residents can feel like they are already home. This was accentuated with mature trees that were replanted back onto the site, providing full, abundant landscapes within the context and view of the Sierra Madre Mountains.

To emphasis the use of materials, the design focused on using luminous earth-​colored terra cotta curtain wall panels heavily at the base while transitioning up to a glass top with little stone present. Within the building’s program, there is a focus on family amenities, such as a club house, fitness center, spa, pool, zen garden, and wine cellar — located throughout the tower and villas.

The balance of amenities also provides the entire community with a wide variety of activities to further emphasize the feeling of home.