Villa Maria Verde, Argentina

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Key facts

Client:
Cuatro Robles S.A.
Country:
Argentina 
Date:
2008
First integrated green community development in Argentina. Creation of an eco-industrial park with clean energy and sustainable infrastructure.

A 326 acre property located in the north of Villa Maria. It has a privileged connectivity generated by the recent construction of a highway, connecting Cordoba Capital City to the Northwest and Rosario City to the East.

The new highway divides the property into two plots of similar areas. Both sectors also retain access to national road 158, one of the most important transport corridors between Brazil and Chile. In the past few years, this road situation has rendered significant real estate value.

The use of several adjacent lots, particularly towards Villa Maria Town Centre, underwent transformation from being agricultural land to residential, commercial and other similar uses. In this context it is crucial to identify opportunities for maximizing the benefits of a master planed community development and its market positioning.

The aim is to steer a demonstration project that includes a mixed use development, eco-industrial park, clean energy generation and sustainable infrastructure, such as storm water retention ponds, waste water treatment, and plant phytotechnology. Along with the political will to launch Villa Maria as a model city of 100,000 inhabitants, the proposal also considers the creation of 11,000 jobs and will provide attractive living settings for 13,000 people.

Profound and vital motivations for sustainable development transform this interest into something that is here to stay and it can only grow exponentially. To understand this dynamic as a need for survival rather than a business opportunity will give a better long-term perspective.

Villa Maria Verde is a sustainable urban growth 'demonstration project' in Argentina. For the local community the project will provide a contemporary place to live, work and recreate. The environmental quality, air, forestation, social diversity and mobility between the various activities speak of a XXI century city.

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