A 75,000 square meter mixed-use development was the subject of an invited architectural competition organized by the city and the developer/investor. The design submitted by the team of DPZ-Miami, Michael G. Imber Architects (San Antonio, Texas) and Duane Phillips, Berlin together with the landscape architect Jens Henningsen (Berlin) was awarded 1 st Place.

The program foresees 55,000 sq. meters of housing, 15,500 sq. meters of offices, and 4,500 sq. meters of shops and a supermarket. The client expressly demanded a non-modernist architecture that would capture and continue the character of the surrounding 19 th century neighborhood. The client also required that certain aspects of Geomantie (Feng-Shui) be respected and integrated into the site planning and design of the buildings. Also to be considered were the problems of noise generated by the heavily trafficked street to the north and the vibrations caused by the train line to the south.