Chalpultepec Reforma, Mexico City-LEED® Silver Certified
Located within the Bosque de Chapultepec (the largest park in Latin America), the site was a dormant gateway waiting for a new life. The vision was to activate the sites potential to become a third place. Through a subtle approach, the project reuses an existing structure to create a gathering place for meeting friends and family, enhancing local relevance by integrating seamlessly into the existing natural environment. This store is the first LEED® certificated project for Starbucks in Mexico and achieved the Silver Certification level making it the first LEED® Silver store for Starbucks in Latin America.
Notable Store Elements:
- 75 % Construction Waste Recycled
- Use of LED lighting
- Low flow fixtures for water use reduction
- Comprehensive recycling program, including coffee grounds
- The use of FSC certified wood
- Restored 53% of the site area with native or adapted vegetation
- Developed storm water management plan to protect stream channels from excessive erosion
- Capture and treatment of 90% of the annual rainfall on site
- Reduced landscape irrigation by 50%
- Utilization of Natural to reduce HVAC loads