After the local market in Yucatán, Aidia Studio signs a new public intervention in the south-eastern region of Mexico. In Chetumal, near the border with Belize, the studio was commissioned to transform a ten-hectare area designated for the annual fair into a year-round urban park. The government-funded initiative responds to the growing importance of the local event, now an event that includes concerts, rides and craft markets.
The site is located in a subtropical jungle setting and has a trapezoidal shape (200x400 metres) with only one access point. To overcome this criticality, the project introduces a perimeter road circuit, equipped with parking spaces and 800-metre-long bicycle and pedestrian paths, which facilitates distributed access to the park's various facilities.
The masterplan includes a series of public spaces: a thousand-seat arena for sports and music events, a multifunctional pavilion, covered basketball courts, skatepark, shops, children's playgrounds, fitness equipment, and a civic plaza located at the entrance. The latter is defined by the presence of eleven ceibas, symbolic trees in the Mesoamerican tradition.
The arrangement of the functions follows a circular logic: round-shaped volumes connected by tangent arches structure the park in a continuous sequence, avoiding hierarchies and favouring a fluid spatial experience. The path develops between waterways and shaded areas, ending in the arena, the main volume of the complex.
The design maintains a low density to preserve the existing vegetation. The materials chosen respond to the local climatic context: light metal frames, wooden finishes, perforated brick walls for natural ventilation, tiled roofs, light-coloured surfaces to limit heat absorption. All structures are modular, to simplify construction and contain costs.
