We are very excited to announce the opening of our latest home: CASA CURIE in Monterrey, Mexico, our first home outside of CDMX. This is the largest and most sustainable house in Covive. It reflects our learning, values and the human essence of sharing through carefully designed coliving spaces. With this design-for-community approach, we achieve full occupancy in a short time. CASA CURIE is a 3-story building with 541 m2 of total construction. With 18 rooms and 324 m2 of common and shared areas (about 60% of the total area) with beautiful views of the mountains. CASA CURIE has been granted an Honourable Mention at the Coliving Awards 2023 in the category: Building & Architecture.
In Covive “We celebrate the human essence of sharing”
ABOUT THE PROJECT
🗓️ Openning date: May – 2023
🏢 3-Level building with 541 m2 of total construction.
🏡 With 18 rooms and 324 m2 of common and shared areas (more than half of the total area):
🧑🍳 2 Well-equipped kitchens.
🛋️ Access to 5 living-rooms:
💻 for working
🧘♀️ for exercising
📺 for watching TV
🎉 for sharing
✨ With a roof garden for barbecuing 🥩
⛰️🤠 Spectacular view of Cerro de la Silla
📍 Location: Monterrey N.L. México, Distrito Tec (ITESM University Campus) great for Tec students.
🎯 Ideal for: Students and Professionals working in Zona Valle, Parque Fundidora, and downtown MTY.
Common spaces
We focus our energy and resources in our amazing common spaces that encourage community and wellbeing. These spaces are used by the entire community of Casa Curie. Amenities for 18-24 inhabitants: TV room, gym, coworking and roof garden, social reception with mailbox, warehouses for ops (218.08 m2)
Shared spaces
Each one of our houses have a shared kitchen, dining, and living room (fully equipped). These spaces are used by the community of each house respectively. 2 houses for 9-12 inhabitants with living room, kitchen and dining room (104.80 m2)
Private spaces
Rooms with the basics, residents are encouraged to appropriate their space and use the shared spaces. These spaces are used exclusively by the resident who signs a contract with us. 2 houses w/ 9 rooms (each house) for 1-2 inhabitants (216.80 m2)
Innovative / sustainable materials 🏢
A deep study of the place was carried out to discover its potential; understand, design and implement the best options to improve the comfort and make the building more sustainable.
Solar panels 🌞🔋
Casa Curie has 32 panels of 585 w. The panels generate enough electricity to power minimum half-house, including the air conditioning, lighting, and appliances.The solar panels are a major step towards making Casa Curie a sustainable building.
Cross ventilation 🌬️↖️
The house is oriented to take advantage of the prevailing winds. This allows for natural ventilation, which reduces the need for air conditioning. Cross ventilation also helps to improve the air quality in the house.
Local vegetation 🏜️🍃
The landscape of Casa Curie is designed using plants that are native to the region. These plants are low-maintenance and require little water. The local vegetation helps to create a more sustainable environment for Casa Curie.
No gas, only electric boilers and electric grills ⚡💡
Casa Curie does not have any gas installations. This is to reduce the risk of fire and to make the house more environmentally friendly. The house is heated and cooled using electricity and solar power.
PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION
TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATIONS
Casa Curie has implemented a number of technology integrations to improve daily operations, safety, health, and sustainability.
SUSTAINABILITY & HEALTH
🌬️Automation and remote control of air conditioners to save energy.
💡Motion-sensor activated hallway lights to save energy.
💧Water-saving accessories in showers and toilets to reduce water consumption.
🧼 Dish washing machine for water efficiency.
🌎 Filters to purify water to drink to reduce consumption of plastic bottles.
SAFETY & HEALTH
📹🛡️Security camera with 24/7 virtual guard to improve safety.
🔥Smoke detector to improve safety.
DAILY OPERATIONS
🔒SALTO technology for access control so residents can use their smartphones to open the doors. This also helps with operations efficiency and security.
📍3D online house tour so potential residents can view the house before they visit. This improves sales efficiency.
Our Shared Spaces
Fosters wellbeing and community
🏘 Our Shared Houses
✅ We offer enjoyable and functional shared living spaces.
✅ Our houses have a shared kitchen, dining, and living room.
✅ Our shared spaces are more than half of the total area, at 60%.
✅ This creates a sense of community and belonging among residents.
🛋 Our Shared Areas
✅ Our shared areas are fully equipped and inviting.
✅ They include a gym, a coworking, a tv room, and a roof garden.
✅ These spaces provide opportunities for residents to socialize, relax, and collaborate.
🤝 True Community Experience
We offer access to houses designed and operated for community living.
Our shared spaces are designed to encourage interaction and connection. We believe that shared spaces are essential for fostering wellbeing and community.
CONCLUSION
“We are a mexican coliving that believes that sharing is living more”
The project itself has significant relevance due to its sustainable implementations and its great impact on social, ecological and community aspects. In addition, it stands as a pioneer venture in terms of coliving in Monterrey. This achievement is due to the exceptional collaboration of the team and the Property Owners.
With the help of Property Owners, Casa Curie has implemented a number of technology integrations to improve daily operations, safety, health, and sustainability.
🌬️Automation of air conditioners
💡Motion-sensor activated hallway lights
💧Water-saving accessories
🧼 Dish washing machine
🌞 Solar panels
🌬️Cross ventilation
🍃Local vegetation
⚡No gas installation
We opened the house with full operational capacities from day one:
🏡Fully-equipped shared areas.
🛏️18 rooms ready to rent.
Covive partnered with property owners to transform the 6 apartments project into a coliving space. Covive gave the guidelines to ensure the design of shared spaces encourages community living. We focus our energy and resources in common & shared spaces that encourage community.
👫Common and shared spaces are 60% of the total area of the building.
🛋️68% of the expenses in FF&E was invested in shared and common spaces.
