Initiated in 2022 and finished in 2026, Zayma is a residential development comprising eleven units organized within three volumes articulated around a central courtyard. Rather than functioning as residual space between the dwellings, this void becomes the organizing element of the project. It structures circulation, entrances, and visual relationships, while integrating vegetation, natural light, and cross-ventilation to establish a continuous connection between the residences and the shared spaces.

The project seeks to create an architecture that, despite its density, maintains a domestic scale and a direct relationship with the outdoors. The courtyard operates as an intermediate space—a threshold between private and collective life—allowing each unit to preserve a sense of privacy while remaining part of a larger spatial structure.

The material palette reinforces this intention. Exposed concrete, pigmented stucco, concrete screens, wood, and steel come together in a restrained composition, where each element contributes to a cohesive architectural identity. Texture, shadow, and changes in depth create an architecture that feels monolithic yet permeable, continuously transforming with the movement of natural light throughout the day.

A fundamental structural condition is the use of a transfer slab, which allows the position of structural supports to shift between levels. This strategy makes it possible to achieve a more open and flexible ground floor, while the upper levels can accommodate the specific requirements of each dwelling without relying on a continuous structural grid.

The result is an architecture in which structure, materiality, and space are conceived as a single operation. Dwellings, circulation, vegetation, and intermediate spaces converge around the central courtyard, which becomes the spatial and environmental core of Zayma—a void that, rather than separating, articulates and connects the collective life of the development.