What kind of community is the Villages of Loreto Bay in Mexico?
The Villages of Loreto Bay is an eco-friendly, New Urbanist community now under construction along the Sea of Cortez in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Click on the photos below to see home designs and views of “Founder’s Neighborhood” at Loreto Bay. Jim Hallock is director of Earth Block Operations at The Villages of Loreto Bay Photo © Jackie Craven When his wife developed chemical sensitivities, builder Jim Hallock searched for ways to construct with non-toxic materials. The answer was under his feet: dirt. “Earthen walls have always been the best,” Hallock said during a press tour of the Baja, Mexico facility where he oversees the production of compressed earth blocks (CEBs) for construction at the Villages of Loreto Bay. Sources: http://architecture.about.com/od/construction/ss/earthblock.
Building a healthy, sustainable village By Jackie Craven, About.com Guide See More About: * energy-efficient design * earth architecture * neighborhood development * architecture in mexico “Rocky Beach at Loreto Bay, Mexico” “Founders’ Neighborhood” in the Villages of Loreto Bay clusters along the beach near Loreto in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Photo © Jackie Craven More Images (3) Sponsored Links Mexico City MarriottGuaranteed Lowest Rates! Book Now Only From Official Marriott Site.www.marriott.com/Hotel_Deals Maputaland Lodge/AccAffordable Accomodation Self cater Restaurant/Pub/Pool/Airconditioningwww.maputalandlodge.co.za Blue Bay CancunBook All Inclusive Resort Now! Online or Toll Free (888) 782-9722www.BlueBayResorts.BookIt.com Architecture Ads Loreto Architecture Building Construction Modern On the rocky eastern coastline of Baja California Sur, Mexico, a grou
Located seven miles south of the town of Loreto in Baja California Sur, the Villages of Loreto Bay is an 8,000-acre new urbanist development that strives to be North America’s largest sustainable resort development. At buildout—anticipated by 2020—the $3 billion project will include village neighborhoods constructed in nine phases primarily along the protected Loreto Bay on the Sea of Cortés. Loreto Bay sign and the Mision de Nuestra Señora de Loreto. Loreto Bay Company’s municipal office, in the shadow of Baja’s oldest mission in central Loreto. Photo by Simmons Buntin. Nearly all pedestrian-oriented villages will feature commercial services such as corner markets within walking distance, and a town center featuring a larger collection of retail uses a short walk from the neighborhoods is under construction. Though 6,000 homes are planned (including condominiums above commercial), 5,000 acres of the site have been set aside as permanent natural open space, and the project will also in
