Final+Project

From the idea of a solid cube, with no functions, the carving theme was the creator of some nice spatiality. In these terms, the product of this first stage was a cube without a determined spatial position and with a lot of potential to be transported to reality. My client was a Kinder director, associated with a businessman, who established all the needs and requirements. The client wanted a program including a reception, three classrooms, administration offices, a janitor apartment, studios for specific works like painting and sculpture, an infirmary, kitchen, parking, green areas and a small pool. Now, the lot of land measures 20 m wide by 50 m long and it is placed in Altamira, in front of a main street. It was a challenge to be able to fit the entire program into such a small land, but with some planning it was possible. The cube was used as a building and, taking into account the spatial needs, the best position was defined. The classrooms were placed in the lowest floor of the cube, with an English patio surrounding them, In the first floor, where the main entrance is, there are the reception and one of the studios, in the second floor there is the other studio, the third floor has the offices and the janitor apartment, and the fourth floor has a multiple use space and a terrace. Outside of the building there are the green areas and the entrance and exit of the parking. The building is made of concrete, glass and wood, where, the façade walls are made out of concrete and the windows are made of glass with louvers made out of wood, these protect the glass form the sun and this way the building needs less energy to be cooled. The structure responds basically to the internal framed structure system, where the spans, between each column, vary 3 m and 6 m, agreeing with the internal walls (that’s why it is called internal framed structure). The beams and columns are made of steel because it is more resistant than other materials to tension and it takes a lot compression to break. The result was a well distributed Kinder, with a beautiful and effective façade that lets the institution to save energy and with a very solid structure that will keep it up forever!

media type="youtube" key="00885CyUZ9Y" height="344" width="425" Check my final project video on this link! [] or, you can also search "Nohelia's Final Poject" on youtube! Enjoy!