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PROINGAS
PROINGAS
Santiago, Chile
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PROINGAS
Santiago, Chile
Project Featured on Mar 10, 2015
Type
YEAR
2012
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
Located in the Enea Industrial Complex in Santiago, Chile, this striking building accommodates the administration offices and a showroom for Proingas, an industrial machinery reseller. The company's focus on technology, together with the site's climate conditions, were taken into account to define the design parameters of the project.
The building is composed of three parts: a two-story L-shaped volume containing offices and storage spaces, a large double-height showroom space, and an exterior permeable skin that provides solar control to the north and west façades.
The offices are organized on the second level along a hallway overlooking the showroom, the layout divided into a flexible open space and a series of administration offices. The large showroom functions as a storage and exhibition space for the machinery and is connected to the offices via a gallery, making the products viewable to clients passing through.
Given the site's dry climate and its exposure to major solar radiation from the north and west, solar control was extremely important for this project. Therefore, a stretched metal skin with 20mm spacing was designed to provide shade and allow for proper ventilation of the office. This skin is supported by a painted steel-tube structure that gives shape to the façade and provides distance from the office volume to the skin. Designed bioclimatically to maximize interior functionality, daily use expenses as a result are lower than the surrounding buildings and designate the project as a Lower Energy Building.
Installation of the metal skin proved to be challenging, and was affixed using a thin estructure for support, which was invisible on the outside but exposed on the inside. This interior visibility was intentional, designed to reveal the 'truth' of the building and allow the workers and visitors to view the process and materials that are usually hidden from sight.
Steel and concrete are the main materials, typically used in Chilean industrial construction, and the defining characteristic of this project is its dual skin, representing its achievements both externally and internally. It has created a memorable image of the company and through its design a recognizable brand, impacting everyone who sees it.
The building is composed of three parts: a two-story L-shaped volume containing offices and storage spaces, a large double-height showroom space, and an exterior permeable skin that provides solar control to the north and west façades.
The offices are organized on the second level along a hallway overlooking the showroom, the layout divided into a flexible open space and a series of administration offices. The large showroom functions as a storage and exhibition space for the machinery and is connected to the offices via a gallery, making the products viewable to clients passing through.
Given the site's dry climate and its exposure to major solar radiation from the north and west, solar control was extremely important for this project. Therefore, a stretched metal skin with 20mm spacing was designed to provide shade and allow for proper ventilation of the office. This skin is supported by a painted steel-tube structure that gives shape to the façade and provides distance from the office volume to the skin. Designed bioclimatically to maximize interior functionality, daily use expenses as a result are lower than the surrounding buildings and designate the project as a Lower Energy Building.
Installation of the metal skin proved to be challenging, and was affixed using a thin estructure for support, which was invisible on the outside but exposed on the inside. This interior visibility was intentional, designed to reveal the 'truth' of the building and allow the workers and visitors to view the process and materials that are usually hidden from sight.
Steel and concrete are the main materials, typically used in Chilean industrial construction, and the defining characteristic of this project is its dual skin, representing its achievements both externally and internally. It has created a memorable image of the company and through its design a recognizable brand, impacting everyone who sees it.
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