The Clave Denia Logistics Center and Office Building, known by its commercial brand ALE-HOP, is located in the Valencian town of Bellreguard. In an area of recent urbanization, surrounded by orange groves and with the Mediterranean Sea as a backdrop to the east.
The new Logistics Center takes the form of a powerful white prismatic volume, made up of large prefabricated concrete panels. The adjoining piece comprises the Office Building, also as a rectangular volume of three heights, easily recognizable thanks to the linear horizontal rips on each floor, which introduce natural light from the south to the full depth of the Offices.
The approach of the program of needs leads to the design of an essentially transversal organizational structure, but with differentiation in three levels of hierarchy, counting in any case with communication and direct visual relationship between all levels. In response to growth and possible changes in the company's organization, the architecture is based on a versatile compartmentalization solution, which will allow the program to be always adapted to the company’s needs.
The scheme of uses, starts on each floor from a large initial hall space, from which gives way to a succession of pieces, with main uses on the south facade, and servers on the opposite side, being divided by a central axis as a long street segmented by small squares.
Inside, the continuous flooring, together with the predominance of white perimeter cladding and glass subdivisions, give rise to a luminous and transparent space with a marked technological essence.
The intervention, with a markedly sober and minimalist character, conceals a sophisticated and innovative installation, with complex air conditioning supply and return systems, ventilation, and air renewal systems, as well as intelligent control and regulation of artificial lighting, among other installations.
The combination of transparent glass in the longitudinal direction, with translucent glass in the transversal direction, maximizes the penetration of natural light through the rooms of prolonged use, to the interior rooms of occasional use. Similarly, the succession of continuous white paneling, applied to management spaces, contrasts with the white grooved paneling, which allows the identification of server areas and even the concealment of their doors. In the ceilings, the absence of visible installations contrasts with the sinuosity of the linear indirect lighting fixtures that accompany along the route, marking the rhythm between different departments, while showing the versatility of the proposed distribution.