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Sesi Lab
Brasília, Brazil
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Other Projects by Gustavo Penna Arquitetos Associados
Sesi Lab
Brasília, Brazil
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2022
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
BUDGET
Unknown
SESI Lab
The SESI Lab was established in the former Touring Club of Brazil building, designed by Oscar Niemeyer and located in the Cultural South Sector of Brasília, next to the Bus Platform, at the intersection of the Monumental Axis and the Road Axis. This site, known as the Zero Stake, was defined by Lúcio Costa as the central point from which the entire Pilot Plan of Brasília is structured.
The SESI Lab
In general, the building’s original characteristics were preserved, both in its overall volume and façades, as well as in the configuration of the roof with its columns and beams. During the 2014 intervention for the implementation of the bus terminal, a metal roof was added and the ground floor was modified to create embarkation and disembarkation platforms. The layout of access roads and gardens was also altered to create maneuvering and parking areas for buses, which distorted the original landscape design with its organic forms and led to the removal of several trees.
The proposal for the creation of SESI Lab, with new educational and cultural functions, aims to restore the importance of the Touring Club Building to the city of Brasília. It reclaims its original vocation for cultural activities, as envisioned in Lúcio Costa’s Pilot Plan, while requalifying its immediate surroundings.
The choice of the building for SESI Lab was based on several factors: its historical and architectural relevance within Brasília, its central and strategic location facilitating access in a region with around 600,000 daily passersby, its recognition as a landmark that strengthens the connection between the cultural space and the city’s community, and its architectural features as a large modern pavilion with a structural system independent of its enclosures, allowing for open internal spaces and great flexibility of use.
SESI Lab seeks to democratize access to information related to innovation, science, and technology through art, stimulating the visitor’s creativity and potential through experiences based on the basic principles of physics, chemistry, mathematics, and biology.
The SESI Lab hosts long-term and temporary exhibitions, as well as an extensive educational program focused on training and capacity-building. Structurally, SESI Lab is divided into four main areas: Exhibition Spaces, Educational Spaces, Public Support Areas, and Administrative, Technical, and Service Areas.
Architecture
Gustavo Penna, Norberto Bambozzi, Laura Penna, Priscila Dias de Araújo, Ricardo Gomes Lopes, Letícia Carneiro, Oded Stahl, Caio Vieira, Alice Leite Flores, Fernanda Tolentino, Henrique Neves, Bárbara Novais, Ada Penna, Larissa Freire, Gabriel de Souza, Sávio de Oliveira, Felipe Franco, Mariana Carvalho, Rafaela Rennó, Manoel Belisario, Raquel de Resende, Eduardo Magalhães, Julia Lins
Collaborators: André Silva, Bernardo Alves, Lucas Moreira, Gustavo Monteiro, João Prado
Management and Planning: Rísia Botrel
Development
Ar.Lo Arquitetos
Interiors
Tina Barbosa
Landscape Design
Medra Paisagismo
Lighting Design
Atiaîa Design
Heritage Consulting
Gema Arquitetura
Signage
Greco Design
Museological Consulting
Expomus
Structure
Bedê Engenharia
Installations
Lumens Engenharia
Acoustics
Metron Acústica
Sustainability
Labcon / Ares
Permitting
Geo Lógica
Fire Protection
Cadari Engenharia
Air Conditioning
Trevo Engenharia
Location
Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
Technical Data
Project year: 2019
Completion year: 2022
Built area: 7,700 m²
Photography
Jomar Bragança
Leonardo Finotti
The SESI Lab was established in the former Touring Club of Brazil building, designed by Oscar Niemeyer and located in the Cultural South Sector of Brasília, next to the Bus Platform, at the intersection of the Monumental Axis and the Road Axis. This site, known as the Zero Stake, was defined by Lúcio Costa as the central point from which the entire Pilot Plan of Brasília is structured.
The SESI Lab
In general, the building’s original characteristics were preserved, both in its overall volume and façades, as well as in the configuration of the roof with its columns and beams. During the 2014 intervention for the implementation of the bus terminal, a metal roof was added and the ground floor was modified to create embarkation and disembarkation platforms. The layout of access roads and gardens was also altered to create maneuvering and parking areas for buses, which distorted the original landscape design with its organic forms and led to the removal of several trees.
The proposal for the creation of SESI Lab, with new educational and cultural functions, aims to restore the importance of the Touring Club Building to the city of Brasília. It reclaims its original vocation for cultural activities, as envisioned in Lúcio Costa’s Pilot Plan, while requalifying its immediate surroundings.
The choice of the building for SESI Lab was based on several factors: its historical and architectural relevance within Brasília, its central and strategic location facilitating access in a region with around 600,000 daily passersby, its recognition as a landmark that strengthens the connection between the cultural space and the city’s community, and its architectural features as a large modern pavilion with a structural system independent of its enclosures, allowing for open internal spaces and great flexibility of use.
SESI Lab seeks to democratize access to information related to innovation, science, and technology through art, stimulating the visitor’s creativity and potential through experiences based on the basic principles of physics, chemistry, mathematics, and biology.
The SESI Lab hosts long-term and temporary exhibitions, as well as an extensive educational program focused on training and capacity-building. Structurally, SESI Lab is divided into four main areas: Exhibition Spaces, Educational Spaces, Public Support Areas, and Administrative, Technical, and Service Areas.
Architecture
Gustavo Penna, Norberto Bambozzi, Laura Penna, Priscila Dias de Araújo, Ricardo Gomes Lopes, Letícia Carneiro, Oded Stahl, Caio Vieira, Alice Leite Flores, Fernanda Tolentino, Henrique Neves, Bárbara Novais, Ada Penna, Larissa Freire, Gabriel de Souza, Sávio de Oliveira, Felipe Franco, Mariana Carvalho, Rafaela Rennó, Manoel Belisario, Raquel de Resende, Eduardo Magalhães, Julia Lins
Collaborators: André Silva, Bernardo Alves, Lucas Moreira, Gustavo Monteiro, João Prado
Management and Planning: Rísia Botrel
Development
Ar.Lo Arquitetos
Interiors
Tina Barbosa
Landscape Design
Medra Paisagismo
Lighting Design
Atiaîa Design
Heritage Consulting
Gema Arquitetura
Signage
Greco Design
Museological Consulting
Expomus
Structure
Bedê Engenharia
Installations
Lumens Engenharia
Acoustics
Metron Acústica
Sustainability
Labcon / Ares
Permitting
Geo Lógica
Fire Protection
Cadari Engenharia
Air Conditioning
Trevo Engenharia
Location
Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
Technical Data
Project year: 2019
Completion year: 2022
Built area: 7,700 m²
Photography
Jomar Bragança
Leonardo Finotti
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