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STUDENT CENTER, Monterrey Tech University
Bulevar Tomas Fernández, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
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STUDENT CENTER, Monterrey Tech University
Bulevar Tomas Fernández, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Student Center, Monterrey Tech University, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
The Student Center from the Monterrey Tech University in Ciudad
Juarez was conceived as a leisure and recreation place for the student
community from high school to University.
Surrounded by a mature treed garden, the 2 level and 7000 sq. ft.
building is composed of a covered access plaza, which integrates itself to the
interior of the building by a set of glass and aluminum garage door, blurring
the line between the interior and the exterior.
The lower level has a central area with seating and space for a
variety of entertainment options, from air hockey, ping pong tables, board and video
game consoles, television sets, a small food kiosk and a school supplies store
and restrooms; on the upper level there’s a variety of seating options and a
smoothie and soft drinks bar.
The building, apart from fulfilling the necessities of the
students, to generate interaction and togetherness among students, it had to
make a statement that in this Campus they could break paradigms, are committed
with the environment and are willing to invest in sustainable projects.
This was to be a geometrically interesting building, perform
outstanding energetically, being flexible to accommodate different activities
throughout time, and all within a very limited budget, having austere finishes,
and above all, show that it was a sustainable project.
It is built with 11 standard ISBU 40 ft. used containers on their
High Cube version. Due to their structural sturdiness we stacked them one over
the other generating voids and cantilevered areas. That arrangement created
informal gathering open spaces on both levels, and interesting views from one
level to the other. The resulting central space works as a central patio with
double height, surrounded by mezzanines and porticos.
The building acquired its personality within the campus, in itself
it is a school, a project that teaches that we must participate in caring for
the environment, that we must recycle and that there are many ways to do that.
Also teaches that every building must try to give their share for the
conservation of our natural resources both during construction and during
operation.
Recycling the containers allowed us to reduce the amount of CO2
generated by the construction of the building, the containers used prevented
that tons of structural steel needed to be manufactured, 80% of the buildings
structure was swapped by the containers.
The perimeter of the building has voids generated by the position
of the containers, and those voids were covered by aluminum and glass garage
doors, which can be lifted entirely, allowing natural cross ventilation
throughout the year. The fact that the building is surrounded by mature trees
helps that the winds come in at a lower speed and at a lower temperature. This
has allowed that even being situated in a city where temperature oscillate
between 95 and 110 F. during summer, the building can operate with the windows
open and HVAC systems shut off during most of the year.
The windows also fill the building with natural light preventing
from using artificial lighting during operation hours, and the façade shades
prevent the entry of direct sunlight and heat to the interior.
The containers on their exterior side is covered with a mix of
automotive paint and ceramic nano-spheres, that generates a texture resistant
to abrasion, a characteristic needed on a student building, and on the other
hand, the microscopic spheres repel a great deal of heat irradiated from the
sun, helping to keep the interior of the building cool. On the interior side of
the containers we installed ICYNENE foam insulation covered by drywall
completing the insulation factor needed.
The rest of the buildings finishes are grinded and then polished
concrete and laminate flooring inside the containers and on the mezzanines.
This allowed us to keep operating and maintenance costs to a minimum.
This method also aided to reduce waste and lowered the
construction schedule considerably.
In conclusion, this building without high tech equipment managed
to have an exemplary performance throughout the year, performs its function
with great acceptance from the students and teaches its users a different way
to address sustainability and care for the environment.
Grupo ARKHOS, is a Design Firm Cofounded in 2008, by architects
Ruben Escobar-Urrutia, LEED AP BD+C, and Ricardo Pacheco-Lopez. Since that date
we have worked on a very varied array of projects, from student centers and
classroom university buildings, office buildings, restaurants, and currently
working on a 60,000 square meter Convention and Exposition Center and on two 10
story IT development buildings, one already under construction and seeking a
LEED Gold certification.
We have offices in Juarez Mexico and in Mexico City. And have
developed projects in several cities in Mexico including Chihuahua, Juarez,
Mexico City and Cancun. And in the United States in El Paso, Texas.
Our design approach is always towards sustainability and
innovation.
www.grupoarkhos.com
The Student Center from the Monterrey Tech University in Ciudad
Juarez was conceived as a leisure and recreation place for the student
community from high school to University.
Surrounded by a mature treed garden, the 2 level and 7000 sq. ft.
building is composed of a covered access plaza, which integrates itself to the
interior of the building by a set of glass and aluminum garage door, blurring
the line between the interior and the exterior.
The lower level has a central area with seating and space for a
variety of entertainment options, from air hockey, ping pong tables, board and video
game consoles, television sets, a small food kiosk and a school supplies store
and restrooms; on the upper level there’s a variety of seating options and a
smoothie and soft drinks bar.
The building, apart from fulfilling the necessities of the
students, to generate interaction and togetherness among students, it had to
make a statement that in this Campus they could break paradigms, are committed
with the environment and are willing to invest in sustainable projects.
This was to be a geometrically interesting building, perform
outstanding energetically, being flexible to accommodate different activities
throughout time, and all within a very limited budget, having austere finishes,
and above all, show that it was a sustainable project.
It is built with 11 standard ISBU 40 ft. used containers on their
High Cube version. Due to their structural sturdiness we stacked them one over
the other generating voids and cantilevered areas. That arrangement created
informal gathering open spaces on both levels, and interesting views from one
level to the other. The resulting central space works as a central patio with
double height, surrounded by mezzanines and porticos.
The building acquired its personality within the campus, in itself
it is a school, a project that teaches that we must participate in caring for
the environment, that we must recycle and that there are many ways to do that.
Also teaches that every building must try to give their share for the
conservation of our natural resources both during construction and during
operation.
Recycling the containers allowed us to reduce the amount of CO2
generated by the construction of the building, the containers used prevented
that tons of structural steel needed to be manufactured, 80% of the buildings
structure was swapped by the containers.
The perimeter of the building has voids generated by the position
of the containers, and those voids were covered by aluminum and glass garage
doors, which can be lifted entirely, allowing natural cross ventilation
throughout the year. The fact that the building is surrounded by mature trees
helps that the winds come in at a lower speed and at a lower temperature. This
has allowed that even being situated in a city where temperature oscillate
between 95 and 110 F. during summer, the building can operate with the windows
open and HVAC systems shut off during most of the year.
The windows also fill the building with natural light preventing
from using artificial lighting during operation hours, and the façade shades
prevent the entry of direct sunlight and heat to the interior.
The containers on their exterior side is covered with a mix of
automotive paint and ceramic nano-spheres, that generates a texture resistant
to abrasion, a characteristic needed on a student building, and on the other
hand, the microscopic spheres repel a great deal of heat irradiated from the
sun, helping to keep the interior of the building cool. On the interior side of
the containers we installed ICYNENE foam insulation covered by drywall
completing the insulation factor needed.
The rest of the buildings finishes are grinded and then polished
concrete and laminate flooring inside the containers and on the mezzanines.
This allowed us to keep operating and maintenance costs to a minimum.
This method also aided to reduce waste and lowered the
construction schedule considerably.
In conclusion, this building without high tech equipment managed
to have an exemplary performance throughout the year, performs its function
with great acceptance from the students and teaches its users a different way
to address sustainability and care for the environment.
Grupo ARKHOS, is a Design Firm Cofounded in 2008, by architects
Ruben Escobar-Urrutia, LEED AP BD+C, and Ricardo Pacheco-Lopez. Since that date
we have worked on a very varied array of projects, from student centers and
classroom university buildings, office buildings, restaurants, and currently
working on a 60,000 square meter Convention and Exposition Center and on two 10
story IT development buildings, one already under construction and seeking a
LEED Gold certification.
We have offices in Juarez Mexico and in Mexico City. And have
developed projects in several cities in Mexico including Chihuahua, Juarez,
Mexico City and Cancun. And in the United States in El Paso, Texas.
Our design approach is always towards sustainability and
innovation.
www.grupoarkhos.com
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