Short analysis about mechanism:
In physics we understand mechanism as a combination of resistant solids which by means of a system of transmission and transformation of movements, and when it receives energy, they are able to do mechanical work. A mechanism can also be considered as a combination of linked rigid solids.
In some opportunities, in Architecture, the need for flexibility leads us to the concept of dynamic transformation, where a physical system composed of elements takes another shape, another identity; but with the capacity of returning to its original condition, or in the case of space, to its shape or origin.
We present, in this way, the term of transformation, that refers to the procedure through which something is modified or changes its shape, maintaining its identity.
In our profession we could associate it to a physical system, but of the open type, which is defined as that system that receives energy and material from its context. As these systems receive energy, they can maintain their own structures.
Living beings are also considered an open-type system because despite the changes of their immediate environment, they have the characteristic of maintaining their structure. At this point, perhaps it is necessary to do an analogy between the user and the space which contains them because just like a living organism, Architecture occasionally has to adapt to different needs of working and changes of use which many times respond to cultural or paradigmatic modifications.
Trelles “SUM” (multipurpose room)
Location: Trelles Street, Paternal, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Architect: Cristian Hernán Estévez.
Collaborators: Architect Pablo Luksza, Architect Daniel Bartolachi, Architect Mauricio Carvallo, Architect Florencia Di Padova, Yanina Paola Estévez, Silvia Karina Estévez, Hernán Diego Cuba.
Construction: C.E.A. (Cristian Estévez: Architect).
Material Nature: Structure of bearing walls, surrounding beams of steel profiles IPN, slab mezzanine of HºAº.
Built Surface: 46 sq m.
Year of the project: 2015
Year of construction: 2016
Photographs: Federico Kulekdjian.