The beauty kept inside. Morphology Building by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura
12/07/2017.
[Lima] Perú
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metalocus, DANIEL MADERA
Nómena Arquitectura has designed and built this hybrid building that develops its programs in height and seeks to bring character and regularity to the city of Lima in a discontinuous environment of old mechanical workshops that are giving way to a new commercial area.
Façade. Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura. Photograph © Diego Franco Coto
Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura. Photograph © Diego Franco Coto
Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura. Photograph © Diego Franco Coto
Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura. Photograph © Diego Franco Coto
Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura. Photograph © Diego Franco Coto
Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura. Photograph © Diego Franco Coto
Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura. Photograph © Diego Franco Coto
Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura. Photograph © Diego Franco Coto
Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura. Photograph © Diego Franco Coto
Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura. Photograph © Diego Franco Coto
Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura. Photograph © Diego Franco Coto
Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura. Photograph © Diego Franco Coto
Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura. Photograph © Diego Franco Coto
Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura. Photograph © Diego Franco Coto
Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura. Photograph © Diego Franco Coto
Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura. Photograph © Diego Franco Coto
Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura. Photograph © Diego Franco Coto
Detail. Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura. Photograph © Diego Franco Coto
Detail. Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura. Photograph © Diego Franco Coto
Sections. Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura
Plans. Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura
Elevation. Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura
Diagram. Edificio Morphology by Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura
The proposal of Nómena Arquitectura makes a modern reinterpretation of lattices, typical of the Peruvian architectural culture and develops all its beauty in an interior botanical garden that reveals its section.
Description of the project by Nómena Arquitectura
The project is located in an area of recent urban transformation in Lima, the neighborhood of Santa Cruz. Old mechanical workshops are turning into a new commercial area of bars, offices and housing. The elongated site houses a vertical void (botanical garden) with a semi-urban character. Its boundaries impose a regular line in a discontinuous environment trying to use geometry to shape the city.
The building addresses various programs (commercial, office and cafeteria) vertically, overlapping them in five levels. The commercial program is linked to the street through a base, the offices are located at higher levels and the cafeteria on the top level. On the top floor, the cafeteria has outdoor conditions, a contained space on the sides but open to the sky. The distribution hall has two different routes from the street; a more private to the commercial area and another more public and independent "side street". The latter allows passersby to freely penetrate the building to the cafeteria through an architectural promenade. The commercial levels are linked with slow steps.
Two envelopes were used, that contribute to control the temperature and solar incidence on the main facade. They work as a veranda (a space traditionally used in the east as protection/transition between interior and exterior) replacing the traditional curtain wall. This idea is also a reference to the traditional Lima balcony that allowed to see without being seen, but this time through a concrete structural lattice. The building reveals its section through a semi-public path, a vertical space that houses an interior botanic garden.
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Architects
Talia Valdez + Nómena Arquitectura
Collaborators
Jose Carlos Wong, Guillermo Obispo, Manuel Cornejo
Project Manager
Andres De La Flor, Ebel Reina
Structures
Cesar Villegas
Electrical and sanitary
Fernando Mendoza
Security
Julio Laurente
Builder
Estremadoyro & Fassioli
Area
Plot Area.- 510 m²; Architecture.- 2,400 m²
Dates
Year of Design.- 2013; Year of Construction.- 2016
Moris Fleischman, Diego Franco, Hector Loli y Jorge Sánchez Nómena Arquitectura
Nómena Arquitectura is an architectural studio based in Lima, Peru, by Moris Fleischman, Diego Franco, Hector Loli and Jorge Sánchez in 2006. Since hat moment, they has managed to combine a business model with the highest quality of design, obtaining recognition in national biennials and international architecture and urbanism.
His philosophy is based on a culture of dialogue and teamwork. They deal personally with their clients, and their buildings always try to contribute to the context in which they are inserted. Following these principles, they have successfully developed projects in various scales and typologies, from private houses to urban interventions.
The work of the study has been publised in Peru, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, China, Ecuador, Israel, Italy and the United States, where they have also been invited to give lectures and exhibitions. In 2012, they were part of the team of Peruvian architects who participated in the XIII International Architecture Biennale of Venice.
His philosophy is based on a culture of dialogue and teamwork. They deal personally with their clients, and their buildings always try to contribute to the context in which they are inserted. Following these principles, they have successfully developed projects in various scales and typologies, from private houses to urban interventions.
The work of the study has been publised in Peru, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, China, Ecuador, Israel, Italy and the United States, where they have also been invited to give lectures and exhibitions. In 2012, they were part of the team of Peruvian architects who participated in the XIII International Architecture Biennale of Venice.
