Glacial water botteling plant
01/06/2012.
By Panorama. [Queulat fiord, Patagonia] Chile
metalocus, INÉS LALUETA, TERESA DEL PRADO
metalocus, INÉS LALUETA, TERESA DEL PRADO
The building that contains the process is a box 18 by 18 meters and 6 meters high. The four facades are clad in toughened glass with a black opaque coating with a tapered soil base.
Because of the climatic conditions, glass offered a good skin solution plus the reflections of the surroundings as ornament, and the steel structure which is bolted to ensure recycling as much as possible.
The near by river during winter season floods the area so the 1.5 meter tapered base offers the necessary protection with out compromising the building.
Glacial water botteling plant.
Architects.- PANORAMA. Nicolas Valdes Rojic, Constanza Hagemann Muñoz.
Location.- Queulat fiord, Patagonia, Chile.
Sq.Mts..- 420 m²
Dates. Planning.- 2010. Construction: 2011.
Panorama is a Chilean practice, launched at 2009 by architects Nicolás Valdés and Constanza Hagemann. To date, we have developed projects of medium and small scale, covering both the residential and industrial area and equipment.
In relation to their work, all derives from the contextual analysis of each individual order and using different methodologies in order to find the best possible solutions to projects. Their focus is the environment, which we adapt according to the intentions of the project. It seems more important not only to validate the work in itself, but its relationship to context and how to make this relationship something more permanent and less dependent on a fleeting moment.