Industrial and experimental coworking. Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura
08/11/2021.
[Medellin] Colombia
metalocus, ANTONIO PLATO
metalocus, ANTONIO PLATO
Colombian architecture studio Yemail Arquitectura has refurbished a mechanical workshop, which has a long life as a former office and garment space, located in the Manila neighborhood of Medellín, to transform it into a coworking office equipped with a cafeteria for Communal.
Designed just before the pandemic, it is based on networked thinking, expansion, and creativity, and is an experiment in how architecture can serve to connect people and intellects and show us that now more than ever, sharing brings strength and improves efficiency.
Designed just before the pandemic, it is based on networked thinking, expansion, and creativity, and is an experiment in how architecture can serve to connect people and intellects and show us that now more than ever, sharing brings strength and improves efficiency.
Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Alejandro Arango.
Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Alejandro Arango.
Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Alejandro Arango.
Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Alejandro Arango.
Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Alejandro Arango.
Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Alejandro Arango.
Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Alejandro Arango.
Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Alejandro Arango.
Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Alejandro Arango.
Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Alejandro Arango.
Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Alejandro Arango.
Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Alejandro Arango.
Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Alejandro Arango.
Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Alejandro Arango.
Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Alejandro Arango.
Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Alejandro Arango.
Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Alejandro Arango.
Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Alejandro Arango.
Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Alejandro Arango.
Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Alejandro Arango.
First floor plan. Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura.
Second floor plan. Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura.
Section. Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura.
Facades. Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura.
Original first floor. Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura.
Original second floor. Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura.
Original section. Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura.
Model by Sara Escobar. Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Julián Mahecha.
Model by Sara Escobar. Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Julián Mahecha.
Model by Sara Escobar. Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Julián Mahecha.
Model by Sara Escobar. Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Julián Mahecha.
Model by Sara Escobar. Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Julián Mahecha.
Model by Sara Escobar. Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Julián Mahecha.
Model by Sara Escobar. Bodega Communal Medellín by Yemail Arquitectura. Photograph by Julián Mahecha.
The warehouse refurbished by the Yemail Arquitectura studio is a set of pieces that fit together seeking the minimum possible tension between the two. The project is based on the recovery of the industrial character of four double-height walls and a gabled roof supported by 5 wooden trusses.
The elements are placed at the ends to put some order between different ideas, people, and times using architectural components that rather than being guided by function as such, are guided by proportions and human relations.
Two fir wood mezzanines, one at each end, express the structural order and, at the same time, space is completed with six triangular planters, 11 boat windows, a staircase within a staircase, and another one that wants to be a place to be and not just a means to go up and down.
The elements are placed at the ends to put some order between different ideas, people, and times using architectural components that rather than being guided by function as such, are guided by proportions and human relations.
Two fir wood mezzanines, one at each end, express the structural order and, at the same time, space is completed with six triangular planters, 11 boat windows, a staircase within a staircase, and another one that wants to be a place to be and not just a means to go up and down.
Description of project by Yemail Arquitectura
A few days ago, just when we were finally able to go out and recognize the world left after the pandemic, @communal opened. What seems coincidental is also a way of saying that this is about networked thinking, expansion and creativity; also an experiment on the role of design as a means to connect people, spirits and intellects, but, above all, to show us that today more than ever sharing has acquired the force of a principle.
The dimensions of the intervention speak of a piece that is coupled to another in search of the minimum possible tension: A warehouse in the Manila neighborhood of Medellin, assembled in pieces according to when it was a mechanical workshop, an office or a clothing space; it is transformed with elementary operations to level, clear, ventilate and illuminate. The premise is to recover the essential industrial type of four double-height walls and a gable roof supported by 5 wooden trusses.
The dialogue with the space is guided by a set of elements of different nature arranged at the ends: Two fir wood mezzanines that express a structural order, six triangular gardens, 11 ship windows, a staircase inside another staircase and yet another one that wants to be a place and not just a means to go up and down. Let's say a board composed of geometries that seem not to match in such a simple way and that cannot be joined together.
In other words, there is a staging that seeks to put some order between ideas, people and different times through architectural components that abandoned the rules of function to be influenced by the body and relationships.
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Architects
Yemail Arquitectura.- Antonio Yemail, Martín Jiménez.
Collaborators
Engineering.- Hernando Giraldo, Contruinmuniza. Landscaping.- Santiago Urreta, Urreta paisaje. Landscaping.- Perceprual furniture. Model.- Sara Escobar. Community team.- Founder Carolina Alzate, Miguel Murillo, Camila Pardo, Alejandra Alvarez, David Madrid.
Client
Comunnal.
Builder
Area
350 sqm.
Dates
2020.
Location
Medellin, Colombia.
Photography
Photographs.- Alejandro Arango. Photographic registration Model.- Julian Mahecha.
Antonio Yemail. Yemail Arquitectura
Yemail Arquitectura, founded in Bogotá in 2007, develops its professional activity in the design and execution of public and private architectural projects in various parts of Colombia and abroad.
We have worked with cultural institutions, galleries, and museums in the design of pavilions, exhibition halls, museographies, and shops, as well as in collaboration with artists for the development of installations and special projects and with creative agencies, micro and large companies in the design of workspaces, production and sales centers. We also work with developers and individuals in housing development exploring cooperative management models, the rehabilitation of modern heritage, and the use of low-cost manufacturing systems. We have participated in consultancies with foundations, universities, and development agencies for the development of public space interventions, street furniture design, and public policy planning.
We have worked with cultural institutions, galleries, and museums in the design of pavilions, exhibition halls, museographies, and shops, as well as in collaboration with artists for the development of installations and special projects and with creative agencies, micro and large companies in the design of workspaces, production and sales centers. We also work with developers and individuals in housing development exploring cooperative management models, the rehabilitation of modern heritage, and the use of low-cost manufacturing systems. We have participated in consultancies with foundations, universities, and development agencies for the development of public space interventions, street furniture design, and public policy planning.
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