Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners
22/09/2016.
[Orihuela, Alicante] Spain
metalocus, CLAUDIA CENDOYA
metalocus, CLAUDIA CENDOYA
The interior reconditioning of a ground-floor local for its use as an office by Dot Partners pursues the continuity of the space that generates a spaciousness in which to undertake the office work in an optimal environment.
Detail. Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners. Image © David Zarzoso
Fluid space. Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners. Image © David Zarzoso
General view. Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners. Image © David Zarzoso
Fluid space. Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners. Image © David Zarzoso
Fluid space. Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners. Image © David Zarzoso
Detail. Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners. Image © David Zarzoso
Detail. Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners. Image © David Zarzoso
Interior stairs. Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners. Image © David Zarzoso
Interior stairs. Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners. Image © David Zarzoso
Interior stairs. Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners. Image © David Zarzoso
Meeting room. Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners. Image © David Zarzoso
Meeting room. Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners. Image © David Zarzoso
Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners. Image © David Zarzoso
Meeting room. Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners. Image © David Zarzoso
Meeting room. Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners. Image © David Zarzoso
Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners. Image © David Zarzoso
Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners. Image © David Zarzoso
Meeting room. Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners. Image © David Zarzoso
Meeting room. Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners. Image © David Zarzoso
Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners. Image © David Zarzoso
Ground floor. Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners.
First floor. Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners.
Cointec Office in Orihuela by Dot Partners. Image © David Zarzoso
The project designed by Dot Partners is divided in two floors, unified by the use of a continuous concrete floor. This materiality covers the original space that only contained a metal frame that supported the mezzanine. To promote the feeling of spaciousness, the compartmentalisation are concentrated in the back of the office.
Description of the project by Dot Partners
The project for the new Cointec offices is about the renovation of a commercial property across from Parque Severo Ochoa in the city of Orihuela. The space was presented raw, with only a metal structure built to support a mezzanine.
The low-lying position of the local roads and the fact that it is in a flood zone were decisive in the creation of an elevated level in the entry area that would serve as protection against water runoff.
The project has drafted a layout which aims to promote a feeling of spaciousness, creating a continuous space compartmentalized only through the precise positioning of furniture and glass partitions that visually connect the different rooms.
The staircase and restrooms are located in the back of the room, allowing for a larger area of free space in the front area. A central beam provides the storage space required for workspaces and space for air-conditioning and ventilation equipment.
The material aspect of the project is characterized by the use of a continuous concrete floor, which connects every room of the office and harmonizes with the brushed stainless steel frames of the partitions. The stone used to build the bench located in the hall is intended to create a contrast with the pavement and accentuates its uniqueness.
Txema García Ballester, architect at Dot Partners: “When we started our professional endeavors, the world was submerged in one of the worst economic crises in modern history. We understood that society demanded that architects provide architecture that was capable of standing up to periods of crisis and optimizing resources in order to obtain higher quality at a lower cost.
Our proposal is to offer honest works of architecture, taking austerity and simplicity as core values. The Cointec offices have been created from that perspective, so that the expressiveness of the space is a result of the proportions, materials and light.”
More information
Architects
Dot Partners
Construction
Rayser
Furniture
Carpillor, Stua
Location
Orihuela, Alicante, Spain
Date
2016
Area
260 sqm
Txema García Ballester, Laura Moreno Albuixech. Dot Partners
Dot Partners is a company formed by a team of young valencian architects that was born from a desire to join in a single figure the services of architecture and equipment. Our mission is based on being able to offer our clients architectural construction based on principles of functionality, durability and beauty. We turn away from stylistic matters to propose architecture understood from the standpoint of precision and essentialness. Precision, because we choose materials and elements precisely to build spaces, like a poet chooses words precisely to build his poems. Essentialness demonstrates our desire to create spaces using elemental forms, removing details from their surfaces so that the light can find its maximum expression in them.
