Peter Zumthor and Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos
11/04/2017.
[Mexico City] Mexico
metalocus, DANIEL MADERA
metalocus, DANIEL MADERA
Weeks ago we brought the project Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos at the Alameda Central Park in Mexico City.
Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image © Sandra Pereznieto
Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image © Sandra Pereznieto
Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image © Sandra Pereznieto
Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image © Sandra Pereznieto
Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image © Sandra Pereznieto
Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image © Sandra Pereznieto
Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image © Sandra Pereznieto
Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image © Sandra Pereznieto
Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image © Sandra Pereznieto
Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image © Sandra Pereznieto
Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image © Sandra Pereznieto
Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image © Sandra Pereznieto
Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image © Sandra Pereznieto
Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image © Sandra Pereznieto
Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image © Sandra Pereznieto
Axonometric view. Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image courtesy of Dellekamp Arquitectos
Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image courtesy of Dellekamp Arquitectos
Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image courtesy of Dellekamp Arquitectos
Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image courtesy of Dellekamp Arquitectos
Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image courtesy of Dellekamp Arquitectos
Section. Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image courtesy of Dellekamp Arquitectos
Section. Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image courtesy of Dellekamp Arquitectos
Section. Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image courtesy of Dellekamp Arquitectos
Section. Casa de Suiza by Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image courtesy of Dellekamp Arquitectos
Now we leave you new images, with the pavilion designed by Dellekamp Arquitectos at full capacity and a very special guest, the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. Enjoy it!
Description of the project by Dellekamp Arquitectos
House of Switzerland Pavilion emerges with the celebration of the seventy years of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Mexico, Dellekamp Arquitectos began to work on the project without a defined program and site, so a modular system was designed based on a triangular grid that allows adaptation to different locations and changing needs of the program, which allowed transformations during the design process.This adaptability feature allows it to be itinerant and a location to multiple sites without damaging the environment.
For the above, we placed a fragment of the pavilion in the Alameda Central within the framework of the International Festival Mextrópoli.
The use of wood attached to the materiality of House of Switzerland as a common way of building in Switzerland. The pavilion is designed in modules conformed by laminated wood of certified pine and metallic unions, promoting the use of the wood like structural material in Mexico. These modules are derived from the triangular grid, thus ensuring an efficient assembly and dismantling of the structure at the site. Its prefabrication and assembly are in charge of the company "Metal y Madera”.
The pavilion had two levels; its maximum height was 6 m, with an extension of 18.30 m front, by 11.50 m depth. The total of built meters is 171 m², unlike the first pavilion this will be an open space without internal divisions, has an open forum for cultural events and on its upper floor a circulation that works as a viewpoint.
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Architects
Dellekamp Arquitectos | Derek Dellekamp & JachenSchleich
Collaborators
José Manuel Estrada (project leader), Alice Seban, Gustavo Hernández, Eduardo Cabral, Benoist Rouel-Brax, Laura Alonso, AntoineVaxelaire, Javier Ramírez, Valentina Sánchez
Venue
Alameda Central, Ciudad de México.
Dates
2017
Builded surface
171 m²
Arquitectos Dellekamp
Dellekamp Arquitectos is an architectural studio based in México DF, founded in 1999 by Derek Dellekamp, graduated from the Universidad Iberoamericana, México DF, México (1992-1997).
Dellekamp Arquitectos is dedicated to the development and supervision of architectural projects regardless of scale or program type with a rigorous research methodology. They aim to find unique solutions to the specific conditions of each project in order to maximize its intended budget, image, use, context, and spirit. The coordination and collaboration with various disciplines such as engineering, graphic design, industrial design, environmental engineering, and landscape architecture make up a significant part of their activities, adding value to their team of specialists focused on the accomplishment of integral solutions. Simultaneously, Dellekamp Arquitectos is involved in ongoing architectural research that fosters a laboratory of ideas that can feed our activities. This way, they are constantly a part of the academic and teaching realms, as well as research studies, lectures, publications, biennales, and exhibitions.
Since 2005, Derek Dellekamp is a professor at the faculty of Architecture in the Universidad Iberoamericana and the Universidad Anáhuac. He is also an Invited Professor in Rice School of Architecture in Houston, USA in the University of Texas. In 2014 he was invited as visiting critic to the workshop at the Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.
Void Temple of Pilgrim Route was selected from over 200 participants from around the word, as Highly Commended in the AR Awards for Emerging Architecture 2014 held in London in late 2013. 1st prize in XIX CEMEX BUILDING AWARD in Urbanism category 2010; Ruta del Peregrino has been selected to be part of the Collection of Architecture of the Centre Pompidou in Paris 2010; Winner of CAM-SAM Award Bicentenario al Merito Profesional y Jovenes Arquitectos in Architecture category 2010; Silver Medal for Tlacolula at XI Mexican Biennale in Social Housing category 2010; First place in Sully competition, a proposal curated by Christ & Gantenbein and done in conjunction with a team of international architects in 2010; Earned the scholarship FONCA for his research project of social housing in Mexico 2010; World Architecture Community Awards 3rd cycle, CB30 apartment building 2009; The International Architecture Awards 2008, CB29| CB30 apartment building 2008; Wallpaper Architects Directory 2007; 101 of the world’s most exciting new architects 2007; 1st place in the Chapultepec Educational | Environmental Park, Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico, Derek Dellekamp and TOA taller 2004; Honorary Distinction in the VIII Architecture Biennal Mexico, AR58 apartment building 2004; Honorary Distinction in Jose Vasconcelos National Library Competition in collaboration with Dominique Perrault, Michel Rojkind and Miquel Adria 2003.
Jachen Duri Schleich graduated in architecture from ETH Zurich, 2006. He has Master in Science from ETH, 2006.
Dellekamp Arquitectos is dedicated to the development and supervision of architectural projects regardless of scale or program type with a rigorous research methodology. They aim to find unique solutions to the specific conditions of each project in order to maximize its intended budget, image, use, context, and spirit. The coordination and collaboration with various disciplines such as engineering, graphic design, industrial design, environmental engineering, and landscape architecture make up a significant part of their activities, adding value to their team of specialists focused on the accomplishment of integral solutions. Simultaneously, Dellekamp Arquitectos is involved in ongoing architectural research that fosters a laboratory of ideas that can feed our activities. This way, they are constantly a part of the academic and teaching realms, as well as research studies, lectures, publications, biennales, and exhibitions.
Since 2005, Derek Dellekamp is a professor at the faculty of Architecture in the Universidad Iberoamericana and the Universidad Anáhuac. He is also an Invited Professor in Rice School of Architecture in Houston, USA in the University of Texas. In 2014 he was invited as visiting critic to the workshop at the Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.
Void Temple of Pilgrim Route was selected from over 200 participants from around the word, as Highly Commended in the AR Awards for Emerging Architecture 2014 held in London in late 2013. 1st prize in XIX CEMEX BUILDING AWARD in Urbanism category 2010; Ruta del Peregrino has been selected to be part of the Collection of Architecture of the Centre Pompidou in Paris 2010; Winner of CAM-SAM Award Bicentenario al Merito Profesional y Jovenes Arquitectos in Architecture category 2010; Silver Medal for Tlacolula at XI Mexican Biennale in Social Housing category 2010; First place in Sully competition, a proposal curated by Christ & Gantenbein and done in conjunction with a team of international architects in 2010; Earned the scholarship FONCA for his research project of social housing in Mexico 2010; World Architecture Community Awards 3rd cycle, CB30 apartment building 2009; The International Architecture Awards 2008, CB29| CB30 apartment building 2008; Wallpaper Architects Directory 2007; 101 of the world’s most exciting new architects 2007; 1st place in the Chapultepec Educational | Environmental Park, Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico, Derek Dellekamp and TOA taller 2004; Honorary Distinction in the VIII Architecture Biennal Mexico, AR58 apartment building 2004; Honorary Distinction in Jose Vasconcelos National Library Competition in collaboration with Dominique Perrault, Michel Rojkind and Miquel Adria 2003.
Jachen Duri Schleich graduated in architecture from ETH Zurich, 2006. He has Master in Science from ETH, 2006.
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