Refurbishment and co-living with the past. WAYCO Abastos by José Costa
20/03/2021.
[VAL] Spain
metalocus, MARÍA FERNANDA MORA
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The Valencia-based architecture studio José Costa has refurbished an old gold and silver embroidery thread factory into a coworking space: Wayco Abastos. The proposal takes advantage of and recovers part of the pre-existing elements to be integrated into the project.
The intervention, directed by José Costa, seeks to expand the sensation of space, creating a main work room in which the pre-existing elements are restored and arranged in harmony with the new ones, achieving a coexistence between the old and the new.
The intervention, directed by José Costa, seeks to expand the sensation of space, creating a main work room in which the pre-existing elements are restored and arranged in harmony with the new ones, achieving a coexistence between the old and the new.
WAYCO Abastos by José Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
WAYCO Abastos by José Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
WAYCO Abastos by José Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
WAYCO Abastos by José Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
WAYCO Abastos by José Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
WAYCO Abastos by José Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
WAYCO Abastos by José Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
WAYCO Abastos by José Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
WAYCO Abastos by José Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
WAYCO Abastos by José Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
WAYCO Abastos by José Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
WAYCO Abastos by José Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
WAYCO Abastos by José Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
WAYCO Abastos by José Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
WAYCO Abastos by José Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
WAYCO Abastos by José Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
WAYCO Abastos by José Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
WAYCO Abastos by José Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
WAYCO Abastos by José Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
WAYCO Abastos by José Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
WAYCO Abastos by José Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio
Ground floor plan. WAYCO Abastos by José Costa
Mezzanine floor plan. WAYCO Abastos by José Costa
Section. WAYCO Abastos by José Costa
José Costa, converts the cafeteria into an element of interaction, crucial in the proposal, it is a meeting space, between the coworking space and the neighborhood, as access happens through it.
Wayco Abastos houses on the ground floor the cafeteria and the main workspace, which is separated by shelves that also serve as storage. The ground floor is complemented by a series of multi-purpose rooms of different sizes. The smaller ones, located next to one of the courtyards at the back, are used for meetings, dining rooms, workshops, or private offices. The Bailen room, which faces the street, is a multi-purpose room with a cozy atmosphere and open to many possibilities.
The attic houses a unique space, where the gears and mechanisms of the old workshop become the main protagonists, recalling the past of the premises. The architectural work here is limited to restoring and preserving the original character of this space as much as possible.
Wayco Abastos houses on the ground floor the cafeteria and the main workspace, which is separated by shelves that also serve as storage. The ground floor is complemented by a series of multi-purpose rooms of different sizes. The smaller ones, located next to one of the courtyards at the back, are used for meetings, dining rooms, workshops, or private offices. The Bailen room, which faces the street, is a multi-purpose room with a cozy atmosphere and open to many possibilities.
The attic houses a unique space, where the gears and mechanisms of the old workshop become the main protagonists, recalling the past of the premises. The architectural work here is limited to restoring and preserving the original character of this space as much as possible.
Description of project by José Costa
WAYCO ABASTOS
Refurbishment of premises for coworking space. Valencia. 2019-2020
A former factory of gold and silver thread for embroidery hosts a new coworking space: Wayco Abastos.
The venue, located under a residential building, had been previously transformed into an academy of arts and café, recovering and taking advantage of part of the
pre-existing elements. Following a similar line, the works done to fit the coworking use, aim to maximize the feeling of space, creating a cozy main work space where the pre-existing elements are restored, relocated and coexist with the new ones in a harmonious way.
The cafeteria becomes a crucial element of the intervention, not only as a meeting place between coworkers, but with the neighbourhood too. The interaction is accentuated by accessing the workspace through it.
The bar counter of the cafeteria was made from the pre-existing counter of the shop, giving it a special character. Other elements add to the atmosphere: the original large wood and forge doors that delimit it, the scenographic lighting using glass balls and the reused wooden and marble chairs and tables.
The main workspace is characterized by 28 suspended yellow lamps, exposed concrete columns and a series of steel and wood shelves, which separate different working areas while providing the necessary storage for users.
Multi-purpose rooms of different sizes complete the ground floor. The smaller ones, located next to one of the patios, are designed as meeting rooms, dining space, workshop rooms, or as private offices. The living room facing the street, the Bailen room, is a multi-purpose room with a welcoming atmosphere open to many possibilities.
The mezzanine floor is a very unique space, where you can still breathe its original activity. Under its gable roof and organized by 2 small patios which still have the original woodwork, the gears and mechanisms of the old workshop become the main protagonists. The architectural work here is limited to restoring the enclosures and cladding, eliminating the improper or out-of-use elements and updating the air conditioning and lighting facilities in order to preserve its original character.
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Architects
Colaboradores
Collaborating architects.- Javier Espílez, Bea Alborch, Bea Aguilera. Collaborating interior designer.- Patricia Barber. Project Manager.- Ignacio Gazo. Co-designed furniture.- Lebrel furniture.
Client
Area
800m².
Dates
2019-2020.
Location
Historiador Diago, St. 3. Valencia, Spain.
Photography
José Costa
Jose Costa Arq. is an architecture studio based in Valencia. The firm articulates a series of professionals with a common ambition: to make through architecture a better place to live.
Focusing mainly on the residential, cultural and administrative area, it explores the limits of each project through a simple recipe: passion, effectiveness, creativity, sensitivity, research, recycling, commitment, observation, intuition, criticism, poetry, dynamism, integration and a dose important of fun.
Jose Costa, (Alzira, Valencia, June 11, 1978) studied at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, obtaining the title of architect in 2004. Obtaining that same year of the 1st prize in the IVVSA national draft competition in its 5th edition, for the construction of a building with 42 homes for young people in Benidorm, marks the beginning of the first Spanish stage.
In 2011 he moved to Rio de Janeiro, a city that will be the main headquarters of the studio until the end of 2014. There he founded the creative space The House, a multidisciplinary extension of the studio that will allow him to experiment and develop connections ARCHITECTURE - ART - DESIGN - EDUCATION. After 4 intense years in Brazil, he returns to Valencia where he continues to develop architectural, social and artistic projects, both from his own studio and from the Enredant artistic collective of which he is co-founder.
Focusing mainly on the residential, cultural and administrative area, it explores the limits of each project through a simple recipe: passion, effectiveness, creativity, sensitivity, research, recycling, commitment, observation, intuition, criticism, poetry, dynamism, integration and a dose important of fun.
Jose Costa, (Alzira, Valencia, June 11, 1978) studied at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, obtaining the title of architect in 2004. Obtaining that same year of the 1st prize in the IVVSA national draft competition in its 5th edition, for the construction of a building with 42 homes for young people in Benidorm, marks the beginning of the first Spanish stage.
In 2011 he moved to Rio de Janeiro, a city that will be the main headquarters of the studio until the end of 2014. There he founded the creative space The House, a multidisciplinary extension of the studio that will allow him to experiment and develop connections ARCHITECTURE - ART - DESIGN - EDUCATION. After 4 intense years in Brazil, he returns to Valencia where he continues to develop architectural, social and artistic projects, both from his own studio and from the Enredant artistic collective of which he is co-founder.
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