Modern Architectural of Darcons Headquarters Building by Arquitectura en Proceso

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8 December 2009 No Comment

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The Darcons Headquarters building designed by Mexican architects – Arquitectura en Proceso. This building situated at suburban lot of a middle size city in northern Mexico, Chihuahua – Mexico. The building consists of three stacked, orthogonal volumes with glazed opposite sides, in the western facade is shaded by opaque, concrete walls. The building was conceived as a frame that captures part of the landscape and at the same time defines a plane that divides the intercity from the suburbs.
Architecture Design of Darcons Headquarters Building
The skin of the building plays a dual role: on one hand it is the transparent material that allows the view through it, and on the other hand, it is the opaque continuous skin that defines the shape of the frame and protects the interior from solar irradiance. This skin was manipulated in order to differentiate the public space from the internal activities of the company: the main reception and the costumer rooms are outside the envelope raised above the ground as a Piano Nobile and organized as self defined entities.
Modern Architectural of Darcons Headquarters Building
Modern Architecture Design, Darcons Headquarters Building
The operation space is contained within the envelope and flows throughout the building in a three dimensional open plan that honors the hierarchical organization of the company. In order to solve the continuity of the circulation the mass of the building was divided in various transversal slices, each presenting an intentionally different profile and two of them defining the geometry of the north and south elevations. The sequential juncture of all the slices creates deviations and convergences between the internal operational route and the external costumer route.
Modern Interior Architectural of Darcons Headquarters Building
Contemporary Architecture Design, Darcons Headquarters Building
The geometry of the volume is shaped according to a juxtaposition of three rotated orthogonal axis structures. This was primarily done in an effort to recreate the space complexity produced by a urban grid designed in the style of the 18th century. The west elevation also benefits from the rotated planes by casting shades onto itself and minimizing direct sun exposure.