Argos, Building for an Electrical Generator at a Cement Factory / Felipe Gonzalez-Pacheco

Jul 2010

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Architects: Felipe Gonzalez-Pacheco & Juan Ignacio Muñoz (MGP Arquitectura y Urbanismo)
Location: Yumbo, Valle, Colombia
Collaborators: Alvaro Bohorquez, Camilo Correa, M. Juliana Sorzano
Client: Cementos Argos
Contractor: Concreto S.A. – Cementos Argos
Constructed Area: 575 sqm
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Andrés Valbuena

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In July 2006, the project is the winner of an architectural contest, for the resolution of a “skin” for a technical building containing an self generation electrical plant for cement factory. The Factory wanted to generate also a corporative image with the building. Their purpose became a mutual opportunity to generate an experimentation laboratory of technical possibilities with the material they produce, with very low density concretes. In a parallel way with the technical solution we found a high symbolic value in cultural textures found in the 3 sites the project was built, which had manual work implied, making an industrial building a reference for the local people of each site.

As a result we designed 2 great format prefabricated pieces placed in a way to simulate the textures made by the locals in fibers to fabricate artisanal objects.

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* Location to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.

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Saieh , Nico . "Argos, Building for an Electrical Generator at a Cement Factory / Felipe Gonzalez-Pacheco" 13 Jul 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed 09 Feb 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/68511>

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Oping says:

Building for electrical generator ?! Superb ! Looks more like fashionable house

# July 13, 2010 at 13:51

Wesley says:

Love the brutality of it. Quite fitting for a cement factory. I’m not sure how the facade is constructed but it would be cool if the weaves somehow reflected the essence of the bamboo fence in ways other than just form.

# July 13, 2010 at 13:59

Gabi B says:

Very good industrial architecture in my opinion. I’d like to see more industrial buildings here on AD.

# July 13, 2010 at 14:26

David Basulto says:

Clap, clap, clap

# July 13, 2010 at 15:23

oltmann says:

Great!
It looks like that 70s parking building on the Huerfanos street in Santiago, Chile.

# July 13, 2010 at 16:21

Jaime says:

You HAVE to see this
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/8855186
It’s a parking building in Santiago, Chile
It exist several years ago.

# July 13, 2010 at 16:27

kalkitos says:

superb, brutal, brilliant. love it!

# July 14, 2010 at 01:13

farlung says:

superb indeed!

# July 14, 2010 at 21:44

Pablo says:

I like it, it kind of remind me of this:

http://www.archdaily.com/7966/vila-de-conde-hospital-pediatric-wing-100-planos-arquitectura/

# July 15, 2010 at 05:27

Ece Cakir says:

Great industrial design. Although it looks very bold and brutal ,I love the fact that the skin was inspired by primitive bamboo construction and fabric weaving techniques.
One is wood; the other is concrete, but both solutions are beautiful.

# September 12, 2010 at 10:17

up_today_arch says: