University of Bío-Bío Cafeteria / Nelson Arias + Hernán Ascui + Nicolás Sáez

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Concepción, Chile
  • Collaborating Architect: Ruben Sáez
  • Structural Engineering: JMS Ingenieros consultores Ltda.
  • Electrical Engineering: Luis Ahumada P.
  • Hvac Engineering: Citec UBB.
  • Construction Company: Constructora Miguel Ángel Ruiz-Tagle Alfaro
  • City: Concepción
  • Country: Chile
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Cortesía de Ignacio Bisbal

Text description provided by the architects. The project accommodates the act of gathering for communal dining, recognizing it as a highly significant experience in daily working life. The gathering is contained by two large horizontal planes—the supporting ground and the sheltering ceiling—forming a single empty space that projects toward the campus. The passage of time throughout the day and the changing seasons is the only thing that breaks this neutrality, through colored light falling from lightwells oriented toward the four cardinal directions.

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Cite: "University of Bío-Bío Cafeteria / Nelson Arias + Hernán Ascui + Nicolás Sáez" [Casino Universidad del Bío Bío / Nelson Arias + Hernán Ascui + Nicolás Sáez] 04 Jul 2026. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1148323/university-of-bio-bio-cafeteria-nelson-arias-plus-hernan-ascui-plus-nicolas-saez> ISSN 0719-8884
Cortesía de Ignacio Bisbal

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