Constitución Cultural Center / Alejandro Aravena | ELEMENTAL

Constitución Cultural Center  / Alejandro Aravena | ELEMENTAL - Facade, Column, BeamConstitución Cultural Center  / Alejandro Aravena | ELEMENTAL - Beam, ColumnConstitución Cultural Center  / Alejandro Aravena | ELEMENTAL - FacadeConstitución Cultural Center  / Alejandro Aravena | ELEMENTAL - BeamConstitución Cultural Center  / Alejandro Aravena | ELEMENTAL - More Images+ 6

Constitución, Chile
  • Project Chief: Juan Cerda
  • Design Team: Diego Torres, Matías Magnelli, Felipe Arrue, Giulio Cardinali
  • Plumbing Engineering: Patricio Moya
  • Lightning: Monica Perez & Asoc.
  • Air Conditioning Project: Drs
  • Independent Revision: Acta Arquitectos Asoc.
  • City: Constitución
  • Country: Chile
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Constitución Cultural Center  / Alejandro Aravena | ELEMENTAL - Cityscape
© Felipe Diaz Contardo

Text description provided by the architects. The project is located on a side of the town square, inaugurating the new civic character of Constitución’s public buildings.

The double-height portico is reinstalled as the characteristic space of institutional edifications, serving an environmental, urban and symbolic function.

Constitución Cultural Center  / Alejandro Aravena | ELEMENTAL - Beam, Column
© Felipe Diaz Contardo

The project includes independent and flexible spaces, in order to give freedom of use to the community.

The simplicity and austerity in design aim to give timelessness to a building intended to remain.

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Constitución Cultural Center  / Alejandro Aravena | ELEMENTAL - Beam
© Felipe Diaz Contardo
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Constitución Cultural Center  / Alejandro Aravena | ELEMENTAL - Facade, Column, Beam
© Felipe Diaz Contardo
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Address:Constitución, Maule Region, Chile

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Cite: "Constitución Cultural Center / Alejandro Aravena | ELEMENTAL" 25 Jan 2016. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/780801/constitucion-cultural-center-alejandro-aravena-elemental> ISSN 0719-8884

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