Located in an industrial plot, next to the main access to the city, a modular and versatile structure is conceived, capable of merging with the urban mesh, in which it sits.
Due to its privileged location and provided with both commercial and warehouse space, the building consists of two floors.
To keep the existing topography untouched and reduce excavation works, the steep slope is used to create a basement floor, with a side access via a ramp.
The building occupies the entire plot limit, keeping its symmetry with the surrounding buildings, which results in a simple rectangular, functional and adaptable shape.
Facing south and next to the main street, the main façade is glazed allowing light to enter and its adaptation as a storefront.
To manage the light intensity as well as the thermal equilibrium, a screen appears from the side of the building, providing shade at the peak of the sun.
The building includes a ventilated façade making it efficient and sustainable. Its metallic structure assigns simplicity and constructive speed.
The corrugated metallic sheet cladding used in the adjacent buildings is applied at the bottom, with the option of phenolic panels at the top. This symbiosis of materials creates the transition of the existing to the created, forming a seam marked by the windows. Thus, the building merges at the base while it stands out at the top.