Office Space

This commission had the peculiarity of occurring in an interior, where its greatest attribute was the view that the space had towards the city. Without delving deeper into the quality of the architecture to which the space was circumscribed, we decided to work with the air that it managed to enclose, endow it with certain qualities and highlight those it already had.

The original assignment included a fairly rigid situation regarding the distribution of the different working areas, but the client spoke of a rather ambiguous space in its conformation. From this, I decided to face the assignment from the point of view of the discussion and not from the instruction, and propose the space that was discussed. The result was a space that seeks to function under the preamble of a spontaneous occupation, where the space works fluidly and adapts to the needs of the users.

90 woolen tapestries of 95cm x 250cm, placed 85cm apart from each other were arranged in such way that they delimited spaces, but in turn did not divide them, therefore a space within a space. For this, adding a movement variable was essential so the space was actually molded in answered to the needs of the user.

This exercise generates an apparently confusing behavior when inhabiting the space, but it is the combination of flows based on the user's decisions that organize it. The order is based on need, the user is the one who molds it, changes it.

Despite the complexity that this variation adds, the distribution of the project remains simple, it is a fairly basic plan that organizes the spaces in three areas: work, flows and services. It is still an office space, there is nothing new or original about it.

DBAA - Diego Baraona Arquitectos y Asociados
Design Director: ©Diego Baraona
Project Architects: Diego Baraona, Josefina Castillo

Consultants:
Lighting: Douglas Leonard Lighting Designers
Designers: The Andes House
Artisan: Maria Eugenia Diaz Bravo
Technical Specialties: PRY

Construction Team
Construction Manager: Cromolux, Constructora San Pedro

General Contractor: Constructora San Pedr, Cromolux