Cowork Greenhouse / F5 Proyectos y Arquitectura

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From ancient times -more precisely Tiberius’ reign- greenhouses carry out, as architectural spaces, wishes of innovation and investigation in the production process. Their large glass & metal vaulted structures opened up to the crowd as amusement and meeting points in the nineteenth century.Text description provided by the architects.Our world today is undeniably digital; information access, and the speed of transformation, besides people & processes synergy, have a deep impact on traditional workspaces. That’s why we deeply believe that integrated and collaborative, as well as horizontal and cross-generational, formulas are necessary. Those will ease work environment experiences.Parallel to the budget, we proposed to use the least number of materials that, creating a warm and pleasant environment, would give all the prominence to the activity and the users. The palette was reduced to 5, the concrete of the flooring as a reminder of the industrial past of the workshop, the fir wood in divisions and furniture that allows a warm touch of the surfaces, the glass as a strategy of cohesion and transparency, and light and green of natural plants as a factor of identity and source of energy. The result is an illusion, the most significant engine of economic and human activity we can feed.We split up the floor in three; the first one, closer to the street, was designed as meeting rooms and workplaces. The second one, with toilets and a little kitchen at the core, offers an open space where an exhibition can occur while having a coffee beside it. And the last one, just under the vault -where the old car garage used to be light and time create a suitable reading space, the perfect spot to be lost in thought. An ideal flexible working room. Working tables are spread around, with a recording studio and a library placed on a loft on the back. This one works as well as a restroom or an iconic setting to play music.Both concepts came together at an abandoned car garage inOviedocity center. That was the chance to imagine a new frame for our occupation, architecture. Jointly with the field, diverse professionals and citizen initiatives make possible a dynamic and sustainable habitat, where socio-cultural and work interrelationships become true.