The Banorte Contact Center, located in the heart of an old industrial and educational zone in the city of Monterrey. Built in a 14,400sqm site located in one of Monterrey’s most important north/south Axis Avenue, just a few meters away from the University City and the “Niños Heroes” public recreational park. The project aims to build on a future stage of development other operatives, services and amenities facilities structures, reason why part of the site had to be reserved for future growth.
Architectural Design Project: Arch. Alexandre Lenoir, Arch. Ramón Garduza, Arch. José María Pérez
Construction Documents: LeNoir & Asociados, Arch. Alejandro Arreguín, Arch. Antonio Ibarra, Arch. Claudia García Martín, Arch. Julia Diaz Flores, Arch. Penelope Montes
Sculpture: Roberto Cortázar
Construction Management: PMP Consultores
Structural Engineering: Federico M. Garza Martinez
Electromechanical Engineering: Mechanical Engineering – Gerencia de Instalaciones S.A. de C.V., Electrical Engineering – Informática e Ingeniería Integral, S.A. de C.V.
Faceted House 2 is PMA’s second explotion into angling the rear extension of a property to achieve the maximum sunlight exposure. Following the success of Faceted House 1, this project explores this faceted dimension further. A large double fronted open plan ground floor was created, only a cent!l staircase dividing the space for a looping plan.
This project was the design and construction of a warehouse for an interiors shop and restaurant.
At this time, we had built up a stock of materials from three previous projects; “the floor of Atsumi”, “the grid of Santen” and “the difference of Ebitsuka” so, we decided to use these material for the warehouse. Unfortunately though, the amount was not enough. The idea for additional material was to reuse palettes used in freight trafficking. In modern distribution, the material of the palette has now shifted from timber to plastic and so, the transportation companies are burdened with the task of disposing of the large inventory of wood. It is for this reason, we decided to use this material, which had supported the commodity of the national distribution system, to try to create a relationship with local distribution and trade.
We designed a bedroom and a bathroom separated from each other with a fireplace and a glass wall. The main objective of the spaces is to provide a complete relaxation of the senses – in the bedroom the color of the imagination and spirituality – the purple; Yellow is used for the bathroom. In this way the bathroom is like an oasis in the desert.
The first phase of a winery complex by Budapest-based practice Ekler Architect has been recently completed in Hungary’s wine region of Somló. The twin buildings containing the traditional winery and the champagne winery are part of a larger development. A champagne maturing factory and a hotel will complete the building ensemble, these are currently under construction. The individual buildings were designed not at the same time therefore they bear different characteristics.
The design of a new studio for Inter TV channel features the principle of finding ultimate constituents of various elements. The interior design provides for hidden lighting which is supposed to accentuate the shape of the objects and create the general light. The studio is designed as a venue for entertaining shows and debates. The project is presented with the use of 3D visualization.
The twin houses, by Ekler Architect led by Dezső Ekler, stand in a garden suburb of a city in East Hungary. The clients, two good friends wished to build only slightly different houses which are situated on a hillside covered by acacia grove. The two-storey buildings contain service rooms in the basement (garage, wellness room, storage, mechanical room) and living areas, rooms on the ground floor facing the hillside.
“Fast track” is a integral part of park infrastructure, it is a road and an installation at the same time. It challenges the concept of infrastructure that only focuses on technical and functional aspects and tends to be ignorant to its surroundings. “Fast track” is an attempt to create intelligent infrastructure that is emotional and corresponds to the local context. It gives the user a different experience of moving and percieving the environment.
The site on which the theatre is built has seen some glamorous times. In its days as a train station, it would welcome the rich socialites coming off the transatlantic liners. Opened in 1867, ten years after the Paris-Saint-Nazaire line started running, the station is a variation on Hausmannian neo-classicism, in the style of the Parisian stations.
Contracting team: Sonadev for the City of Saint-Nazaire
Project management Architect: – K-architectures, Karine Herman et Jérôme Sigwalt, architects Olivier Jonchère, architecte chef de projet Alexandre Plantady, architecte chef de projet esquisse