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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Liverpool Villahermosa in Tabasco, Mexico City by Iñaki EcheverriaSeptember 1st, 2012 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Iñaki Echeverria Liverpool Altabrisa, located on Tabasco. The opening event was last Tuesday March 27th in which we were honored with the presence of Store Director, Max David, and State Governor Andrés Granier Melo. Located in a strategic area on the south end of the city, the shopping center Plaza Altabrisa is part of a new development pole for the city of Villahermosa. Our aim was to design a dynamic and modern facade that would provide a fresh image for Liverpool.  Image Courtesy Iñaki Echeverria
 Image Courtesy Iñaki Echeverria The project’s challenge was to find a simple and effective construction system that would accelerate the production, assembly, and installation of the façade and, at the same time, provide a complex and interesting proposal.  Image Courtesy Iñaki Echeverria Given Tabasco’s tropical climate and its severe solar incidence and humidity levels, concrete was selected as the project’s design material; a material both resistant and with extraordinary aging qualities. With the development of innovative construction technologies, the project would seek a new image for Liverpool.  Image Courtesy Iñaki Echeverria The solution emerged from a research and development process, where the concrete’s potential and ability to form complex geometries was explored. On the other hand, extensive trial and error processes were applied involving different pouring methods and formwork materials, such as, fiberglass, concrete and sand.  Image Courtesy Iñaki Echeverria The result was a façade that’s built by combining 5 different types of precast pieces shaped like a propeller. Each propeller rotates 180° on its axis; heights vary between 16 to 20 meters, depending on their position.  Image Courtesy Iñaki Echeverria These simple and controlled variations create numerous results for each piece, which as a whole, give a sense of movement; this effect is better appreciated at a distance and when passing trough by car at high speed. From up close, the concrete looks like a fine wood; the acid layer applied as a final coating, brings out the concrete’s grain, which in return, gives the material this odd appearance.  Image Courtesy Iñaki Echeverria Additionally, the light changes that occur during the day, and the artificial lighting at night, provide an interesting mixture of colors, reflections and shadows, achieving an always changing and never static image for the façade.  Image Courtesy Iñaki Echeverria  Image Courtesy Iñaki Echeverria  Image Courtesy Iñaki Echeverria  Image Courtesy Iñaki Echeverria  Image Courtesy Iñaki Echeverria  Image Courtesy Iñaki Echeverria  Image Courtesy Iñaki Echeverria  Image Courtesy Iñaki Echeverria  Image Courtesy Iñaki Echeverria  Image Courtesy Iñaki Echeverria  Image Courtesy Iñaki Echeverria  Image Courtesy Iñaki Echeverria
Proofread by: Anand Gangal Contact Iñaki Echeverria
Tags: Mexico City, Tabasco Categories: 3dS Max, Rhino, Shopping Mall |
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