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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. EDIFICIO ESCUELA MANUEL ANABALON SAEZ in Panguipulli, Chile by GUBBINS ARQUITECTOSAugust 22nd, 2014 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: GUBBINS ARQUITECTOS The building is placed in southern Panguipulli. It pretends to strengthen a nice place for the kids, respectful with human and city scale. An architecture that either being contemporary reminds shapes and groupings typical of the southern Chilean architecture, it is sustainable, able of being in contact with its surroundings, and that due to the buildings that are around the terrainare generated the necessary spaces for the teaching.  Image Courtesy © MARCOS MENDIZABAL
 Image Courtesy © MARCOS MENDIZABAL The terrain is divided into two different zones:
The building keeps the original access area improving its urban presence, this area contains : the access hall, administrative area and library. In this area is also the pre kinder volume, close to the parental access.  Image Courtesy © MARCOS MENDIZABAL In the upper zone are placed are placed all the typical programs of a school, there take place pupil´s activities from 1° to 8° basic degree. This area counts with parking for massive events, gym, canteen, classrooms, ateliers, and laboratories. The expresion of southern architecture are basically barns, houses and southern country houses, whom are constantly present in the zone landscapes. They shape a simple and functional volume, protecting their inhabitants of weather inclement. With a verydefined scale, lineal and concentrated. These characteristics give the building a clear reference to be understood as a contemporary regional architecture example.  Image Courtesy © MARCOS MENDIZABAL One of the main characteristics of how buildings gather in southern Chile in rural areas, is the random way they get located in landscapes. This building is projected like a group of 4 buildings that have different programs: Access, classrooms, gym and meeting rooms. Volumes are oriented depending on the views of the landscapes, north and protecting itself from wind and rain.  Image Courtesy © MARCOS MENDIZABAL The inside space are solved too with solutions based in traditional architecture. Galleries as an expression of sustainable architecture, they either generate intermediate spaces that face the sight of local landscapes, and also create indoor courtyard that pupils use as a warm and cozy area, furthermore this galleries act as an bioclimatic element open to the north with windows to caths light and heat in winter and natural ventilation in summer.  Image Courtesy © MARCOS MENDIZABAL Some materials used are: Reinforced Concrete, glass and weavy aluminum steel zinc panel due to its great performance in rainy weather.  Image Courtesy © MARCOS MENDIZABAL  Image Courtesy © MARCOS MENDIZABAL  Image Courtesy © MARCOS MENDIZABAL  Image Courtesy © MARCOS MENDIZABAL  Image Courtesy © MARCOS MENDIZABAL  Image Courtesy © MARCOS MENDIZABAL  Image Courtesy © MARCOS MENDIZABAL  Image Courtesy © MARCOS MENDIZABAL  Image Courtesy © MARCOS MENDIZABAL  Image Courtesy © MARCOS MENDIZABAL  Image Courtesy © MARCOS MENDIZABAL  Image Courtesy © MARCOS MENDIZABAL  Image Courtesy © GUBBINS ARQUITECTOS  Image Courtesy © GUBBINS ARQUITECTOS  Image Courtesy © GUBBINS ARQUITECTOS  Image Courtesy © GUBBINS ARQUITECTOS  Image Courtesy © GUBBINS ARQUITECTOS  Image Courtesy © GUBBINS ARQUITECTOS  Image Courtesy © GUBBINS ARQUITECTOS  Image Courtesy © GUBBINS ARQUITECTOS  Image Courtesy © GUBBINS ARQUITECTOS  Image Courtesy © GUBBINS ARQUITECTOS  Image Courtesy © GUBBINS ARQUITECTOS  Image Courtesy © GUBBINS ARQUITECTOS
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