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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. Zaisa office tower in Irun, Spain by Hoz Fontan ArquitectosAugust 26th, 2014 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Hoz Fontan Arquitectos Located right in the border between Spain and France, the new office tower is the last building of the Zaisa transportation hub in Irun, and houses Zaisa’s headquarters and commercial space in a unique, environmentally friendly scheme that features garden terraces in its upper floors.  Image Courtesy © Hoz Fontan Arquitectos
 Image Courtesy © Hoz Fontan Arquitectos One of the main preconditions for the building comes from the fact that the building is placed on top of a previously existing underground parking. When the parking was built, some pillars were raised from the ground level waiting for a future development. Since the pillars in the parking couldn’t be reinforced, the tower had to be exceptionally light not to surpass the weight that the existing pillars could support.  Image Courtesy © Hoz Fontan Arquitectos Responding carefully to its context, the first volume of the tower is an elliptical base that creates a dynamic relationship with the existing crescent like building in its back. On top of this ellipse, a cubic volume contains eight stories of offices. In order to improve its versatility, offices use an specific structure that is displaced from the one of the parking. Both structures are connected by a “W” shaped truss that not only solves the displacement but also points the entrance, unifying architectural and structural gestures.  Image Courtesy © Hoz Fontan Arquitectos Zaisa´s headquarters are located at the two upper floors, which are connected by a double height space. The last floor provides two garden terraces with different landscape design. Open but protected by the facade, both terraces are connected by a wooden path and are easily accessible, creating unique common zones that encourage employees to meet.  Image Courtesy © Hoz Fontan Arquitectos The facade transforms the typical curtain wall facade into a sensitive object. Thanks to its double layer, the facade not only assures great thermal insulation and solar protection but it also acts as an active heating/cooling device since the air that flows between the layers can be driven to the interior. The facade is composed of three different modules arranged in a sort of mullion forest that is cut by big, simple layer openings, a composition that provides depth and rhythm.  Image Courtesy © Hoz Fontan Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Hoz Fontan Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Hoz Fontan Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Hoz Fontan Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Hoz Fontan Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Hoz Fontan Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Hoz Fontan Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Hoz Fontan Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Hoz Fontan Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Hoz Fontan Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Hoz Fontan Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Hoz Fontan Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Hoz Fontan Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Hoz Fontan Arquitectos
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