Saúl Plaza Concepción
Saúl Plaza Concepción
Saúl GT
Saúl GT
Client
Client
Architecture, Interior Design
Architecture, Interior Design
Services
Services
Built
Built
Status
Status
2018
2018
Year
Year
Concepción provokes the temporal sensation of an art installation, as bold red forms cantilever beyond the infill constraints of its shopping center site. The playful and modern corrugated steel volumes, which take on the archetypal form of a house, create an extra-ordinary condition that offers an unexpected contrast with the suburban surrounds. On the interior, each bay is wrapped in plywood sheathing and exposed wood framing, creating a simple, warm atmosphere that showcases what can be accomplished with carefully curated yet common materials. The extended bays both visually define the facade and partition the interiors with cozy nooks that break up the large space and open up to the lush landscaping beyond. Felt and tartan fabrics and a central open fireplace give the interiors the rustic feel of a forest cabin.
Concepción provokes the temporal sensation of an art installation, as bold red forms cantilever beyond the infill constraints of its shopping center site. The playful and modern corrugated steel volumes, which take on the archetypal form of a house, create an extra-ordinary condition that offers an unexpected contrast with the suburban surrounds. On the interior, each bay is wrapped in plywood sheathing and exposed wood framing, creating a simple, warm atmosphere that showcases what can be accomplished with carefully curated yet common materials. The extended bays both visually define the facade and partition the interiors with cozy nooks that break up the large space and open up to the lush landscaping beyond. Felt and tartan fabrics and a central open fireplace give the interiors the rustic feel of a forest cabin.
“2015 Restaurant Design Award Winner”
AIA Los Angeles
AIA Los Angeles
As a result, red corrugated house-shaped containers cantilever out past the usual infill constraints of the shopping mall, giving the project the eye-catching feeling of an art installation or something that is extra-ordinary from the context. This subversive approach to the site gives the clients a stronger commercial presence and questions the conventional building type. This attitude is largely contrasts attitudes for the region regarding retail and commercial projects. Even in big cities, the culture is very car-oriented, and oriented around shopping centers. In order to create intimate spaces each container is placed within the existing concrete structural grid of the mall. The interiors are wrapped with natural materials such as finished plywood, felt, and bales of leaves for a rustic and effect. The bathrooms, window boxes and separations between the containers are demarcated by a checker-pattern of traditional handmade cement tile.
As a result, red corrugated house-shaped containers cantilever out past the usual infill constraints of the shopping mall, giving the project the eye-catching feeling of an art installation or something that is extra-ordinary from the context. This subversive approach to the site gives the clients a stronger commercial presence and questions the conventional building type. This attitude is largely contrasts attitudes for the region regarding retail and commercial projects. Even in big cities, the culture is very car-oriented, and oriented around shopping centers. In order to create intimate spaces each container is placed within the existing concrete structural grid of the mall. The interiors are wrapped with natural materials such as finished plywood, felt, and bales of leaves for a rustic and effect. The bathrooms, window boxes and separations between the containers are demarcated by a checker-pattern of traditional handmade cement tile.
