Alto San Francisco Events Center

ALTO SAN FRANCISCO EVENTS CENTER

Juan Carlos Sabbagh

Alto San Francisco Events Center
© Courtesy of juan carlos sabbagh

ARCHITECTS
Juan Carlos Sabbagh

AREA
3.154 m²

PROJECT YEAR
2011

LOCATION
Santiago, chile

CATEGORY
Hospitality architecture, renovation

Alto San Francisco Events Center
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Text description provided by architect.

The project consists of an overall expansion and remodeling of an old downtown Events Center which operated in the last level of a parking garage, located between Paris Street and SanFrancisco Street, in the heart of Santiago.

The architectural proposal was to build a large space flexible and highly transparent, allowing views of the main perceived the south- west of Santiago, the Virginon Cerro San Cristobaland San Franciscoto the North Church, in order to establish itself as a "Great Plaza -Mirador" that recognizes the city, taking advantage of favorable conditions presented by the project.

Alto San Francisco Events Center
© Courtesy of juan carlos sabbagh
Alto San Francisco Events Center
© Courtesy of juan carlos sabbagh

This particular space, the main hall, which forms the main extension, we decided to do it inlaminated wood structure due to its economy, lightness, speed of execution and that allowed to leave without finishing the whole structure, forming a very warm place, which in conjunction with the crystal, gave him a great transparency and elegance.

In a way, it tries to replicate the condition of public plaza of “Alameda de Santigo”, armed by trees and foliage, but in height, through these wooden frames in which in sequence define the space by replicating the effect of foliage, imprisoning and falling giving power to the space.

One of the most complex issue to resolve was the sound, whereas departments were very close.

Alto San Francisco Events Center
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Alto San Francisco Events Center
© Courtesy of juan carlos sabbagh

This forced to close up upon to those parts with volumes of services to control the emission of noise.

Also added the technology applied to the glass to allow views of the most interesting places.

Alto San Francisco Events Center
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Alto San Francisco Events Center
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In addition to the acoustic emission, it was very important to resolve the internal acoustics.

The scheme of "foliage" made up by the sky of wooden lattice-shaped curveinverted (catenary style), together with an absorbent cloth on the inner face of the sky, solved this very successfully, creating an interesting space.

Alto San Francisco Events Center
© Courtesy of juan carlos sabbagh


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plan 01
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elevation 01
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elevation 02
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elevation 02
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elevation 02


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intervention area