Brufe Social Center
BRUFE SOCIAL CENTER
Imago
ARCHITECTS
Imago
PHOTOGRAPHS
José Campos
AREA
1876.95 m2
YEAR
2010
LOCATION
Vila Nova De Tamalicao, Portugal
CATEGORY
Community Center
Text description provided by architect.
Based on a block form some openings are carved to illuminate the interior space or in most cases tearing and piercing the building to its inner courtyard.
The building is turned inside out: the exterior façades look opaque, dense, with just a few carves in the main points of the building like the stairs and the main entrance.
The interior façades appear as a translucid and continuous glass curtain wall that embrace the internal patio shaded by proposed trees.
In the top portion of the mass each carving provokes an event with its surroundings, covered parking spaces, main entrance, and a covered seating area for open air events.
The programs criteria includes day care, rest home, office and service areas and is organized in functional blocks surrounding a central court yard.
The physical communication within itself accentuates permanent visual relationship.
The interconnection or independence when necessary is distributed in a permanent manner.
