Metro Arquitetos

Fundamental Sciences Division Building

Fundamental Sciences Division Building
© Leonardo Finotti

FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCES DIVISION BUILDING

Metro Arquitetos

STRUCTURES
INNER Engenharia e Gerenciamento

ACOUSTICS
HARMONIA Davi Akkerman + Holtz

ARCHITECTS
Metro Arquitetos

CATEGORY
Science Center, Institute

MANUFACTURERS
Hunter Douglas, Miaki, Stone

LIGHTING
Lux Projetos Luminotécnicos

LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Bonsai Paisagismo

LOCATION
Vila Das Acacias, Brazil

AREA
15879 m²

YEAR
2017

QUANTIFICATIONS AND BUDGET
Raoni Nakamura e Lara Galvão

WATERPROOFING
Proassp impermeabilização

FOUNDATIONS
Appogeo projeto

PHOTOGRAPHS
Leonardo Finotti

 AIR CONDITIONING
EPT Engenharia

SOUND EFFECTS
SVA - Sistemas de Vídeo e Áudio Ltda.

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
PKM Consultoria, Projetos e Instalações

MODEL
Fred Carol Maquetaria

COUNTRY
Brazil

HYDRAULIC INSTALLATIONS
Usina Consultoria e Projetos

QUANTITY SURVEY
Raoni Nakamura, Lara Galvão

BUDGET
Raoni Nakamura, Lara Galvão

The Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA) in São José de Campos is engaged in an expansion project to take on twice the number of students.

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A collective of São Paulo-based firms involving METRO, MMBB and Piratininga Arquitetos are leading the corresponding architectural project and will work in the context of an architecturally significant existing campus, possessing buildings and urban design by Oscar Niemeyer.

From a suite of new buildings that includes also a new library and a residential area intended for the faculty of the institution, METRO is responsible for the 1200 seat auditorium and the Fundamental Sciences Department, that became the first to be built and was finished in October 2018.

Fundamental Sciences Division Building
Oscar Niemeyer. Image © Leonardo Finotti
Fundamental Sciences Division Building
Oscar Niemeyer. Image © Leonardo Finotti
Fundamental Sciences Division Building
Oscar Niemeyer. Image © Leonardo Finotti
Fundamental Sciences Division Building
Oscar Niemeyer. Image © Leonardo Finotti

A key design principle of this masterplan of was to make a clear distinction between areas for living and public use with those areas intended for faculty and students.

The Fundamental Sciences building is thus immediately adjacent to the Electronic Sciences building, and together with the existing buildings, they combine to create a large green area, entirely defined by educational buildings.

The auditorium and library are seen as supporting elements to this program and are positioned within the green court itself.

Fundamental Sciences Division Building
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Fundamental Sciences Division Building
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The auditorium is defined as a solid volume whose faces are partially closed and part translucent, it seems to float above the court which enters into it; by contrast, the library has the majority of its program buried, yet its presence is denoted by a large steel-framed arcade emerging from the ground and forming a large shaded area.

It is open to the sky at its centre, allowing light into the library below.

For the Fundamental Sciences Division Building standardised steel components were chosen as the construction system, maximising build-speed, technical accuracy and reducing waste.

Fundamental Sciences Division Building
© Leonardo Finotti
Fundamental Sciences Division Building
© Leonardo Finotti

Whilst from the perspective of lighting, natural daylight was prioritised in sections of the program with consistently high occupancy rates, minimizing the use of artificial means and additionally offering external perspectives. In terms of ventilation, a system was designed to provide comfort conditions through natural means.

This is particularly present in circulation areas, where open external galleries are used, eliminating the need for air conditioning equipment.

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© Leonardo Finotti
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Ground Level Plan
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Third Level Plan
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Site Plan
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First and Second Level Plan


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