Una Makers Innovation Center
UNA MAKERS INNOVATION CENTER
IDEIA1
ARCHITECTS
Ideia1
MANUFACTURERS
Sherwin-Williams, Alcont Alumínio, Alusistem, Cecrisa, Metalbovi, Perfilor
URBAN PLANNING TEAM
Idealiza Urbanismo
ENGINEERING
Vantec
CLIENT
Idealiza Verticais
LEAD ARCHITECTS TEAM
Cristina Martins, Gabriel Grandó, Marcos Laurino
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Ideia1
DESIGN TEAM
Camila Sanvitto, Christine Beck. Angélica Crusius, André Landini, Paula Fontana, Tamara Santos, Luis H. Villanova, Luis Rocha, Diego Lopes, Leonardo Neumann, Lucas Gomes, Rafael Marques
ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING
ArquiDR
SIGN DESIGN
NAV
DESIGN TEAM COLLABORATORS
Marcelo Porfiro, Mima Feltrin, Ricardo Curti, Juliana Moroishi, Amanda Lauxen
AREA
2198 m²
CATEGORY
Office Buildings
LOCATION
Pelotas, Brazil
Text description provided by architect.
The Una Park is the newest development in Pelotas, RS. The developers had experience in the construction of condominiums and sought to create a new project with a new approach to the city.
The Una Park is the newest development in Pelotas, RS. The developers had experience in the construction of condominiums and sought to create a new project with a new approach to the city.
The innovation center Una Makers, a short building, occupies the corner of the site and guarantees the human scale for the street, creating a permeable ground floor on the main avenue of the neighborhood.
The composition breaks the shape into small boxes delicately placed on concrete slabs. It has independent functions within the complex and was designed to be occupied by local startups and creative companies. A fab lab occupies the ground floor and is run by an innovation company.
The large windows encourage the use of the front gardens for experimentation activities, events and aim to connect the community to the building's uses.
A workspace occupies part of the ground and second floor. The other four office spaces are rented by different local companies.
On the third floor, a common terrace was created in order to minimize the height of the building on the street level and also as a social point for the Innovation Center.
This terrace, besides being a space for socializing and enjoying the view, can be configured to host an outdoor conversation, a projection event, or even a party.
The open stairs are the main characteristic of the facade and act as the materialization of the building's objective: to open up to the community, to be visible and transparent.
This innovation center plays an important role in activating not only the facade of the block but also the entire new neighborhood.
The finishes help to create an urban environment and a contemporary look for the facades. Metallic gray finishes contrast with white walls on the upper floors, while natural finishes such as concrete and wood are used on the ground floor.
The tensioned cables generate a sculpture right at the entrance and create an interesting play of light and shadow in the building. As they are the main characteristic of the facade, we made that the flow of people in the open circulations creates a building in motion.
