Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center

Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Cortesía de CONOR

MICRO-OASIS TAMBO PINTADOS VISITOR CENTER

CONOR

ARCHITECTS
CONOR

CLIENTS
Trans Atacama

LEAD ARCHITECT
Christopher Frank Sir

DESIGN TEAM
María José Villalón, Cristian Martí

ENGINEERING 
Daniel Gonzalez

AREA
5511 ft²

CATEGORY
Visitor Center

YEAR
2017

LOCATION
Antofagasta, Chile

Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Cortesía de CONOR
Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Cortesía de CONOR

Text description provided by architect.

This work is located, crossing by the Pampa of "El Tamarugal" and in the middle of the driest desert in the world, as a support for the visitors of the Geoglyphs of "Pintados".

Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Cortesía de CONOR
Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Cortesía de CONOR

These tourists, who are in transit, arrive at this place by train, vehicle, bicycle or other transpiration means.

The concept of the project is to generate a “Tambo”, sites that have been universally used as places which offer temporary services to travelers on the pilgrimage routes used since pre-Hispanic times.

Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Cortesía de CONOR
Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Cortesía de CONOR

The project embraces the only existing tree in the surrounding area, taking the highest standards of preservation in its execution not to intervene its roots and foliage. 

The shape of the "caliche", salt and earth walls which are self-contained in the same place of the work, makes them a integral part of the context, both on the inside and in the outside.

Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Cortesía de CONOR
Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Cortesía de CONOR

This space is part of a system that is activated as a result of the interaction between the local inhabitants of the territory and the transient visitors.


Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Cortesía de CONOR
Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Cortesía de CONOR
Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Cortesía de CONOR
Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Cortesía de CONOR


Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Cortesía de CONOR
Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Cortesía de CONOR
Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Cortesía de CONOR
Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Cortesía de CONOR


Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Plan
Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Plan


Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
West facade
Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Axonometry
Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
North facade
Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Principal facade


Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Support and reinforcement of circular wall span
Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Scantling type wall


Micro-Oasis Tambo Pintados Visitor Center
Context