Felipe Assadi Arquitectos

UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences

UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda

uach school of economics and management sciences

felipe assadi + francisca pulido

Architects
Felipe Assadi Arquitectos, Francisca Pulido

PHOTOGRAPHS
Fernado Alda

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Valdivia, Chile

CATEGORY
University

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Constructed among the trees of the site, the building generates two main plazas joined by the entrance to the new department.

UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda

With the same height as the preexisting constructions, it reinforces the relation with the landscape, the vegetation, and the river.

Designed in a “Z” shape, it shares one plaza with each of the preexisting buildings: the dean’s offices and the postgraduate studies department.

UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda

This arrangement also ensured the preservation of the most important trees And provides all of the spaces with vistas and plenty of sunlight.

Given the scale of the setting, the interre- lationship of the buildings, and the very soft ground, we decided to build on only two levels, with slender piers and a base that absorbs the unevenness of the terrain.

We took inspiration from the tinplate sheds erected on the banks of the River Calle-Calle, where the building is located, and the tradi- tional architecture of southern Chile, with its walls and roofs of wooden shingles.

UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda

We cre- ated a second skin, which completely covers the building, out of a synthetic “shingle” that imitates the texture and silvery-grey sheen of real shingles when they have aged naturally.

UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda


UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda


UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda


UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda


UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda


UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
© Fernando Alda


UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
Elevation
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
Elevation
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
Elevation
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
Elevation


UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
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UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
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UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
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UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
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UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
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UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
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UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
Floor Plan
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
First Floor Plan
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
Second Floor Plan


UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
Sketch
UACh School of Economics and Management Sciences
Floor Plan

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