Estudio Carme Pinós, SLP

“Cube 2” Office Tower

“cube 2” Office Tower

Estudio Carme Pinós

“Cube 2” Office Tower
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STRUCTURE
Luis Bozzo

INFOGRAPHICS
Daniel Cano

MAQUETA
Myp Maquetas

INFOGRAFÍA
Daniel Cano

CONSTRUCTOR
Anteus

AUTHOR ARCHITECT
Carme Pinós

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Juan Antonio Andreu

MEASUREMENT AND BUDGET
Anteus

COLLABORATOR ARCHITECTS
Cristóbal Martínez, Holger Hennefarth

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CONTRIBUTOR
Salvador Macias, Diego Quirarte

MANUFACTURERS
Kone, Anteus Constructora, Apasco, Formas Ligeras, Gruco, Hunter Douglas, Impermeabilización,
Mutante Blink, Paisajismo Navarro, Soporte Térmico, Tecomega

COLLABORATORS
Paula Poveda, Jose Carlos Castro Barros

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Salvador Macias, Diego Quirarte

MEASUREMENTS AND BUDGET
Anteus

PHOTOGRAPHS
Jordi Barnado

AREA
14800 M²

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Zapopan, Mexico

CATEGORY
Office Buildings

“Cube 2” Office Tower
© Jordi Bernadó
“Cube 2” Office Tower
© Jordi Bernadó

Text description provided by architect.

It can’t be denied that a tower has always a will of singularity and that its sculptural value is its most precious asset.

In this case, we don’t want to disconnect this sculptural value from its structural expression; we believe that any balancing act which its way of working is easily understood, responding to a carefully measured calculation, will reflect a tension that is, at the same time, harmony.

The building is really close to two towers very similar in height, so we try to make it stand out by inclining it towards the main street, this balancing gesture is the expression of our project.

“Cube 2” Office Tower
© Jordi Bernadó
“Cube 2” Office Tower
© Jordi Bernadó
“Cube 2” Office Tower
© Jordi Bernadó

We start from a parallelepiped shape, two sets of concrete bulkheads form an acute angle and divide the building into 2 triangles freed from interior columns.

These bulkheads are the main structural element. An inclined girder dismounts the façade columns on ground level in order to make the entrance to the building.

This girder’s geometry gives the tilting for the façade’s “brise-soleil”, seeking with this inclination an image of slenderness.

“Cube 2” Office Tower
© Jordi Bernadó
“Cube 2” Office Tower
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Our formal expression is following these balancing games, which are a result of tilting the tower forward and creating a façade with lines non parallel to the ground.


“Cube 2” Office Tower
© Jordi Bernadó
“Cube 2” Office Tower
© Jordi Bernadó
“Cube 2” Office Tower
© Jordi Bernadó
“Cube 2” Office Tower
© Jordi Bernadó
“Cube 2” Office Tower
© Jordi Bernadó
“Cube 2” Office Tower
© Jordi Bernadó
“Cube 2” Office Tower
© Jordi Bernadó
“Cube 2” Office Tower
© Jordi Bernadó


“Cube 2” Office Tower
Section A
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Section B
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Section B


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South-west Elevation
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East Elevation
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North Elevation


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Site Plan
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Ground Floor Plan
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Basement Floor Plan


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Twelfth Floor
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Twentieth one Floor
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Floor Plan


“Cube 2” Office Tower
Model 1

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Model 2

Estudio Carme Pinós, SLP
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Estudio Carme Pinós, SLP
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