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Parking UCU

Parking UCU
© Leonardo Finotti

PARKING UCU

MAPA

ARCHITECTS
Mapa

MANUFACTURERS
Alushop, Dura, Hunter Douglas, Sabilir, Iparkings

MEP
Ingeniero Lagomarsino Y Asociados

DESIGN TEAM
Pablo Courreges, Agustín Dieste, Diego Morera, Victoria Muniz, Emiliano Lago, Sebastián Lambert, Martina Pedreira, Sandra Rodríguez, Fabián Sarubbi, Lilian Wang, Thomas Dusseux, Verónica Magnone, João Bernardi, Débora Boniatti, Juliana Colombo, Lucas Marques, Helena Utzig.

PARTNERS
Luciano Andrades, Matías Carballal, Andrés Gobba, Mauricio López, Silvio Machado

CONTRACTOR
Mta Ingeniería

SANITARY
Ing. Alejandro Curcio

PHOTOGRAPHS
Leonardo Finotti

AREA
3346 M²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Montevideo, Uruguay

CATEGORY
Parking

Text description provided by architect.

In first instance, the parking fulfills a specific function: to host as many vehicles as possible in the least number of meters squared, in the fastest and most efficient way possible.

Parking UCU
© Leonardo Finotti
Parking UCU
© Leonardo Finotti

Nevertheless, this project seeks to propose a new parking experience by exceeding the traditional program requirements.

The architecture is then the result of an equanimous design process that ponders on the optimization of resources in search for more generous spaces than usual.

Parking UCU
© Leonardo Finotti
Parking UCU
© Leonardo Finotti

Its prefabricated steel structure parts are assembled according to a modular grid defined by the plaza and maneuver widths.

Four identical floors are organized according to a simple circulatory scheme of a street and ramp that allows an instant reading of the space and the available parking places.

Parking UCU
© Leonardo Finotti
Parking UCU
© Leonardo Finotti

The service core is reduced to the minimum, increasing the amount of usable space. The ground floor allows the transformation of garage spaces into commercial premises; anticipating the corresponding facilities required.

The diagrammatic order and constructive simplicity become an abstract prism with a homogeneous and translucent façade.

Parking UCU
© Leonardo Finotti
Parking UCU
© Leonardo Finotti

This compact and regular object is contrasted with the irregular geometry of the property in which an opportunity arises to build a new public space/plaza for the city.

Parking UCU
© Leonardo Finotti
Parking UCU
© Leonardo Finotti


Parking UCU
© Leonardo Finotti
Parking UCU
© Leonardo Finotti
Parking UCU
© Leonardo Finotti
Parking UCU
© Leonardo Finotti
Parking UCU
© Leonardo Finotti
Parking UCU
© Leonardo Finotti


Parking UCU
© Leonardo Finotti
Parking UCU
© Leonardo Finotti
Parking UCU
© Leonardo Finotti


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Parking UCU
Ground Floor Plan
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Ground Floor Plan
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First Floor Plan


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Facade
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Facade 2


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Axo
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Axo


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Section
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Section 2

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