Atelier ARS

Levering Trade

Levering Trade
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LEVERING TRADE

ATELIER ARS°

ARCHITECTS
ATELIER ARS°

AREA
1184 M²

YEAR
2014

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Ingeniero Federico Alba

COLLABORATORS
Francisco Pacheco 

CONTRACTOR
Sgr Edificaciones

PHOTOGRAPHS
Onnis Luque 

LOCATION
Zapopan, Mexico

MANUFACTURERS
Cemex, Deacero, Concretos Técnicos Premezclados, Condumex, Panel Rey, Permabase, Tecnolite, Ternium

ARCHITECTS IN CHARGE
Alejandro Guerrero Gutiérrez And Andrea Soto Morfín

CATAGORY
Industrial Architecture 

Text description provided by architect.

We wanted to propose a building that was able to communicate its industrial condition through the architectural elements.

Levering Trade
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Levering Trade
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Levering Trade
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So we recalled a couple of forms that is possible to recognize as classics in industrial architecture: the saw tooth roof and the vierendeel beam.

The work of Albert Kahn is a very relevant example of the particular beauty of industrial architecture through a tectonic expression.

Our project sets up a tectonic system of saw tooth roofs and vierendeel beams whose repetition along the facade make possible the character of the building itself and establishes a formal relation with a set of silos located a few meters from the plot.

Levering Trade
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Levering Trade
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Levering Trade
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Variations in that system allow manifesting in the façade, the different conditions and requirements of the inner space of the building, such as warehouse, private offices, meeting rooms and other spaces.

It is very important to understand that this building was constructed with a very low budget and that is the reason for the materials used in it.

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Levering Trade
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In the corner of the building we can observe a major variation in the tectonic system; the direction of the roof has changed to manifest the new relation with the side street where the entrance is located. Otherwise the slope of the roof could be seen from the street.

A steel lattice work was proposed to reduce solar radiation and also to protect the windows from possible vandalism due the marginal conditions of the zone at night.

Levering Trade
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Levering Trade
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We verified the effectiveness of the saw tooth roof observing the quality of natural lighting in the warehouse space, just by using a conventional translucent plastic sheet as a lid on the Vierendeel beams.

The inner work space is described as a double height ward, limited by OSB panel walls that add a friendly atmosphere at low cost, and also maintaining the industrial character.

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Levering Trade
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It is possible to find craft workers on the streets of Guadalajara, weaving objects on request with different materials like plastic threads and many natural fibers.

We wanted to add to the building a craftwork sample, so we decided to hire a team of weavers to work with the handrails, weaving its gaps with palm leaves.

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Atelier ARS
T +52 33 23031302
Atelier ARS
Teotihuacán 347-6, Cd del Sol, 45040 Zapopan, Jal., Mexico