Estudio Larrain

Inacap Downtown Campus

Inacap Downtown Campus
© Guy Wenborne

Inacap Downtown Campus 

Estudio Larrain

ARCHITECTS
Estudio Larrain

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Rodrigo Larrain Galvez, Rodrigo Larrain Illanes

COLLABORATORS
Constanza Dal Pozzo C, Camila Araya M, Sebastian Suzuki, Emil Osorio

MANUFACTURERS
Hunter Douglas

CONSTRUCTOR
Desarrollos Constructivos Axis S.a.

AREA
19670 m²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Santiago,Chile

CATEGORY
University

Text description provided by architect.

This University building is located in a typical and historical preservation neighborhood in downtown Santiago.

Inacap Downtown Campus
© Guy Wenborne
Inacap Downtown Campus
© Guy Wenborne

The challenge of this project was to design a new and modern building between the historical houses and the restoration of five of them that form part of the project.

Planning regulations prohibited alterations to the frontal facades, of the historical houses. The challenge was to create new buildings that had to armonice with the powerful context.

Inacap Downtown Campus
© Guy Wenborne
Inacap Downtown Campus
© Guy Wenborne

The project is divided into three main areas that are achieved seamlessly to connect among themselves rescuing the university activities and the neighborhood way of live.

These three main areas are interconnected between all precincts, and create PATIOS that divide the different volumes.

Inacap Downtown Campus
© Guy Wenborne
Inacap Downtown Campus
© Guy Wenborne

This creates places with special atmospheres in between the regular and rational architecture with conventional geometries that respond to internal and external requirements.

The scheme of the university is functional. The ground levels dedicated to common areas as the hall entrance, the reception, cafeteria, administration areas, entrance to the library and all the covered and uncovered patios.

Inacap Downtown Campus
© Guy Wenborne
Inacap Downtown Campus
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The underground levels are used as part of the library, computer labs, and clinical education areas. The upper floors are used to classrooms.

Due to the patios every classroom and public areas has enough light and transparency so that you can see all the activities of the university while you walk through the building.

Inacap Downtown Campus
© Guy Wenborne
Inacap Downtown Campus
© Guy Wenborne

The project was designed with and optimal solar and heating control system to minimize the use of support systems. The comfort level is high enough to avoid having cooling or healing sustainers.

The exterior treatment of the facades, maintaining a neutral and contemporary look is as minimalist as possible cutting down the need of maintenance and in order to highlight the architecture of the historic houses.

Inacap Downtown Campus
© Guy Wenborne


Inacap Downtown Campus
© Guy Wenborne
Inacap Downtown Campus
© Guy Wenborne
Inacap Downtown Campus
© Guy Wenborne
Inacap Downtown Campus
© Guy Wenborne


Inacap Downtown Campus
Inacap Downtown Campus
© Guy Wenborne
Inacap Downtown Campus
© Guy Wenborne
Inacap Downtown Campus
© Guy Wenborne
Inacap Downtown Campus
© Guy Wenborne
Inacap Downtown Campus
© Guy Wenborne
Inacap Downtown Campus
© Guy Wenborne


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Estudio Larrain
T +56 9 51095810
Estudio Larrain
Rosario Nte 555, 7561211 Las Condes, Región Metropolitana, Chile