Ana Coelho designed the FACOL Offices in Guimaraes, Portugal. The new office unit was added the south face of the existent volume, detached from it and separated by a vertical garden, which isolates any disturbance noise prevenient from the factory facilities. Take a look at the complete story after the jump.
From the architects: The project for the FACOL industrial building started with the rehabilitation of an abandoned and obsolete pavilion, providing it with the proper work conditions for a textile dyeing facility. The second phase of the project consisted in the addition of a new volume to the already existent factory, creating a new building where all the administrative functions would take place.
The new office building was implanted on the south face of the existent volume, detached from it and separated by a vertical garden, which isolates any disturbance noise prevenient from the factory facilities.
The new volume is partially elevated from the ground level. One of its’ extremities is supported by a natural garden slope, whereas the other one is suspended, thus allowing to create an outdoors parking lot under the building.
The interior distribution of space is organized after a central entry hall, which also connects to the factory volume (horizontally) and the ground level (vertically). The reception area connects with a corridor with openings to the vertical garden, which gives access to all the administrative offices.
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All the offices are oriented South, profiting from controlled sunlight exposure and views to the surrounding landscape.
The interior design wasconceived as a natural extension of the architecture, maximizing the outcome with a minimum of resources.
Project: Expansion of Industrial Unit
Location: Serzedelo, Guimarães
Architecture: Ana Coelho Arq., Lda
Construction: Telhabel Construções – S.A.
Engineering: PN10 –Engineering Services
Photography: Joao Morgado Architecture Photography – www.joaomorgado.com