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May 19th, 2011, 10:12 PM
The project involves the design of an “ecological boutique” guest house in Condado, principal tourist area of San Juan. The project is located in a lot of scarcely 500 square meters within a coastal community with the beach being one of its main attractions. To give way for the project an existing house with no architectural or historical value is to be demolished.
The strong connection that exists between culture, climate and nature in Condado, a culture defined in many instances by its relationship to the beach and its amenities, compelled us to use the water, or more precisely its movement, as an emblematic and organizing element in the project. In this way we aim to ground the building to its context, to signify the ludic and leisure culture that revolves around the sea in Condado, and which is much sought after by thousands of tourists every year. With this in mind we conceived an undulating sun shading screen allusive to water movement and made of horizontal elements with the purpose of protecting the building’s south façade where all rooms are oriented. A 3-story high contrasting rectilinear void perforates the screen from which all public places feed of. Public spaces are located in the upper floors, arranged by way of a split section with double and triple height spaces with the intention of promoting visual interaction between floors and take advantage of the views and prevailing winds of the place. In all public spaces the water theme is present by way of either views to the ocean, textures or patterns that manifest through the different floor, wall or ceiling planes.
In terms of sustainability we propose passive conservation technologies. An aggressive layer of solar PV panels are located at roof level that together with the south facing undulating screen form a great skin that wraps and helps protect the building from solar radiation while using it to produce energy. We also take advantage of the prevailing winds by incorporating 2 wind turbines specifically design for urban areas. Rainwater will be harvested from roof and open terraces for maintenance and cleaning purposes, and permeable pavements will be used at ground level to help reduce storm water runoff.
The project has been design for obtaining a LEED Gold Certification from the USGBC.
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http://diazpaunetto.com/
The strong connection that exists between culture, climate and nature in Condado, a culture defined in many instances by its relationship to the beach and its amenities, compelled us to use the water, or more precisely its movement, as an emblematic and organizing element in the project. In this way we aim to ground the building to its context, to signify the ludic and leisure culture that revolves around the sea in Condado, and which is much sought after by thousands of tourists every year. With this in mind we conceived an undulating sun shading screen allusive to water movement and made of horizontal elements with the purpose of protecting the building’s south façade where all rooms are oriented. A 3-story high contrasting rectilinear void perforates the screen from which all public places feed of. Public spaces are located in the upper floors, arranged by way of a split section with double and triple height spaces with the intention of promoting visual interaction between floors and take advantage of the views and prevailing winds of the place. In all public spaces the water theme is present by way of either views to the ocean, textures or patterns that manifest through the different floor, wall or ceiling planes.
In terms of sustainability we propose passive conservation technologies. An aggressive layer of solar PV panels are located at roof level that together with the south facing undulating screen form a great skin that wraps and helps protect the building from solar radiation while using it to produce energy. We also take advantage of the prevailing winds by incorporating 2 wind turbines specifically design for urban areas. Rainwater will be harvested from roof and open terraces for maintenance and cleaning purposes, and permeable pavements will be used at ground level to help reduce storm water runoff.
The project has been design for obtaining a LEED Gold Certification from the USGBC.
http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/4280/20879558.png (http://img829.imageshack.us/i/20879558.png/)
http://img862.imageshack.us/img862/5615/37331472.png (http://img862.imageshack.us/i/37331472.png/)
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/5000/38278434.png (http://img228.imageshack.us/i/38278434.png/)
http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/6536/16752240.png (http://img849.imageshack.us/i/16752240.png/)
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/764/77650770.png (http://img29.imageshack.us/i/77650770.png/)
http://diazpaunetto.com/