Final+Project

**The Cube**  When I created the cube, the project was meant to design a punctual element with five different related spaces, with at least one of them connected to the exterior. Also, the design had to relate correctly with the context, which is some sort of plaza with two big buildings, two other small buildings, and a bay on the north side. The Cube is situated at the edge of the coast and the plaza, on its own platform.  The structure is curious since it has no columns at all except for a big load-bearing wall made of marble that does the job to articulate the spaces as well as sustain the structure above and relate the building with the sea. The Cube is made mostly of reinforced concrete, with open spaces to ventilate and illuminate the building taking advantage of the weather. I like to think that my clients could fly since they specifically stated “no stairs or ramps at all”, and yet the building had to have four floors for some kind of offices.  I called it the cube since that is the shape I started with and then I molded it to accomplish the goals. The building is articulated by two planes, which are the only walls that you will find inside it. They continue up and end a little above the roof with a skylight between them. But the skylight doesn’t end there, it continues in a straight line all over the roof as a pergola, dividing the roof into two sides and creating a pattern of light inside the building that guides you between the spaces. Finally, there is a little balcony meant to guide to the last floor which is a big corridor that leads to an opening of the building with an exquisite view of the plaza. The cube is a game of light, and it is almost the opposite of the buildings made completely of glass. I created it form the shadows and then added the light to be the guide between the spaces and create a comfortable ambient.  media type="file" key="Design-Video" width="300" height="300" align="center"