皮亚琴察大厦是受委托在一个被指定为中层建筑的小场地上设计一栋多住宅楼。场地周围有7至10层的建筑,然而,鉴于场地面积,我们只被允许开发5层和第六层,并在两侧有较大的后退。

The Piacenza Building arises from a commission to design a multi-residential building on a small site designated for medium rise development. Constructions from 7 to 10 storeys surround the site, however, given the site area, we were only allowed to develop five storeys and a sixth floor with larger setbacks on the sides.

该项目的挑战在于如何将这一明显的劣势转化为一个与众不同的标志。我们建议设计要与周围的建筑形成明确的对比,这些建筑通常高大、笨重,具有典型的住宅公寓楼特征。我们的建议是小规模、低密度,并在外部使用暴露在原地的混凝土和膨胀金属板等材料。因此,该建筑看起来更适合该地块,但也很独特,在周围环境中脱颖而出。规章制度的限制在其简单而纯粹的几何形状中是显而易见的,上层被规划成一个覆盖在下部混凝土体量上的黑盒子,而在面向街道的地方,露台被设计成悬臂在前院的薄板。

The challenge of the project resides in how to turn this apparent disadvantage into a mark of distinction. We proposed the design to be in explicit contrast to the surrounding buildings, typically tall, bulky, and having a typical residential apartment building character. Our proposal suggests a small scale, low density, and using materials such as exposed in situ concrete and expanded metal sheets on the outside. Thus, the building looks more appropriate for the site yet also unique, standing out among its surrounding. Regulatory constraints are clearly evident in its simple and pure geometry, and the upper level is planned as an overlaid black box to the lower concrete volume, while, towards the street, the terraces are designed as thin slabs cantilevered over the front yard.

进入建筑的通道是通过一条小路,两边是向公共空间开放的花盆墙景观,旁边是一堵照明墙。这面墙涂有膨胀的金属片,在地面上的整个外墙投下了昏暗而充满活力的光线。

The access to the building is through a path flanked by a planter walled landscape open to the public space and next to an illuminated wall. This wall is coated with expanded metal sheets, which casts a dim and vibrant light over the entire facade on the ground level.

一进门,一个带有接待桌的门厅,用雪松包覆,通向底层的社区空间和建筑的上层。

Once inside, a foyer with a reception table, clad in cedar, leads towards the community spaces on the ground floor and to the upper levels of the building.

这里有32套不同类型的公寓,从两居室的复式公寓到一楼通往私人后院的大型公寓。

There are 32 apartments with different typologies, ranges from two bedroom duplexes to larger apartments opening to private backyards on the ground floor.

在顶层,一个公共区域提供了烧烤设施和一个 “观景池”。

On the top floor, a common area is provided with barbecue facility and a ‘lookout pool’.

总的来说,皮亚琴察大楼表明,开发一个符合多层住宅楼严格规则和参数的项目是可能的,同时也提供了一个新的解决方案,使该项目从典型的建筑形式中脱颖而出。

Overall, the Piacenza building shows that it is possible to develop a project that meets the strict rules and parameters of multi-storey residential buildings, and also provides a new solution which makes the project stand out from the typical built form.

Architects: SML Arquitectos, Tri Arquitectura
Area : 4375 m²
Year : 2014
Photographs :Nico Saieh
Manufacturers : GLASSTECH
Author Architectes : SML Arquitectos, TRI-Arquitectura, Michel Carles, Carlos Mardones, Pablo Valdivia, Juan Sebastián Lama, Felipe Moreno, Franco Somigli
Architect In Charge : SML Arquitectos + TRI-Arquitectura
City : Las Condes
Country : Chile