Memory

The complex is organized by parallel warehouses and bands of use, a typology typical of industrial buildings. This is verified both in the semi-covered dock, as well as in the Naval Station and its central body. Just as the factory bodies can grow by attaching parallel warehouses, they can also grow lengthwise, by incorporating modules. Incorporation of Urban Space

The Marquee and the relationship with the outside.

The space of the street parallel to the main block makes it suggestive to incorporate an element that helps characterize the new entrance to the complex. A large canopy has been incorporated taking into account the lack of a clear and legible access, given the restriction for the public of the large mouth of the semi-covered dock, since now, its main function will be logistical access to the pier. This autonomous structure, but harmonious with the complex, is projected over the front line, trying to capture attention on a high-traffic avenue such as Antártida Argentina. At the same time, it enables entry to the entire site, understanding that, at some point, the complex will function as an organic whole. This structure has a vertical lateral glass front on which the names of the temporary exhibitions, events and shows of the Cultural Center can be placed. The illuminated natural wood ceiling will anticipate to the visitor the character of the interior space of the rooms.

The meeting space and the cobblestone carpet.

The open space and the main access road have a cobblestone floor. Due to the difference in levels with respect to the curbs, these will be relocated by raising and levelling their level in order to avoid architectural barriers. This mantle colonizes the entire exterior space, incorporating a small amphitheater by simply varying the level of the paving. This space will be a meeting place and a place for artistic activities and/or activities complementary to the exhibitions. In this way, the flooring spatially and functionally unifies the cultural activities.

Open space as superstructure.

Vertebras of light

A lighting control/light generation device has been incorporated inside the ships. It is a very light, white structure that hangs from the truss like sails. Its function is to mitigate direct sunlight and redirect it through curved surfaces towards the existing wooden ceiling. In this way, greater general lighting is provided to the space, highlighting the structure and the large roof surface that covers the building, becoming a spectacle in itself. This true backbone structures the space, just as the skeleton of a whale or the frames of a ship shape the interior space of the “ship”. The redistribution of overhead light underlines and highlights the plane of the ceiling. The modulation of the system makes it suitable for variation along the section and the creation of different spatial situations and modelling of space by means of light. The variations, permutations or changes of the system according to the incorporation of control/light generation devices (screens, lamps, reflective surfaces, etc.), reinforce a monumental perspective and the understanding of an integrated whole.