팔콘 오피스 리노베이션 및 확장 프로젝트는 기존 오피스(팔콘1)와 새롭게 추가, 증축되는 오피스 및 복리후생공간(팔콘2)의 동상이몽?을 통해서 시작된다. 의료 기자재 및 설비를 제공하는 팔콘사의 사업확장에 따라 추가적인 오피스와 쇼룸 그리고 직원 복지시설을 확충한다.
팔콘1; 메인 하우스는 완전히 새롭게 리노베이션된다. 엘로우 글래스 박스로 디자인된 하우스를 전체 랜드스케이프 사이에 마치 부유하듯이 배치, 건축의 시각적 흥미를 배가시킨다. -단순하며서도 투명한 큐빅볼륨을 통해 풍부한 자연채광과 구속받지 않는 정원전망을 제공받는다.- 그러는 사이, 팔콘2; 새로운 증축공간은 조경으로 부터 확장된 이미지를 생성하는 파사드 디자인으로 내외부 관계를 밀착시킨다. 새로운 팔콘2는 팔콘1 후면에 바로 위치하며, 브릿지로 연결된다. 팔콘1이 있던 기존 구조물 하부에는 새로운 주차장이 2개층에 걸쳐 신설된다. 심플, 투명한 글래스 커튼월은 연속된 랜드스케이프를 디자인하는 510 모듈러 플랜터를 이용, 팔콘2의 전면 파사드를 완성한다. 이 모듈러에 내재된 선 컨트럴 기능을 통해 패시브 솔라를 조정, 내부온도를 유지한다. 이렇게 하나의 테마는 두개의 건축공간으로 환원, 각기 다른 꿈을 꾼다.
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Following the successful completion of Falcón I headquarters in 2003, the client retained Rojkind Arquitectos for the design of its expansion. Falcón, a supplier of medical equipment and instruments had outgrown its previous space and was in need of additional office area as well as space for a showroom and employee amenities.
Architects: Rojkind Arquitectos, Gabriela Etchegaray
Location: Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico
Architects In Charge: Michel Rojkind, Gerardo Salinas, Gabriela Etchegaray
Design Team: Barbara Trujillo, Gerardo Villanueva, Gerardo Reyes, Carlos Campos, Andrea León
Area: 1650.0 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Courtesy of Rojkind Arquitectos, © Jaime Navarro
Media: Rosalba Rojas
Structural Engineer: MONCAD BSI Consultores
Mep: Taller 2M
Landscape Consultant: Ambiente Arquitectos
Falcon headquarters are located at the heart of the traditional, and mainly residential, neighborhood of San Ángel in the southern quadrant of Mexico City. This historic area is known for its colonial architecture, amazing gardens, low buildings and cobblestone streets.
In Falcón I the main house of a walled-in existing residential complex was completely renovated and became a yellow glass box floating in the garden with interstitial landscaping behind its facade and strategically framed views to the outside. The new Falcón II expansion was conceptualized as an extension of the garden itself so that it would complement the main building and preserve its green views; visual connection between interior and exterior was emphasized.
The new building was positioned directly behind the yellow glass box of Falcón I on the footprint of an existing structure that was demolished to allow room for a new underground parking and two story structure. A main challenge to overcome was the proximity to the existing building. Rojkind Arquitectos invited Gabriela Etchegaray to work together in the design of this project. The team decided on a simple transparent rectangular box to contain the expansion with plenty of natural light and undisturbed garden views. A simple transparent glass curtain wall was fronted with a sun control layer composed of 510 modular planters arranged in an offset linear configuration that continue the garden feel over the façade. The drip-irrigated planters also help cool the building in a passive solar way. The garden was then strategically taken to the inside of the glass rectangle through double height atriums that give the interior a lofty feel. Vertical circulations were grouped at the back to preserve the sense of transparency.
A bridge connects the rooftop park of the expansion with a new employee dining hall placed over the existing Falcón I building. Extensive landscape of the surrounding grounds and a new street entry structure complete the overall design.
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