Location
- Ourique - Alentejo -Portugal

Type of Project
- Museological/ etnographic room, multi-purpose room, service areas for employes.

Design Parameters
- Make off buliding extension - original building is the local power administrative building (we call Junta de FReguesia, similar to a paroch, but nothing to do with religion, well it´s something smaller than the city hall...)

Design Approach
- We have decided that the design must be simple and that make some kind of coeherenc with the existing one. The building will be done on a previliagiated place, in a unleveled area, next to the health center, court installlations and the employment center. On a high ground.
We proposed to actually disconnect both buildings thru a stair case, bringing natural light and ventilation to possible interior spaces.

The arrangement of volumes make the massive building to break apart, especially from the East side elevation.

Simple forms, cubics, the white of the alentejo limestone paint, the traditional blue pigments and the grey marble of nearby will transpond the traditional values to the building and mimetize better with the surronding buildings.

The pit/ stair case will allow the direct service acess to employes and be a unsusal feature that will mark the public entrance area

East side

Other view - South/East

West side view

Proposed 1 - SITE PLAN

image 1

pict 2

I'll post the footprints soon....

just seen from facades, the ensemble looks good, nice response to the first building! :)

I agree with Ryo. Both buildings are integrated very well.

we lack sections and plans to tell more about the project though...

level 0

level -1

Ryo, no sections available yet...still awaiting for client commision approval, or not...

regards

I feel the basement floor a bit clumsy.
Especially the cafeteria-like room. why not use bench instead of chairs (for example)?...
The general layout is very clean, with the clean staircase serving as articulation between the old and new.

Hi Pedro, i seems like a very good addition to the existing building.

One of the key parts is the connection of the two, which I don't understand clearly from your posts, for example, what are the blue volumes? what material?

saudades...

Ryo, the chairs, can be changed to bench, you are wright, it´s a bit clumsy but I had to integrate all the functions there to fullfill with the codes...

The blue elements, are to be plaster painted blue... it will defragment some of level 0 components, like the WC, and the office adittion.
between the 2 WC blue cubes, and aerial passage connects the buildings, making a direct service acess to administrative employes.

Hi Pedro: One more little thing: Dont forget the expansion joints. Both buildings should be structurally independent.
Juan Carlos

I agree with Ryo, when you get to sections thru the "blue elements"
give us a post.
This looks tricky to cap flash and still have the massed out look.
:cheers:

Hi Pedro, I like your design and how you integrated with the existing building.
I like the blue volume to connect the two building, nice combination with the white color.
Good design & nice presentation.

More on this, Pedro ?

Sorry I missed this thread the first time.

Pedro, very good solution. It is well matched and has the restraint of experience. I have become a fan of your work! :)

You mentioned your materials and was curious about this: "the white of the alentejo limestone paint" Are you referring just to the color or is there limestone (dust or otherwise) mixed into the paint or something else?

Looking forward to hearing about any progress.

That´s a good response to the existing building, though it must be perceived that it´s an addition (I think) anyway, good design and presentation..
cheers

Sorry I missed this thread the first time.

Pedro, very good solution. It is well matched and has the restraint of experience. I have become a fan of your work! :)

You mentioned your materials and was curious about this: "the white of the alentejo limestone paint" Are you referring just to the color or is there limestone (dust or otherwise) mixed into the paint or something else?

Looking forward to hearing about any progress.

wilson, limestone paint is just that it´s a paint made with pulverized limestone and water, then you just paint the facade (at least 3 coats) usually used on traditional buildings (made of heavy height walls. compact earth - " Taipa" or "Adobe" and or stone masonry plastered)

Today I'll post an update to this project, so we develop some changes to the plans...

thanx...

The updated entrance floor

Now the -1 floor, with the clumsiest, solved, I believe.... :D

Pedro,

The building is an excellent complement to the existing and I see the plan improving. Can you explain more about your plan for the structure? The existing one has more column support than the proposed one, shorter spanes and simpler support. The new one has relatively long spans without columns and the potential columns do not continue with a substantial mass to the top floor on the east, where you also have a cantilever.

I like the slanted roof of the existing structure which is contemporary but slanted. I wonder about the lime paint too. You mention traditional blue, I wonder if you mix indigo with lime ( we call it añil). How does it work and resist time? Even in good modern acrylic paint mixes blue is a very difficult color which fades quickly.

Francisco

Pedro,

The building is an excellent complement to the existing and I see the plan improving. Can you explain more about your plan for the structure? The existing one has more column support than the proposed one, shorter spanes and simpler support. The new one has relatively long spans without columns and the potential columns do not continue with a substantial mass to the top floor on the east, where you also have a cantilever.

I wonder about the lime paint too. You mention traditional blue, I wonder if you mix indigo with lime (we call it añil). How does it work and resist time? Even in good modern acrylic paint mixes blue is a very difficult color which fades quickly.

Francisco

Francisco, thanks for the comments,

regarding the structure, we are going to do a much robust and technically evoluted structure (again in reinforced concret) alowing the cantilever and bigger spams...

The lime stone paint or "lime milk" can be as you sad incorporated with natural pigments, for this strong blue we can use Cobalt oxide. However as we are dealing with an public building and a new construction, I´ll recommend the use of silica paints, reducing maintenance...

(you are wright about the fading colours... a big problem, but we espect to repaint the building at least every 4/5 years) - Lime paint must be repaint every year :( )