Irun, Spain
Hoz Fontan Arquitectos
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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Photo © Courtesy of José Hevia |
Spanish
architectural firm Hoz Fontan Arquitectos recently has completed the
Zaisa Office Tower in Irun, Spain. Located close to the border between
Spain and
France, the new
office tower is the last building of the Zaisa
transportation hub in Irun, and houses Zaisa’s headquarters and rental
office space.
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Photo © Courtesy of José Hevia |
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Photo © Courtesy of José Hevia |
The tower is inserted in front of a building that has a crescent like façade, and over a previously existing underground parking. When the parking was built, some pillars were raised from the ground level waiting for a future development.
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Photo © Courtesy of José Hevia |
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Photo © Courtesy of José Hevia |
The first volume of the tower is an elliptical base that groups the pillars that came from the parking. On top of this ellipse, eight stories of offices are located. The two volumes have a different structure that is connected by a W that also points the entrance of the building. Zaisa’s headquarters are located in the two upper floors, which are connected by a double height space. The last floor provides two garden terraces, accessible from the meeting rooms.
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Photo © Courtesy of José Hevia |
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Photo © Courtesy of José Hevia |
The building is covered by a double layer glass façade, which allows the air to flow between the layers, and in which one of the layers is treated to block solar radiation. A variety of glass modules are used, the smallest one can be opened, while the wider one forms a cut in the outer layer, providing a more direct contact with the views.
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Photo © Courtesy of José Hevia |
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Photo © Courtesy of José Hevia |
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Photo © Courtesy of José Hevia |
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Photo © Courtesy of José Hevia |
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Photo © Courtesy of José Hevia |
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Photo © Courtesy of José Hevia |
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Photo © Courtesy of José Hevia |
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Photo © Courtesy of José Hevia |
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floor plan--drawing Courtesy of Hoz Fontan Arquitectos |
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| east elevation--drawing Courtesy of Hoz Fontan Arquitectos |
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| south elevation--drawing Courtesy of Hoz Fontan Arquitectos |
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| section 01--drawing Courtesy of Hoz Fontan Arquitectos |
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| section 02--drawing Courtesy of Hoz Fontan Arquitectos |
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| axo--drawing Courtesy of Hoz Fontan Arquitectos |
The people
Architecture: Hoz Fontán Arquitectos
Project directors: Angel de la Hoz, Cristina Fontan
Project team: Gurutze Aldanondo, Angel Alvarez
Location: Irun, Spain
Program: Office
M/E: Juan Murua
Structural Engineer: Jose Antonio Gurruchaga
Constructor: Altuna y Uria
Photography: José Hevia
