Ordre des architectes du Quebec Unveils the Winners of Its 2019 Awards of Excellence
Ordre des architectes du Québec (OAQ)
Ordre des architectes du Quebec Unveils the Winners of Its 2019 Awards of Excellence
Ordre des architectes du Québec (OAQ)
PRATIC 2.0
GEZA - Gri e Zucchi Architettura srl
The reflecting and iridescent facade ensures a continuous variation depending on the time of the day and weather condition
Photo credit:
Javier Callejas
PRATIC 2.0
GEZA - Gri e Zucchi Architettura srl
The mirroring of the panels also ensures a continuous color variation of the facades: depending on the time of the day and varying in light intensity the building may appear black, golden, glossy, infinitely variable
Photo credit:
Javier Callejas
PRATIC 2.0
GEZA - Gri e Zucchi Architettura srl
The facade panels consist of two different type of polycarbonate combined together: the rear side has an opaque compound which impedes the light to pass through, while the front is "frozen"
Photo credit:
Javier Callejas
PRATIC 2.0
GEZA - Gri e Zucchi Architettura srl
The load-bearing structure is completely hidden behind the cladding system
Photo credit:
Javier Callejas
PRATIC 2.0
GEZA - Gri e Zucchi Architettura srl
The polycarbonate panels are customized in order to obtain a reflecting facade when seen from afar and “deep” when observed closely
Photo credit:
Javier Callejas
PRATIC 2.0
GEZA - Gri e Zucchi Architettura srl
The rhythm of the windows repeats and declares continuity with the existing facade
Photo credit:
Javier Callejas
PRATIC 2.0
GEZA - Gri e Zucchi Architettura srl
The concrete facade "dissolves" northwards becoming a reflective facade
Photo credit:
Javier Callejas
PRATIC 2.0
GEZA - Gri e Zucchi Architettura srl
The first lot, black and grainy, looks like to arise from the ground, the second lot, always black but reflective and iridescent, mirrors the landscape and the light with images that are always different due to weather conditions
Photo credit:
Javier Callejas
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PRATIC 2.0
GEZA - Gri e Zucchi Architettura srl
The building is infused with a strong desire of simplicity
Photo credit:
Javier Callejas
PRATIC 2.0
GEZA - Gri e Zucchi Architettura srl
General view of Pratic 1 (2011) and Pratic 2 (2018)
Photo credit:
Javier Callejas
PRATIC 2.0
GEZA - Gri e Zucchi Architettura srl
The polycarbonate panels are customized in order to obtain a reflective facade when seen from afar
Photo credit:
Javier Callejas
PRATIC 2.0
GEZA - Gri e Zucchi Architettura srl
The facade consists of a 4 centimeters thick polycarbonate panel, 10 meters high
Photo credit:
Javier Callejas
PRATIC 2.0
GEZA - Gri e Zucchi Architettura srl
The new building consists of two simple elements: the rhythm given by the windows, which repeats and declares continuity with the existing facade, and the reflecting skin, which dissolves the new volume in the sky
Photo credit:
Javier Callejas
PRATIC 2.0
GEZA - Gri e Zucchi Architettura srl
The existing facade (first intervention of 2011) is now inside the enlargement
Photo credit:
Javier Callejas
Best Tertiary Rehabilitation at the ADC Awards for the Studio Vincent Eschalier
Studio Vincent Eschalier
Photo credit:
Axel Dahl
Best Tertiary Rehabilitation at the ADC Awards for the Studio Vincent Eschalier
Studio Vincent Eschalier
Photo credit:
Axel Dahl
Best Tertiary Rehabilitation at the ADC Awards for the Studio Vincent Eschalier
Studio Vincent Eschalier
Photo credit:
Axel Dahl
Best Tertiary Rehabilitation at the ADC Awards for the Studio Vincent Eschalier
Studio Vincent Eschalier
Photo credit:
Axel Dahl
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