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An Office in Arada Becomes Nelson Resende's Experiment in Presenting Commercial Structures in the Middle of an Agricultural Environment

Anabata Media · July 19th, 2022
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In Arada, Portugal, there is one office as the result of experiments in meeting two different usage needs, while still allowing its internal connections. One of the unique things about this project is that the site is in the middle of an environment with strong agricultural activity, even though this building is a commercial facility.

Nelson Resende's design office is in the middle of a farmNelson Resende's design office is in the middle of a farm.

The selection of the site is not without reason because this office wants to stand far from the center of the urban, so needs such as decontamination, returning to the essence (purity), new space, and conditioning of the mind will also be met. That is what then makes this project even more careful in its design, considering that everything must be well thought out and produced.

A series of pure volumes in Nelson Resende's design officeA series of pure volumes in Nelson Resende's design office.

Top view of the Office Building in AradaTop view of the Office Building in Arada.

Architect Nelson Resende also positioned the office as a series of pure volumes that could answer all these needs without compromising his own identity. Simple forms are used to highlight the absence of fear of the rough essence. Nevertheless, the dynamic emphasis in the form play still allows for the creation of easily captured objects, which simultaneously also shows complexity as a satire. As its volumetric formulation is reserved by built-up and filtered functional connections in the surrounding environment.

Simple form processing on each volumes from Office Building in AradaSimple form processing on individual volumes from Office Building in Arada.

The connection between the volumes is dynamically formed even though the characters are completely oppositeThe connection between the volumes is dynamically formed even though the characters are completely opposite.

The natural environment, where this office is located, also interprets a permanent scenario. Whether it's the agricultural cycle, the change of seasons, changes in climate conditions, or the success of crop yields. So that every building in the neighborhood, which is not easy to change, must be able to converge slowly. Because, in the long term, the appearance of the building will be influenced by every condition that cooperates with it. Therefore, the simple form of this office has an important role in the process of change in the future.

The interior that is inside the volume of the blockThe interior is inside the volume of the block.

The interior of the volume tube, which serves as a reading roomThe interior of the volume tube serves as a reading room.

The interior of the workspace in the volume of the cubeThe interior of the workspace is in the volume of the cube.

Floor planFloor plan.

 

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