ICONICO was commissioned for design and construction supervision of the 8,750sqm industrial complex QUIN by Joysonquin, an automobile supplier producing wood-made car interiors for the luxury section
The project is located in the central Mexican city of San Luis Potosí within an industrial park, comprising an industrial plant, administrative building, and circulation areas composed in a well-organized masterplan, occupying more than 5 hectares of land. The masterplan also takes into consideration the company’s future growth over the next two decades.
The design challenge was to analyze the needs of the industrial process and operational character for the industrial complex without losing the habitable scale of each space and the employee’s well-being.
Spanning from north to south, the plot presents a height difference of nearly 10 meters, which is transformed into two platforms; one for the administrative building at street level and the other for the industrial plant four meters below. The design of the industrial complex is balanced by these two very opposing buildings.
The area between the two buildings turns into the center point of the project. Together with a covering saw-tooth roof, providing a contemporary and identifiable signature of the industrial purpose of the project, it creates an outdoor foyer connecting the two buildings; and is furnished with attractive stairways and benches where employees can socialize and enjoy the outdoors.
The architectural approach can be described as sober, contemporary, and monumental. All building shapes and facades have a clean and solid appearance. The industrial plant’s façade is composed of a bright metal façade, while the administrative building’s façade contrasts with dark ceramic tiles. Both buildings have a high amount of daylight penetration.
In line with the company’s corporate image, the interior is simple and clean with many open spaces, relying on polished concrete floors and whitewashed walls. The lobby and canteen have custom wood furnishings that make a contrast and reinforce the owners’ corporate design process. A green belt surrounds the buildings, serving as a buffer zone between their urban environment.
Photography: Moritz Bernoully, Slot Studio
Source: V2.com
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