The Gupo AN
cooperative wants to do a refurbishment and extension of its headquarters in Tajonar
(Pamplona) currently housed in a hexagonal building. The brief for the new area
consists of meeting rooms, a small auditorium, an Advisory Council meeting
room, archive and other server spaces. The area to be refurbished needs more
meeting rooms, an canteen for employees and the additional toilet facilities.
To offer
different solutions to these needs, we proposed 3 options. The idea of the
hexagon is kept as a representation of the cooperative spirit; like a honeycomb.
a) the Pavilion proposal. Based on the idea of
a small-size independent pavilion.
b) the Patio proposal. Generated from the idea
of replicating the hexagonal plan of the existing buildings with a central
patio to facilitate natural lighting and ventilation.
c) the Organic proposal. Designed based on a
hexagonal grid, creating an organic and flexible architecture that facilitates
design variations and possible future expansion.
References: the
Spanish pavilion of Corrales and Molezún at the Universal Exhibition in
Brussels.
