Architecture Internship | Fall 2019

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The office

Situated in the tropical island of Tenerife, the office strives to use natural materials and is always keen on exploring new ways of incorporating the readily available natural materials into built forms. Keeping in mind the traditional roots and culture, the office tries to maintain a balance, not only through its architecture, but also through its cosmopolitan family of architects, engineers and interns from around the world, providing the much needed exposure, channeling new discussions, enhancing conversations, and inviting ideas.

Tools: AutoCAD, Rhino 3D, ArchiCAD, Abode Creative Suite, Fabrication Tools, Figma, WIX, Keynote, Model Making Tools

Project Types

Landscape architecture

Residential

Sports complexes

Cultural centers

Administrative complexes

Building and material research

Restoration

Public spaces

The design approach

The office addresses every project keeping in mind two main things: reason and emotion. Basic reasoning in dealing with raw materials and unleashing their true potential in the context where they are inserted into, is the framework for every new design concept. The office perceives emotion as the essential and immaterial content of architecture. The approach is based on addition and removal, a back an forth process, involving sketching, model making and 3D visualizations to achieve the desired design idea.

Auditorio Teobaldo Power

La Orotava, Tenerife, Spain

Client: The Municipality of Orotava

Project Area: 513.63 sqm

Project Cost: 1,83,000.00 €

(20% municipal contributions, 80% funded by the island council)

Building Type: Residential apartments, Auditiorium

Project Type: Conservation, Restoration

Project Year: 2018

Project Stage: Design Proposals

Acquisition: Competition

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