University Campus UTEC Lima
Lima, Peru · 2015
Photo · Iwan Baan
A precedent for a monumental, open-air vertical circulation system in an educational building, utilizing raw exposed concrete to create a complex structural and social landscape.
- What we like about this project
- The way the heavy concrete stairs appear to float and weave through the open structural grid.
Materials
- exposed-concrete
- glass
- aluminum
Visual identifiers
- exposed-concrete-structure
- open-air-circulation
- concrete-stairs
- structural-beams
- vertical-campus
Style tags
- brutalist
- structural-expressionism
- monolithic
Visual tags
- brutalist
- monumental
- open-air
- circulation-spine
- integrated-landscape
- educational
- Geometry
- An intricate, multi-level concrete framework defined by massive structural columns, deep beams, ribbed slabs, and diagonal stair runs that intersect at various heights, creating a complex three-dimensional matrix.
- Facade system
- Open-air structural frame with recessed glazed window walls on the interior-facing classrooms.
- Structural guess
- Cast-in-place concrete post-and-beam frame with shear walls and ribbed concrete slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Grand, monumental scale with multi-story voids, heavy structural members, and wide pedestrian staircases.
- Lighting
- Diffused daylight penetrates deep into the open-air structure, casting soft shadows and highlighting the raw texture of the concrete surfaces.
- Atmosphere
- A powerful, raw, and breezy atmosphere where heavy concrete infrastructure is softened by natural light and pocket gardens.
- Environmental context
- An open-air vertical campus circulation zone overlooking an urban landscape with tropical plantings integrated into the concrete terraces.
- Spatial experience
- The space feels highly monumental, open, and cavernous. The circulation is exposed to the elements, transitioning between sheltered walkways and open-air terraces with views of the city and integrated pocket gardens.
- Composition rhythm
- A dynamic composition of strong vertical columns, horizontal floor plates, and diagonal staircases that create a rhythmic, sculptural void.
- Style reading
- Contemporary Brutalism / Neo-Brutalist structural expressionism
- Program
- University campus circulation and social spaces
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- exposed-concrete, glass, aluminum
- Visual identifiers
- exposed-concrete-structure, open-air-circulation, concrete-stairs, structural-beams, vertical-campus
- Style tags
- brutalist, structural-expressionism, monolithic
- Visual tags
- brutalist, monumental, open-air, circulation-spine, integrated-landscape, educational
- Geometry
- An intricate, multi-level concrete framework defined by massive structural columns, deep beams, ribbed slabs, and diagonal stair runs that intersect at various heights, creating a complex three-dimensional matrix.
- Facade system
- Open-air structural frame with recessed glazed window walls on the interior-facing classrooms.
- Structural guess
- Cast-in-place concrete post-and-beam frame with shear walls and ribbed concrete slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Grand, monumental scale with multi-story voids, heavy structural members, and wide pedestrian staircases.
- Lighting
- Diffused daylight penetrates deep into the open-air structure, casting soft shadows and highlighting the raw texture of the concrete surfaces.
- Atmosphere
- A powerful, raw, and breezy atmosphere where heavy concrete infrastructure is softened by natural light and pocket gardens.
- Environmental context
- An open-air vertical campus circulation zone overlooking an urban landscape with tropical plantings integrated into the concrete terraces.
- Spatial experience
- The space feels highly monumental, open, and cavernous. The circulation is exposed to the elements, transitioning between sheltered walkways and open-air terraces with views of the city and integrated pocket gardens.
- Composition rhythm
- A dynamic composition of strong vertical columns, horizontal floor plates, and diagonal staircases that create a rhythmic, sculptural void.
- Style reading
- Contemporary Brutalism / Neo-Brutalist structural expressionism
- Program
- University campus circulation and social spaces
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- architecture