Emplazado sobre los estacionamientos de la Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), el encargo para este edificio explicitaba proyectar un hito urbano que marcara la presen- cia de la Facultad de Administración y Economía al final de calle El Belloto en el extremo oriente de este campus de 34 hectáreas. La construcción debía albergar dos programas bien diferenciados: docencia de pregrado y de posgrado, junto a servicios complementarios como auditorio, cafe- tería, gimnasio y estacionamientos. Así, ambos programas ensamblados para configurar un hito urbano, prefiguraron la idea de un edificio con base accesible para pregrado y una torre controlada para el posgrado cuya cúspide fuese visible desde los extremos del campus. Para el pregrado se diseñó un mecanismo que articula los diversos programas de docencia con los de socialización, descanso y contemplación a través de un plano oblicuo continuo, un espiral ascendente alrededor del patio central junto a escaleras, puentes y dispositivos móviles como
Located above the parking lots of the Universidad de San- tiago de Chile (USACH), the commission for this building was to design an urban landmark that would mark the presence of the School of Business Administration and Economics at the end of El Belloto Street at the eastern end of this 34-hectare campus. The construction was to house two distinct programs: undergraduate and graduate programs, along with complimentary services such as an auditorium, cafeteria, gymnasium, and parking lots. Thus, both programs were assembled to form an urban landmark, foreshadowing the idea of a building with an accessible base for undergraduates and a controlled tower for postgraduates, whose top would be visible from the far ends of the campus. For the undergraduate program, a mechanism was de- signed that articulates the various teaching programs with socialization, relaxation, and contemplation through a continuous oblique plane, an ascending spiral around the central courtyard along with stairs, bridges, and mobile
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