The question of whether we should highlight the buildings' individuality or emphasize the city's broader scale was resolved through a design that functioned more as a constructive instruction: a light gray base color was used, but in front of each city gate, it was changed to black. The result was a sort of individual carpet in front of each house or store, which, being at right angles to the street, suggested a continuity towards the interior.
contraba el cementerio, mientras que hacia el sur se llegaba a la orilla del río, una zona periférica en ese momento y sin uso ni valor para los habitantes. En este punto, se planteó al equipo munici- pal la tarea de considerar, a través de posibles nuevas intervenciones, la relación transversal y longitudinal entre la ciudad y el valle. Teníamos como ejemplo el Cardo y el Decumanus, orden y antecedente directo del damero mediterráneo con el que se trazó inicialmente la ciudad. En los años siguientes, diversas oficinas se encargaron de desarrollar proyectos para renovar la avenida de acceso a la ciudad, el cementerio y un paseo de ribera que se terminó de construir en 2019. Plaza Pie de Monte Entre el inicio y la finalización de la construcción del gimnasio, transcurrieron varios años que sirvieron para proponer, y ejecutar en 2016, una explanada que reemplazaba a la piscina en des- uso con un nuevo espacio público. Ubicado en la esquina donde se cruzan dos calles principales: el acceso longitudinal (Av. José Manuel Infante) y la transversal al valle (Calle Matilde Salamanca), este plano abierto, que amplía el suelo urbano, sirve a los vecinos como plaza y como antesala para eventos masivos que ocurren en el gimnasio. Sombra, suelo y registro-veredas del casco histórico En los años 2007 y 2011, se nos encomendaron dos etapas de un proyecto para la renovación de las veredas en el casco histórico de la ciudad. Este proyecto fue financiado con los fondos espejo del Transantiago. Una de las decisiones clave y primordiales fue la recuperación del arbolado urbano, ya que esto mejoraría sustancialmente las condiciones ambientales de las calles, espe- cialmente en zonas de gran tránsito peatonal. El objetivo era acercar la frescura del río a la ciudad y evitar la aridez de las laderas cercanas. Luego, al abordar los pavimentos, encontramos dos ejemplos contrastantes que nos resultaron interesantes. Por un lado, el Paseo Ahumada en Santiago, que unifica varias cuadras al repetir la misma figura para formar una pieza urbana de mayor tamaño. Por otro lado, en Buenos Aires, observamos cómo cada fachada resuelve su frente de manera individual, reconociendo la singularidad de cada edificio mediante el uso de colores y materiales distintos. La pregunta de si debíamos resaltar la individualidad de los edificios o destacar la escala más amplia de la ciudad se resolvió mediante un diseño que funcionaba más como una instrucción constructiva: se utilizó una base de color gris claro, pero frente a cada puerta de la ciudad, se cambió
properly human is understood from a more artistic dimension, associated with the use, management, and components of life, sometimes unattractable. These are constructive elements, material and immaterial, which are the origin of creative activity -architectural composition- that resolves the com- plexity of the habitable with the synthesis of form. This reflective approach to the location and its community, including the Municipality's polit- ical and professional team, allowed us to open a dialogue about the city that encouraged and was followed by a series of works aimed at consolidat- ing the historic center's urban area. Emphasis was placed on some streets as relevant lines where the buildings and public spaces are arranged, in different routes that have been spreading to the edges of the hills and the river bank. In addition to these initial works, which gave rise to and have been guiding the general strat- egy, many others have been added, managed from the continuity of the local government, which has been adding different external professional teams, funds, and public institutions, and private companies to the city's targeted development. Public Tender - Town Hall Building In 2005, the Municipality of Salamanca called for a competition for the design of the Community's Consistorial Building. It was an attractive medi- um-format project for us, a young office interested in the development of public works. We won with a proposal that gave continuity to the sidewalk through a set of interior ramps, and that proposed an ascending and elevated walkway to a high ter- race with a view of the main square, the city, and the valley. Along the way, the inhabitants look at themselves as well as at the geographic location.
The city and the works related to it - gymnasium
In 2007 a new competition was called for the de- sign of the new multi-sports gymnasium. For this competition we proposed to follow the bleachers´ diagonal shape from the original construction with a structure reminiscent of a cup -with a ribboned base- to clear the ground level as a large urban hall that linked the three sports programs separated by tambourines: the soccer field, an abandoned masonry pool with cracks and the gymnasium that was to be replaced, all belonging to the same owner. The works' objective was to recover the transparency and the site's total space for the benefit of the public area. During the project's development, another significant relationship became evident: the new multi-sports gymnasium was located on the same street as the City Hall and the Plaza de Armas.
W Se hizo un levantamiento de todas las fachadas y se midieron todas las puertas del centro.
W A survey was conducted of all facades, and all doors in the city center were measured.
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