Medicos de Visas, is a project that transformed a failed food court building, onto a medical exam laboratory that processes nearly 200 applicants and their families daily. Its elliptical shape had to be addressed both on its simple shape and large size. It was a predominant element on the project. The front of the property was a parking lot and was transformed onto a tensed membrane covered plaza that will house a resting area for the families waiting for the applicants to finish their examination. In all, the building had to transform its image onto an attractive inviting institution.
Urban Design & Architecture Design Awards 2018
Third Award | Category: Commercial
Architects: RUBEN ESCOBAR
Studio Name: Grupo ARKHOS
Team Members: RUBEN ESCOBAR, RICARDO PACHECO, ROBERTO NAJERA
Country: Mexico
Website: www.grupoarkhos.com
The project needed a contemporary look, besides that, the building had to be covered with a material that allowed the complex elliptical shape to be lined with same dimension panels.
The mere size of the ellipse needed an interesting cover, so we opted to create a three-dimensional, urban scaled, triangular pyramid texture. The 3D texture had to have sharp well-defined edges, and dimensional consistency. And the red access portico besides its purpose, it had to make a statement.