Articles by Agustina Coulleri

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House of Culture Toba Qom / OCA

August 11, 2021 Agustina Coulleri 0

“Ethnicity necessarily supposes a trajectory (…) and an origin (…). What would be characteristic of ethnic identities is that in them the historical actualization does not cancel the feeling of reference to the origin but even reinforces it. It is from the symbolic and collective resolution of this contradiction that comes to the political and emotional strength of ethnicity” Joao Pacheco de Oliveira. The development of the State, religion, and capital has destructured the indigenous socioeconomic organization, forcing the communities to integrate into the economic system, which seems to be the only way out of extreme poverty. How to see the future?

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Cosmos House / S-AR

August 10, 2021 Agustina Coulleri 0

Cosmos House is a small house placed nearby Puerto Escondido on the Pacific coast of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. The house is composed of three main elements. The first element is a center or hard nucleus, built with concrete slabs and columns with a brutal finish. It shelters the habitable space under the roof: a reduced program that includes one bedroom, kitchen-dinning room, living, and bathroom. Each of them occupies a quadrant of an almost perfect squared floor plan.

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Pedestrian Connection Between Barcelona and Montcada i Reixac / Batlleiroig

August 3, 2021 Agustina Coulleri 0

The project tackles an interstitial space between municipalities, at the convergence of the Collserola and Marina ranges, besides the Rec Comtal and Besós natural spaces. The project’s area has historically been the rear side of both municipalities becoming a space degraded by illegal thrash dumping carried out over the years, generating the disengagement of the citizens with the area. The goal of the project is to consolidate and improve a pedestrian connection, currently inaccessible and insecure, between Vallbona and Can Sant Joan. 

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Amaya Headquarters / RuizEsquíroz

August 2, 2021 Agustina Coulleri 0

Since the first liner with intermodal containers was unloaded in Bremen in 1966, its growth in the development of world trade has been spectacular. The container is an icon of our globalized society. Almost everything we buy travels in them, either in disassembled components or as finished products. There are about 800 million containers on earth, but their lifespan for transportation is just between 8 and 10 years, and then the problem of what to do with them arises. Melting a container into steel consumes about 8.000 kWh, while to reuse it as a construction element requires only between 400 to 800 kWh. Why not reuse it in the industrial sector as a structural piece while maintaining its storage capacity?

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S2 House / BELLAFILARQUITECTES

August 2, 2021 Agustina Coulleri 0

The Casa S2 has been designed as a summer residence for a couple with two children. It is a detached construction limited to one floor in compliance with the local urban planning regulations. Another starting condition is to respect the integrity of the pre-existing trees that are part of an extensive pine forest that already existed before the urbanization of the area. It is located in the “Els Emperadors” sector in the municipality of l’Escala, province of Girona.

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Dr. Atl 285 Apartment Building / BAAQ’

July 22, 2021 Agustina Coulleri 0

How to take advantage of the architectural and urban heritage that has been created in Mexico City throughout its history in order to generate inclusive and connective spaces that allow society to live in a harmonious and prosperous unity? Dr. Atl 285, built in the seventies, is an exercise in taking advantage of this heritage, with a premise seeking to benefit the population and the environment while preserving this cultural heritage. Dr. Atl 285 is located within the Santa María la Ribera neighborhood, which is in a state of rapid densification thanks to its proximity to the city center and its historical character, attracting a young population that intends to live close to cultural and economic centers.