as-built is an architectural, interior design and graphic design practice located in the space "as-built", a coworking space, which has reconverted an old business premises of El Ferrol, updating it and giving a renewed look.
Description of project by as-built
"The Architect's cabin"
In this project we tried to build our “cabin”, a shelter to make us feel comfortable to develop our work as architects.
With this aim we tried to arrange a typical ground floor of the XVIII century’s center of Ferrol. A narrow and elongated plot (5x16 m.), with few sunlight hours.
Therefore, we created an “upside down keel board”, a white long structure to cover us, where our work will be developed. This structure is displaced of the façade, creating a lobby to receive clients and to gaze at the cabin. Here, a tree-shape performance welcomes us. It is made with geometric white plastic glasses. In reference to The Tree as the primary human’s shelter against Nature, which will be transformed in the future into The Cabin…
The whole container (walls and ceiling) was painted in dark grey, in contrast with the stark whiteness of the floor and the lacquered MDF surfaces of the cabin.
Indirect ambient LED lightning provides clearness to the, initially, dark space. Besides, this allows cutting down the energetic waste.
All the construction is made with dry joint, with a system similar to the American’s “balloon frame”, due to a framework of red pine wood (70x100 mm.) covered (and braced) with MDF strips (19x150 mm.) white lacquered.
The walls in the rest area (out of the shell of the cabin) are coated with a warmer material, OSB panels (16 mm.), in contrast with the dark grey walls and ceiling. All the wiring is hidden behind the cabin.
Text by.- as-built
CREDITS. TECHNICAL SHEET.-
Project.- ESPACIO AS-BUILT
Architects.- as-built Arquitectura, Interiorismo, Infografía.
Project team.- Moncho Rey, arquitecto / Pablo Ríos, arquitecto de interiores
Location.- c/ Pardo Baixo, 23, bajo C.P. 15402 Ferrol (La Coruña, España)
Area.- 82 m²
Completed date.- 2014
Specifications and materials.-
- Red pine framework, white color painted, dimensions: 100x70 mm.
- Waterproof white laquered MDF forming the “cabin”, dimensions of planks: 19x150 mm.
- Laminated floor FINSA, 90H SOBERANE ARTIC OAK.
- OSB 16 mm. board panels coating walls of the rest area.
