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FERRARI SERVICE FACILITY



PROJECT: ATELIER CARACAS
TYPOLOGY: ARCHITECTURE
LEAD DESIGNER: AURIMAR MORENO
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING: TECNOGERENCIA + OFINOVA

PHOTOGRAPHY: OUTER VISION



THE SERVICE FACILITY IS DEVELOPED IN THE SECOND-LEVEL PARKING TIER OF AN OFFICE BUILDING IN A BUSY AREA OF CARACAS, AND WE WERE ASSIGNED AND RECEIVED IT WITHOUT ANY FINISHES, JUST THE BASIC CONSTRUCTION SHELL IN GRAY STATUS.  THIS ABSENCE OF `MATERIALITY´ GAVE US A FIRST CLUE, THE IDEA TO PROPOSE A SPACE SO SUFFICIENTLY NEUTRAL AS TO MAKE THE CAR´S PRESENCE THE PREVAILING THEME.  MORE THAN A BLANK CANVAS, THE PROJECT ACTS AS A REFRACTIVE ONE.

THE SPACE IS SET ALMOST IN ITS TOTALITY IN WALLS COVERED WITH PREFABRICATED STAINLESS STEEL PANELS, REFLECTING MACHINES’ COLOR IN MOVEMENT.  MORE THAN COMPETING WITH THE MACHINE THE SPACE ALTERS THE PERCEPTION OF IT, INVITING AND GENERATING INDIVIDUAL AND PARTICULAR NARRATIVES.  IN OUR CASE, IT WAS TO CREATE AN ALMOST SURREALISTIC  DIALOGUE BETWEEN AUTOMOBILE AND MAN.
















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