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Administration Building for the Environment City, Soria
The building we are proposing assumes the natural, scenic and historical conditions of the site. Thus, preservation of existing vegetation and the vicinity of flood lands and the geological conditions specific to alluvial land, the flatness of the surrounding topography, the distant views that are brought to soar, the Duero with the adjacent orchard are the main ingredients of the project of which we are privileged participants and observers. But so are the real philosophy of sustainability, sensible ways to minimize impact and proposition of a way to support and deliver a commitment to the infrastructural nature of the proposal. A levitating pedestal over three big inverted pyramids that house the auditorium and the lobby contains the exhibition space, the museum and the public services. Three volumes emerging from that platform that rises above the landscape contain the remaining program. At that point of contact between the two systems are three groups of special characteristics – library, nursery, and restaurant. The rest is neutral and programmatically undefined and could host educational facilities, offices or even a hotel.