Las
Piedras
del
Cielo
is
located
in
Ritoque,
Chile,
in
the
site
of
the
Open
City,
a
project
run
by
the
Corporación
Amereida
and
the
School
of
Architecture
and
Design
of
the
Catholic
University
of
Valparaiso,
which
for
fifty
years
has
been
constructing
a
town
which
now
houses
many
of
the
school’s
staff
and
contains
a
church,
cementery
and
many
public
spaces
and
facilities.
‘Las
Piedrad
del
Cielo’
serves
the
purpose
of
food
preparation,
outdoor
dining
and nature observation. A ondulating timber deck provides sitting and reclining surfaces around a centrally located
firepace.
A
small
enclosed
space
provides
facilities
for
food
preparation
and
storage.
A
light
membrane
system
shades
and
shelters
users
from
the
sun
and
wind.
The
membrane
system
is
exposed
to
gale-force
winds
during
the
winter
season
which
subject
the
steel
supporting
members
to
varying
compression
and
tension
forces.
This
required
careful
analysis
of
wind
flows,
material
resistance,
and
detailing.
Especially
challenging
was
the
design
of
the foundations on sand, which had to sustain dynamic forces in both compression and tension.
For website see : http://scl33.aho.no/las-piedras-del-cielo/
For construction timelapse see: http://vimeo.com/42520337
scs: las piedras del cielo
STUDENTS:
Design
Team:
Kazin
Al
Beyboni,
Katarina
Sæbø
Dale,
Line
MARI
Haugland,
Kjersti
Lindheim,
John-Roe
Luna,
Erik
Matzow,
Mari
Beata
Nastad
Heum,
Thomas
Notland,
Rikke
Christine
Nyrud,
Robin
Rakke,
Bjarte
Stav
Construction
Team:
Kazin
Al
Beyboni,
Katarina
Sæbø
Dale,
Line
Mari
Haugland,
Kjersti
Lindheim,
John-Roe
Luna,
Erik
Matzow,
Mari
Beata
Nastad
Heum,
Thomas
Notland,
Rikke
Christine
Nyrud,
Robin
Rakke,
Bjarte
Stav,
Valentina
Bernales,
Maria
Belen
Reed,
Claudia
Cavaleiro,
Camilla
Corces,
Lars
Egge,
Isabel
Klahn,
Juan
Rose
Rojas,
Monteserrat Rojas, Tuva Skaret, Catalina Tapia, Regina Weber, Paulina Valdivia, Nicolas Vallejos, Paula Yanez.
Staff: Michael Hensel, Christian Hermansen, Solveig Sandness.
Collaborators:
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Escuela
De
Arquitectura
y
Diseño
-
Pontificia
Universidad
Católica
de
Valparaiso;
CFD
Analysis:
Studio Integrate, London.
Client: CCA - Corporación Cultural Amereida
Sponsors:
The
Oslo
School
of
Architecture
and
Design,
RCAT
-
Research
CENTRE
for
Architecture
and
Tectonics
@
AHO, HERA-EU Scarcity and Creativity in the Built Environment.
Endorsements: Endorsed by the Embassy of Chile in NORWAY
Awards:
Winner
of
the
Multi-disciplinary
and
Innovative
Work
AWARD
2012
(Asplanviak
/
Arkitekturverkstedet);
Final 20, RIBA Silver Medal 2012.
