CONTEXT
In the 1940’s and 1950’s the design of service stations by architecture studios exuded optimism and modernity; the structures employed cantilevers and projections that gave a sense of magic to the spaces below. Perhaps the difference between these service stations and the one we have designed is that ours has a more playful and contemporary character, thanks to the curved shape of the canopies. It is not only a shelter: it is fluid movement, clearly looking to the natural landscape of rolling hills in the distance.
PROGRAM
In this project the program calls for the structure to act as signage, but while attending to this we also strived to create an architecture that is responsive and respectful of its surroundings. The canopies are seen from afar like birds or clouds on the horizon, hovering between the sky and the land.
CLIENT
José Antonio Nuñez, Valeas S.L.
LOCATION
Road N-I (A1), PK. 34.000
GROSS AREA
3,714 sqft
LOT SIZE
79,556 sqft
ARCHITECTS
Belén Moneo, Jeffrey Brock
ARCHITECTS TEAM
Benjamín Llana, Andrés Barrón, Sandra Formigo
MODEL
Moneo Brock
3D MODEL
Andrés Barrón
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
NB35, Jesús Jimenez, José Luís Lucero
CONTRACTOR
Aguado Ruiz S.A.