Paço Mixed Use Complex
Since its completion in 1969 the Paço complex has been extended several times. The original composition of podium and tower has progressively lost its impact through these extensions. The proposal revitalizes this area with the implementation of several functional and architectural devices. The complex is situated at the intersection of two axes that split the area into different zones and disrupt any future connections: the vertical axis has commercial areas and the horizontal axis is characterized by green spaces.
Since the Paço Building is difficult to reach without motorized vehicles, the design increases accessibility for pedestrians by the addition of a new infrastructural network. The plan includes the renovation of the park and public plaza on the ground level and the restoration of the ramp connecting both levels to its original design. The design also restores the low-rise ‘podium’ at the foot of the tower its original and makes it accessible to the public, introducing a new open space in affiliation with the park.
Info
- Location
- São Bernardo do Campo, BR
- Date
- 2015
- Size
- 18,500 sqm
- Client
- OAS Construtora, São Paulo
- Team
- Carlijn Kingma, Dikkie Scipio, Kees Kaan, Kevin Park, Marco (Peixe) D’Elia, Maria Stamati, Mariana Mariano, Marten Dashorst, Renata Gilio, Vincent Panhuysen, Yiannis Tsoskounoglou
