Boulevard Piedra Roja

Designed by BL Arquitectos, Boulevard Piedra Roja is a Mixed-Use project located in the area of Laguna de Piedra Roja, Chicureo, Colina. The project considers a supermarket, stores and a 4-story office building.
The area where the project is located is distinguished by the use of stone and wood. Given the surroundings, the project defines a strong image of the wood as a finish in the facades of two areas: the stores and office floors.
The building is designed with the three upper floors in different enclosed spaces with windows in anthracite aluminum mullions. Like a second skin, a module was projected on an aluminum frame of the same color of the window mullions, and bamboo slats on the four sides. The slats were tinted with a dark tone to avoid the contrast with the aluminum mullions.

Photography by © Juan Francisco Vargas

The excessive lightness inside the workspace was controlled with the lattices, generating different densities depending on the orientation of each facade; being denser towards the North, medium dense on the East and West sides, and less dense on the South face. With this facade solution, the project results with a friendly finish to the environment and a different lighting effect with the interior light at sunset and at night.
The outer corridors of the shopping center are set under a deck of wooden beams with steel pillars. This, in addition to the oak finish of the stores, results in harmony with the project´s context.

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Project Info:
Architects: BL Arquitectos
Location: Av. Chicureo, Colina, Región Metropolitana, Chile
Lead Architects: Pablo Larraín, Alejandro Rojas, Felipe Barrera
Area: 37.749 m2
Project Year: 2018
Photographs: Juan Francisco Vargas
Manufacturers: Hunter Douglas Architectural, MOSO, Trespa, Budnik, Schindler Group, Arkos
Project Name: Boulevard Piedra Roja