HUELLAS ARTES

Huellas Artes
Santiago, Chile | Heritage day | Metro Cultura
Huellas Artes was an experimental urban project initiated by three young architects with the aim of exploring experimental methods of city intervention. It focused on the innovative concept of “painted scape,” which involved transforming urban spaces exclusively through 2D interventions on surfaces, without introducing new 3D structures.
 
It was a self-managed and self-financed project with the purpose of explore experimental methods to intervene the city.
 
 

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Located near the Bellas Artes metro station in downtown Santiago, Huellas Artes sought to revitalize an underutilized outdoor space situated above the station. The idea was to revitalize this site as a catalyst for activities related to the constant flow of people that the station attracts. It aimed to establish a series of functions and encourage social relationships, demonstrating the possibilities of spatial transformation through colors, words, photographs, and lines.
 
It is a 2d configuration that by coloring the existing surfaces, it creates areas, signals, suggesting functions and actions, ultimately transforming an existing space into a vibrant one by adding stimulation and functional graphics.
 
 

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Using cloth tape coated with polyethylene in various colors and sizes, the architects added functional elements such as a “selfies” wall, an artist spot, a meeting point, directional arrows, seating benches, and other informal, spontaneous uses. These additions aimed to foster social interaction and spontaneous engagement, creating a vibrant and dynamic environment.
 
 

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Despite its short duration of only two weeks, Huellas Artes made a significant impact. The colorful and inventive intervention surprised and captivated passersby, prompting them to view the space in new ways and fostering interactions that enriched the urban experience.
 
Through Huellas Artes, the architects demonstrated the transformative potential of simple yet creative interventions in urban design. By challenging conventional approaches and showcasing the possibilities of reimagining existing urban spaces, the project highlighted the importance of creativity and innovation in shaping the cities of tomorrow.
 
 

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Project Name: Huellas Artes
Design: 100architects (Shanghai)
Design Team: Marcial Jesús, Pablo Juica, Madalena Sales.
Client: no client
Area: 744 m2
Completion: May 2014
Location: Santiago, Chile
Photographer: 100architects + Ines Subtil
 
 

ALIEN CRASHING

Alien Crashing
Unleash the Extraterrestrial Symphony of Color and Music
 
Step into a realm of fantasy and vibrant pop colors as “Alien Crashing” breathes life into a shopping center, unveiling a wondrous spectacle that defies imagination. This thrilling project was designed to invigorate the recently built commercial compound during the Summer Festival of 2017, enchanting youngsters and families with its mesmerizing installations.
 
 

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Comprising several small interventions scattered throughout the public spaces, “Alien Crashing” weaves an immersive experience through a captivating narrative. Drawing inspiration from the enigmatic name of the shopping center, we set out to reimagine an extraordinary event – an Alien crashing onto the moon millions of years ago, setting the stage for an extraordinary transformation.
 
 

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Picture “The Wormhole,” an alluring gateway at the main access of the shopping building, immersing visitors in a symphony of lights, colors, and music as they journey into the enchanting world that lies ahead.
 
 

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And then, behold the “Rocking Tong” – an awe-inspiring representation of a meteorite-traveling Alien, its colossal lips forever imprinted on the moon’s surface. During the Summer Festival, a delightful surprise awaits as it reveals a gigantic tongue, symbolizing the rock bands’ passion, while offering seating features, play equipment, and vertical surfaces for mesmerizing projections and music.
 
 

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Continue the exploration to the “Record Player,” the crater left after the crash, where most of the meteorite impacted the moon’s surface. Transformed over time into a summer plaza on the rooftop, this vibrant space features sand pits, hammocks, a DJ booth, a bar, and more, providing the perfect ambiance to chill, unwind, and savor the magic.
 
 

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Prepare for another delightful surprise as you encounter the “Ice Cream Cone” – a relic from the meteorite’s first impact, now a multi-level installation offering an array of enchanting activities. The top part boasts a cozy dome with lounge features, the middle dazzles with the “encapsulated universe” lighting experience, and the bottom invites you to peer inside and indulge in mesmerizing light projections and music, creating a delightful treat for the senses.
 
 

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Lastly, venture into the captivating “Psychedelic Space,” where the Alien’s meteorite brought a different kind of mushroom to the moon, creating an otherworldly immersive environment. Here, psychedelic lights, colors, and music converge, transporting visitors to an ethereal realm of wonder and delight.
 
Together, “Alien Crashing” revitalizes the newly built commercial space, infusing joy and excitement into the retail experience. Embrace the fantasy, the colors, and the music, as this extraordinary architectural intervention embarks on a lunar adventure, leaving an indelible mark on the landscape – a testament to the power of creativity and imagination.
 
Credits
 
PROJECT NAME: Alien Crash
DESIGN: 100 Architects (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
DESIGN TEAM: Marcial Jesús, Javier González, Nasim Serat
PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM: Maxim Media
CLIENT: Hall Of The Moon
STATUS: Unbuilt
LOCATION: Shanghai (China)

THE CUT FOOTPRINT

The Cut Footprint
 
The proposal for The Cut was initiated by the owners with the desire to add a captivating element to the existing terrace, aiming to attract users and enhance the restaurant’s activity and revenue. The first challenge was to create a focal point in the outdoor space, capturing the attention of users from two nearby office buildings, allowing them to enjoy the unique views of the shopping center roof and the restaurant terrace.
 
 

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The second challenge was to achieve this goal without disrupting the restaurant’s regular operations or requiring changes to outdoor furniture. To address these challenges, the concept focused on using the exterior terrace as an overhead horizontal billboard. The idea was to incorporate painted landscapes as the primary element, with vibrant colors partially intruding into the space, adding freshness and a cool vibe while highlighting the restaurant’s presence.
 
 

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The goal was to transform the space in an unexpected way without the need for adding unnecessary three-dimensional objects that would disrupt the existing terrace. The aim was to create a hotspot, attracting users from the two office buildings and enticing them to visit the restaurant. Urban advertising or city marketing is an important tool for promoting products, brands, or events by leveraging social dynamics.
 
Using painted landscapes as architectural catalysts involved using paint or coatings to partially cover intervention areas. This approach influenced the conception and usage of space, adding personality to it. Take The Cut, for example. The restaurant is located within a renowned complex in Shanghai, which includes a large shopping center called IAPM, featuring an extended semi-public terrace facing Huaihai Road. At the top of the podium are two office towers.
 
 

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The private two-level restaurant is located on the fifth and sixth floors of the shopping center, each featuring a small outdoor terrace. These terraces are internally connected by the restaurant’s private staircase and externally connected by the shopping center’s public escalators.
 
To create a visible and attention-grabbing platform from above, we designed vibrant colors and pathways to highlight the restaurant’s presence and direction. These pathways showcase new functionalities, routes, and areas, enhancing the restaurant’s new image and attractiveness.
 
 

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After analyzing the terrace’s form and considering their potential, we determined that the stairs leading to the upper terrace were the perfect elements to showcase the primary “indicator.” The indicator took the form of large arrows, using the staircase’s lines to directly point to the terrace. The arrows featured clear and concise information: “THE CUT is right here.” This primary element formed the basis for the rest of the proposal, defining seemingly uncontrolled but carefully considered pathways or processes. These pathways connect the exterior and interior of the terrace, highlighting important positions such as main tables and entrance doors
 
 

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Project Name: The Cut Footprint
Design: 100architects (Shanghai)
Design Team: Marcial Jesús, Javier González
Client: no client
Area: 300 m2
Completion: May 2015
Location: shanghai, China
Photographer: 100architects
 
 

YELLOW PARASITE

Yellow Parasite
A Vibrant Facade Intervention of Leisure and Fun
Shanghai | China
 
Introducing “Yellow Parasite” – a groundbreaking architectural endeavor at the iconic Crown Plaza Hotel! This captivating project is the brainchild of Clubmed, who is taking the reins as the hotel’s operator. Picture a mesmerizing conceptual proposal designed to rejuvenate and reimagine this space like never before.
 
 

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At the heart of Crown Plaza lies its major attraction – one of Shanghai’s most splendid and expansive golf fields. But here’s the twist – instead of the usual sea or mountain vistas, the wonder is a lush green field right before your eyes, creating a uniquely enchanting setting.
 
 
“Yellow Parasite” sets out to enhance this splendid attraction by becoming the perfect interface between the hotel and the golf field. Think of it as a vacation object like no other – a gigantic, vibrant yellow structure seamlessly attached to the hotel’s facade, creating a harmonious connection that breathes new life into both spaces.
 
Step onto the hotel’s terraces and entertainment decks, transformed into hubs of joy and leisure, offering unobstructed views of the magnificent golf fields. “Yellow Parasite” serves as the ultimate leisure paradise, inviting guests to revel in a spectrum of entertainment activities just steps away from the hotel, all while gazing upon the mesmerizing green landscape.
 
 

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But that’s not all – “Yellow Parasite” also ventures boldly into the hotel’s interior, penetrating it at four strategic points. It colonizes the main public spaces, including the Lobby, All-Day Dining area, MICE, and Pool & Sports zone, infusing each space with its vibrant yellow charm.
 
 

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This bold architectural marvel promises to redefine the very essence of a vacation, as it marries the hotel’s elegance with the natural wonder of the golf field. Get ready to be enthralled as “Yellow Parasite” showcases the seamless coexistence of leisure and luxury, offering an unparalleled experience at the Crown Plaza Hotel.
 
Get ready for a groundbreaking adventure, where innovation meets nature, and where “Yellow Parasite” proves that extraordinary design can transform an already incredible destination into an absolute masterpiece.
 
 

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Credits
 
PROJECT NAME: Yellow Parasite
DESIGN: 100 Architects (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
DESIGN TEAM: Marcial Jesús, Javier González.
CLIENT: ClubMed Shanghai.
STATUS: Unbuilt
LOCATION: Shanghai, China
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RED CARPET

Red Carpet
Shanghai, China | East Nanjing Road
 
This project is located in Shanghai, on East Nanjing road’s Century Square, the most famous and glamorous pedestrian street in the “heart” of the city center.
 
The essence of this street is its commercial status, which was historically developed as a link between East and West, connecting directly the port with the city, therefore used as the principal trading platform, becoming a cultural and social active axis.
 
 

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These features and its consequences on space have remained till now, being today the commercial street in Shanghai per excellence, constantly receiving thousands of pedestrians, locals and tourists, enjoying the existing multicultural mixture and its commercial stores. Currently, the Century Square is a flat car-free open area that also contains a small performance stage rarely used during most of the year.
 
It is the only area with this condition in the whole east Nanjing road but it lacks of an attractor, a landmark for its urban scape.
 
 

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The design strategy is to create a massive inclined plaza as a grandstand that overlooks toward the pedestrian road, generating unique urban views of Shanghai downtown. Also, the “red” layer reaches the road to then climb up the existing buildings as a curtain façade for public art, projections and performances.
 
This produces a very intense segment in the pedestrian Nanjing road. The object’s shape contains the space adding new properties transforming this segment of East Nanjing in a highly stimulating space.
 
 

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The Red Carpet is an open amphitheater, where the show is massified, inviting passersby to enjoy vibrant shows in a surreal atmosphere of design, jewelry and glamour.
 
The aesthetics of the project resembles a red carpet of giant proportions, folding from the storefronts of the building at the north, top to bottom generating a cavity in the same commercial axis.
 
 

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The covered space on the south, under the seats structure, has two different uses. A more exposed area in direct contact with the passersby, works as an open market using the structure itself as sunshade protection. While the inner area under the structure is used as a small bar, with public toilets and others amenities.
 
The structure is made of metal trusses that generate the support for the precast concrete blocks that builds the horizontal seating. While the remaining elements are built on red wood and red metal panels.
 
In the front part, the vertical metal structure is covering the buildings with perforated metal panels allowing plenty of light and air flows from the exterior, which enables to gain this massive surface for public amusements, projections and background for performances.
 
 

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Credits
 
PROJECT NAME: Red Carpet
DESIGN: 100 Architects (Shanghai)
DESIGN TEAM: Marcial Jesús, Madalena Sales, Pablo Juica
CLIENT: Undisclosed
SIZE: 12,080 m2
STATUS: Unbuilt
LOCATION: Shanghai, East Nanjing Road (China)
 
 

COLOURED ZOCALO

Coloured Zocalo
 
This project is located in the heart of Mexico City at the “Plaza de la Constitución”, popularly known as “Zócalo”, which is the main square of the city.
 
Its design has been in constant evolution during centuries, since it was recognized as a public space even before the Spanish invasion, in the ancient city of Tenochtitlan, with political and religious uses.
 
From the Independence of Mexico, the “Zócalo” has been used as a location for social and cultural events, being its present appearance and design established during the sixties, when it was last modified.
 
 

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While this appearance is striking for its amplitude as a gap contrasting with the density of the urban fabric, it lacks of distinctive spatial features that could enhance its identity. It is a hard and monotonous square that provides a flat platform for sporadic events and daily transit yet it has little identity, and low sensitive interaction as well as poor proprioception.
 
As a way of reinventing it, while maintaining intact its core spatial properties, the project consists into painting the ground with a pattern that belongs to the original Mexican culture. An iconographic Mayan pattern, creating new partialities through the geometric paint in two dimensions, modifying the spatial sensation without obstructing it.
 
 

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The pattern used was designed by Jacopo Severitano and published by Underworld Magazines by which the functions and possibilities of the plaza are reinterpreted into 3 different areas according to the recreative, cultural and comercial main functions happening yearly.
 
The lines crossing the square highlight the mayor circulation points from west to east and north south, trace the main dynamics in the space.
The result is a pattern with highly spatial potential, particularly due to the different color zones and dynamics that the pattern establishes.
 
 

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It allows its users to reinterpret the public spatiality therefore generates a new square, where the color significantly changes the overall appearance of the place, gaining striking identity.
This action produces social phenomenon catalyzing new dynamics and changes in the surrounding area, modernizing the space to turn into a very intense city center, that was already presente but now enhanced.
 
This allows defining areas and unleashing the imagination of passersby who appropriate the space in different ways, manifesting this in their personal displacements and stays. The painting used is based on microsphere of glass, which allows tracing the lines with ease and strong adherence to the existing ground.
 
The painting needs to be retraced every 3 years which allows modernizing and changing the appearance, colors and identity of the Zocalo keeping it as an updated ever changing landmark of the city. Alongside, the condition of empty space that responds to the traditional urban fabric is enhanced, now containing an explosion of colors identifiable through the various axes that converge in the “Zocalo” and exacerbating its urban landmark condition.
 
 

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This project focuses on deepening the spatial experience as an architectural concept. It aims to transform a space through a gentle but significant change in the individual experience of its inhabitants. It incorporates those modifications by renewing its uses and symbolism.
 
It is a highly proprioceptive proposal, where body movements are influenced by the work of geometry and colors, exploring the scope of body-space relationships, and providing unique space characteristics that allows highly recognition for its inhabitants.
 
 

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CREDITS:
 
Project Name: Huellas Artes
Design: 100architects (Shanghai)
Design Team: Marcial Jesús, Pablo Juica, Madalena Sales.
Client: no client
Area: 744 m2
Completion: May 2014
Location: Santiago, Chile
Photographer: 100architects + Ines Subtil
 
 

LUCKY COIN

Lucky Coin
Hong Kong, China | Grounded Object
 
This project is located in Hong Kong, next to the delta of the Pearl River in the public pier of Kowloon, facing Hong Kong Island. The site is just besides multiple cultural venues such as the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong Museum of Arts and the Hong Kong Space Museum among others.
 
 

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This remarkable location consists on great advantage since provides amazing views to the Hong Kong Island while interacting with vibrant pedestrian flows and cultural venues of the surrounding area, becoming a point of great interest to tourists and passersby.
 
Facing this background, the project aims to incorporate a number of uses and functions to a well limited space. It proposes a wide range of programmatic uses that inject new functions and happenings, providing commercial and entertainment spaces as well as an internet hot point, continuously interacting with the virtual world.
 
 

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This object plaza exhibits Hong Kong from itself, from its dense culture and intense way of living as well as creating a recognizable element for the masses. The project provides lively and culturally active area, with multiple use possibilities mixed and demarcated by small spatial differences.
 
 

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It contains 10 different functions in 10 different platforms inserted as separate pieces perpendicularly circumscribed in the circular shape. It hosts a restaurant, a playground, green areas, dining area, event area, seating area, hammocks area among others.
 
Beside the commercial and entertainment functions, the project offers an intense stimulation by its appearance and colors. It is a landmark with a remarkable appearance and highly proprioceptive nature provoking an intense sensorial stimulation.
 
 

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The concept of Lucky Coin is used as a link to the Chinese cultural traditional fortune symbol, since it has the shape of the traditional ancient Chinese coin, used under the Qing dynasty, widely used during the years 1644 and 1912.
 
The project represents it by the circular shape leaving a square space in the center, resembling the Chinese traditional coin. This space is the interception of all the functions, a highly adaptable space that articulates the different platforms and simultaneously serving as performance area.
 
 

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The main materiality of the project is reinforced concrete painted yellow with yellow and pink painted wood deck platforms, painted aluminium recreative structures, rubber pavements and complemented with outdoor illumination systems as lamp sticks and aluminium parapets.
 
As a result, this project is a catalyst for various social dynamics, which relates the urban landscape to daily living, emphasizing characteristics of both. The spatial experience of performing multiple activities, gives a characteristic identity that makes this project a object of civic identity.
 
 

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Credits
 
PROJECT NAME: Lucky Coin
DESIGN: 100 Architects (Shanghai)
DESIGN TEAM: Marcial Jesús, Madalena Sales
CLIENT: Undisclosed
SIZE: 3,280 m2
STATUS: Unbuilt
LOCATION: Kowloon, HongKong (China)
 
 

SUPREMATIST POOL

Suprematist Pool
Moscow, Russia | Grounded Object | Sumer days
 
The Suprematist Pool is located in Moscow city center, over the Moskva River and next to Pushkinskii Bridge and Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure. The project is an addition to the current uses of the park, where a recent project renewed its riverside edge, giving it contemporary features.
 
 

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The idea is allow the access to the river and establish a relationship with the water component, encouraging unexplored uses on it. The possibility of generating a floating pool on the river opens a spatial perspective of the city.
 
An important feature of the project is it is composed of different floating components, that allow its use in summer, while it can be dissembled when the winter comes. It is a temporary floating element.
 
The formal composition and concept of this project are based on a famous painting by Kazimir Malevich following the precepts of Suprematism and its principles of “pure non-objectivity”.
 
 

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This painting is used as an aesthetic inspiration, due to its geometric composition that makes it an appropriated visual object of the Russian culture. Between abstraction and sensitivity of inhabited space, providing a socio-spatial character to pure geometric patterns.
 
It is the purity of these patterns what define the space connections, rhythms, tensions and uses, avoiding the induction on functional pre-established shapes.
 
 

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Programmatically the project connects the riverbank with its interior, through a wooden deck, allowing fluid access to floating platforms that contains the pools. These platforms are interconnected and displayed according to the painting.
 
Its structures are built in metal and wood, with glass fiber hulls in the sides joined by a steel structure geometry-stabilized from its wide beam. The project allows having independent floating platforms to ensemble or dissembling according to the seasonal needs.
 
 

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Over this deck, spatial complementary volumes such as showers and changing rooms are placed which corresponding to the Maleviche’s geometric composition, re-interpreted under volumetric properties. In its urban insertion, the floating pavilion acts as an extension of the surrounded park, linked to it and adding value of a spatial living structure.
 
As consequence, the sense of leisure in the city space is enhanced, exacerbating spatial interpretation different from the current urban spaces; It offers a unusual perception of the city.
 
 

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Credits
 
PROJECT NAME: Suprematist Pool
DESIGN: 100 Architects (Shanghai)
DESIGN TEAM: Marcial Jesús, Madalena Sales
CLIENT: Undisclosed
STATUS: Unbuilt
LOCATION: Moscow, Russia
COMPLETION: 2014