Projects Infrastructure for Cooperation and Balance

Main Infrastructure: Production Center

The project entails the transformation of a railway tunnel situated in Lebu into a captivating cultural pavilion, aiming to revitalize an abandoned monument of immense significance to the region. Simultaneously, it seeks to revive the appreciation and relevance of the railway system within the city, thereby fostering the promotion and preservation of local culture. The adaptation of the tunnel incorporates the use of sturdy steel arches, facilitating its transition into a vibrant cultural and exhibition pavilion. This unique space serves as a captivating showcase, highlighting the rich railway and mining history of Lebu, while also facilitating itinerant artistic exhibitions.

Strategically positioned at both ends of the tunnel, the project proposes the inclusion of two distinct architectural volumes. These architectural pieces not only house the essential facilities required for the pavilion’s functionality, including basic services and various rooms, but also serve as a dedicated headquarters for the regional heritage secretary. This integration ensures the seamless operation of the pavilion while providing a designated space for administrative functions related to the preservation and safeguarding of the region’s cultural heritage.

The project seeks to insert a new program into the Tunnel as a measure of reuse and enhancement of heritage, as a cultural extension, the project rehabilitates and enhances the La esperanza Tunnel and at the same time complements it with an artistic and cinematographic exhibition.

Currently the tunnel is located on land owned by Arauco forest, so in conjunction with the municipality, it is proposed to generate a cultural center to preserve the monument and, at the same time, enhance the culture and the local economy.

CRITERIOS ARQUITECTÓNICOS.- Criterios a Escala Urbana

Referente Forma /Puente Malleco

Referente Forma Puente Ferroviario Concepción

1.1)

The project proposes the creation of a cultural educational axis connecting the Mining Museum + Polytechnic Lyceum + Bicentennial Lyceum + Project.

1.2)

The project proposes to integrate the railway heritage to the city as a facilitation tool for the valuation and conservation of this

1.3)

Like the old use of the Tunnel, the project proposes that the program work not only for the commune of Lebu, but also that it is intended for the communes that the tunnel used to connect (Santa Clara)

Referente Forma Paulo Mendes de Rocha Pinacoteca sao paulo

2.1)

The project proposes to denote the path through which the old railway line passed, which at the same time indicates the direction of the cultural pavilion.

Insertion of a series of steel arches as a supporting structure for artistic exhibition, and at the same time structural reinforcement.

Under the criterion of intervening to the least extent what exists, the project proposes to generate two external volumes, at the beginning and end of the tunnel, in order to contain the services necessary for public operation

2.4)

Referente Estrategia Lacaton y Vassal Museo

The project generates a lobby and cinematographic exhibition space in the resulting space between the complementary volume and the main facade, which, at the same time, is established as a large mural.