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Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis

Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne

GOETHE INSTITUTE - TEMPORARY PREMESIS

FAR frohn&rojas

ARCHITECTS
FAR frohn&rojas

CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Contractor constructora Ralun Ltda.

WATER CONSULTANT
Constanzo Eirl

CLIMA CONSULTANT
Masterclima S.A.

ELECTRICAL CONSULTANT
Proingel Ltda

FIRE SYSTEMS CONSULTANT
Gruposchutz S.A.

LIGHTING CONSULTANT
Docevolts

CLIENT
Federal Republic of Germany

AREA
1 m²

YEAR
2011

LOCATION
Santiago, Chile

CATEGORY
Cultural Architecture, Institute, Interior Design

Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne
Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne

In February 2010, the building that has historically housed the Goethe- Institute was damaged by earthquake. While FAR continues work on the historic structure, an interim solution was needed, but one with a complete character and integrity of its own.

Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne
Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne

The temporary Cultural Institute is to be installed on an unfinished floor in an office high-rise. The space is characterized by a large depth of 16m between core and façade, but with only limited space for class-rooms, library, office, event- and exhibition space.

A language was created through a vocabulary of existing furniture and a new metal shelving system, configured to subdivide the large open floor.

Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne
Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne

This strategy minimizes the resources while creating a coherent landscape.

The furniture divisions are arranged radially around the core, allowing views out from any given point and drawing sunlight into the full depth of the floor.

Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne
Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne

The radial arrangement of the services, exposed and coloured, emphasise the centrifugal force of the layout.

The spatial boundaries are blurred between the offices and classrooms along the façade, and the library and ‘event-zone’ along the center.

Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne
Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne

A heavy curtain allows a flexible acoustic separation of ‘event-zone’ and class rooms.

A continuous curve of ‘stretch-metal’ separates the library from the lockable administrative office zone, offering intriguing visual links between the two.

Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne
Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne

The Institute can be playfully reconfigured across a range of activities and demands over the course of a day.

Light emitting materials and surfaces add another mysterious spatial layer at night.

Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne
Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne

The ‘ingredients’ of this temporary scheme fit seamlessly into the historic building where they will take on a new reading through reconfiguration.


Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne
Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne
Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne


Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne
Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne
Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne
Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne
Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne
Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne
Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne
Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne
Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne
Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne
Goethe Institute – Temporary Premesis
© Guy Wenborne


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Existing Floor Plan
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Existing Furniture Floor Plan
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