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CHACAO MAYOR’S OFFICE It is located at the dowtown of Chacao, Caracas, just in front of the Simón Bolívar square.

It is composed by three basics volume. One has an L form and has three levels to relation with the smooth dynamism of the square. The other volume is an auditorium that grabs the L one and has capacity of 140 people. The other volume is a 10 levels tower and gives the scale for the rest of the city. It also has tree parking levels below the whole structure.

The L volume has commerce at the ground level where people can pay their services, go to InfoChacao or just grab something to eat or drink in a coffee shop. All the offices are at the top levels and at the tower and have a security system to go inside.

The structure is a post and lintel system made with concrete. There are two types of facades. The tower is made with concrete panels that are fixed between slabs and a curtain wall that goes all the way up and down. To protect the interior from the heat had been design a flexible system with aluminum panels that could slide by a rail. Each person could move them anytime they want to have a better sight or avoid the sun rays.

The L volume has a double facade made by fixed aluminum panels along the circulation aisle. Finally the auditorium has a skin made of translucent stainless steel prefabricated panels which permit the sunlight to illuminate the space.

The ground level has different types of garden where the people could go and have some rest. The L volume connects with the tower by a passage with a sculptural light roof above it. People could use it to go from the square to the other side of the terrain.

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