La Semilla de los Ingenios

CULTURAL CENTER

The building is located at the top of the hill, between 252.00 and 254.00 heights, adapted to the level curves so it is rotated 25° to the north.

The volume is inscribed within an area of 13x13 meters and consists of three levels. In the basement (or semi-basement) are the spaces for storage, office and toilets. On the ground floor is situated the access to the building by a staircase; just get inside we find a distribution space from which we have access to the conference room, audiovisual and meetings; a straight staircase leads to the first floor and another gives us access to the basement mentioned above and community housing. On the first floor is located a space for exhibitions, workshops, etc. definitely a multipurpose space.
Community housing is formed by a common space for a living, dining and kitchen, a bathroom and two bedrooms sleeping up to two people each in bunk beds.
The structure is made by stone walls in the basement and the ground floor and finished in stucco on the first floor, and concrete floors.
The woodwork is wood framed with concrete frames or steel, as is situated in an area with exposed stone or stucco, which act as transition material between the hollow and solid.
The interior finishes are stucco walls and ceilings, exposed stone walls, polished stone in the areas of the ground floor and first floor and concrete in the basement.
The building is completed with the installation of solar panels to produce hot water and photovoltaic cells and wind turbines to produce electricity.