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6 Ситуационный план / Site plan
7 Разрез, демонстрирующий
конструктивную схему
деревянного фасада /
Section shows facade`s timber structure
8 План кровли / Roof plan
9 План первого этажа /
Ground floor plan
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activities go far beyond the physical boundaries
of Cerezales del Condado, extending to all similar
settlements within a 30-50 km radius.
Officially named the "Foundation Cerezales
Antonino & Cinia," in essence it is a social and
research institution that studies and generates
strategies for involving villages and its inhabitants
in all areas of contemporary society, from science
and economics to culture and art. The foundation
offers a multi-faceted program of community
outreach and education, creative workshops
and exhibitions on a wide range topics, as well
as carries out research in the field of agricultural
innovation. The diversity of activities can be inferred
even by just two projects: the foundation began its
activities in the village with an initiative to revive the
local bean variety, bringing together local farmers
and outside technical experts to tackle this task,
and later the foundation held a series of classical
music concerts in secondary schools throughout
the region.
With the growth of the foundation's activities
and public, it eventually no longer fit into the town's
former schoolhouse and so it became necessary to
build a larger-scale, multifunctional complex. The
new building is the largest structure in town, and in
order to mitigate its impact, Alejandro Zaera-Polo
broke it up into five long parallel volumes. They rest
against each other, but at a small angle so that their
ends are facing different directions and are visually
perceived as independent structures. The pitched
roofs, glazed gable ends and exterior cladding of
untreated larch wood, with its beautiful gray patina
over time, evoke archetypal images of barns, sheds,
and other rural buildings from around the world.
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