Project Name
Plasencia Congress Center
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Project Location
Plasencia, Spain
Year of Completion
2011
Building Type
Institutional
Building Massing
Low Rise
Architect Location
Madrid, Spain
Archived Year
12-19-2018
Climate
Hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa)
Application
Exterior
Material and its Properties
ETFE as raincoat of the architecture. Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), polymethyl methacrylate (acrylic) and polycarbonate The membrane system functions as a “Raincoat“ in the mild climate at Plasencia which empowered the building opens to the weather as different points along its circulation system.
Manufacturer
Lastra & Zorrilla
Location of Manufacturer
Tower of Toralla 7/8 - South Wing Buzón 127. Island of Toralla 36331 VIGO SPAIN
Fabricator
Lastra & Zorrilla
Location of Fabricator
Tower of Toralla 7/8 - South Wing Buzón 127. Island of Toralla 36331 VIGO SPAIN
Architect Website
http://www.selgascano.net/
Manufacturer Website
http://www.arquitextil.net/
Fabricator Website
http://www.arquitextil.net/
Other Sources
https://worldarchitecture.org/articles/cvfmm/selgascano_s_multifaceted_plasencia_conference_center_and_auditrium_opened_in_spain.html
http://www.fhecor.es/proyecto.php?id=378#2
https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12870-selgascanos-surreal-auditorium-in-western-spain
https://afasiaarchzine.com/2016/04/selgascano-13/
https://inspiration.detail.de/process-auditorium-and-congress-centre-in-plasencia-114122.html?slideraccess=1&lang=en
https://iwan.com/portfolio/plasencia-auditorium-and-congress-center-selgas-cano/
Environmental Response
Recycled materials
Recommended Citation
Cano, Selgas, "Plasencia Congress Center" (2011). Building Case Studies. 470.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/470
Owner
Junta de Extremadura