Project

Nautilus | Ocean Gate

Year: 2022

Category: Cultural Architecture

Skills: Grasshopper, Revit

Placed in the coastal city of Vigo (Spain), architectural vision for "Nautilus" ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ, blending the timeless inspiration of the cephalopod with the principles of modern architecture.

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This structure is designed to serve as a dynamic interface between the private Marine Research Institute (IIM) and the public, ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—œ๐— .

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Masterplan porposal

๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—–๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—ง: The ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€, with its spiraling form, takes cues from the natural geometry of the Nautilus shell, symbolizing the continuity and progression of knowledge.

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Concept | Physical Model

๐— ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐— : The Starting point of Nautilus is a ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป space, designed to bring the depth of ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. This area features large-scale water tanks that simulate the natural habitats studied by the IIM, providing an educational and immersive experience for visitors. This exhibition aims to ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜… ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜ for the public.

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Next, the ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† functions as a narrative platform, detailing the journey of marine research through exhibits and visual storytelling. This area is tailored to connect the intricate work of the IIM with the community's curiosity, fostering a ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜. The building also includes a ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ. This adaptable space is designed to reflect the fluid and evolving marine nature bringing a diverse spectacle.

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Strategy

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Plans

๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—–๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—˜: Nautilus design not only reflects the resilience and intricacy inherent in nature but also serves as a ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐˜†๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บโ€™๐˜€ mission to bridge the gap between scientific exploration and public understanding.

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Structural Analysis

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Nesting

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Rationalisation | Paneling

๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—”๐—•๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ | ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ: This is a key component of the design, with features such as ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ and the integration of renewable energy sources like ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€. These elements underscore the environmental commitment and sustainable practices within the architectural framework.

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MEP

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Josรฉ Luis Pรฉrez Hermo