bebin saxton: aonni mineral water plant, chile

aonni mineral water plant by daniel bebin and tomas saxton

located in chilean patagonia is the aonni mineral water plant designed by architects daniel bebin and tomas saxton. chilean patagonia has a particularity that is distinguished and exclusively of that place: the detachment.

this detachment produces cracks, isolations, torsions, new tensions. the glaciers detach from the massive ice fields, the trees get inclined by winds, the islands live separated from the land surrounded by water, and the geography is the result of energic erosions.

the project has been generated from the interactions of the natural environment forces, revealing the elements of detachment.

sustainable design principles include; natural lighting, high internal gains and a good daylight factor. the structure can be reutilized, guaranteeing a long life cycle for the materials used in the building.

outsiders can also notice the water in their different phases through the single structure, large glass windows and due to the shape of the floors.

the materials used are part of patagonia’s modern history: a resistant material, flexible, economic and with low cost maintenance capable to tolerate the extreme climatic conditions.

interior structure

construction

floor plan elevation

the water structure

project info: architects: bebin & saxton – daniel bebin and tomás saxton location: punta arenas, XII región, chile structural engineer: samuel marín concept consultant: pablo prieto client: patagonia mineral S.A. – agua mineral aonni materials: steel, glass, corrugated aluminium, timber site area: 5,000 sqm constructed area: 640 sqm project year: 2007‐2008 construction year: 2008 photographs: franklin pardon & daniel bebin

seen at plataforma arquitectura