gonzalez moix arquitectura: zentro commercial and office building

‘zentro’ by gonzalez moix arquitectura, lima, peru image © juan solano all images courtesy of gonzalez moix arquitectura

buenos aires-based practice gonzalez moix arquitectura has recently completed a mixed-use commercial and office building in la molina, a suburb of lima, peru. boasting a raw material palette with a folding concrete structure imprinted with the wooden form work, steel, the project’s true treasure is the three-dimensional green wall designed by veronica crousse as a mural of recycled wooden planks fitted together like a haphazard puzzle with several kinds of plant species sprouting from the cracks and seams. a backdrop for the eight office spaces on the second and third floors, the living vertical sculpture provides a creative atmosphere and frames an exterior courtyard and terrace. at street level, a glass wall displays the ample commercial locale behind a large patio creating a spill-out space in front of the road.

front facade with commercial space at street level image © juan solano

folding concrete structure image © juan solano

courtyard image © juan solano

a vegetative wall with several species of plants image © juan solano

light steel stairs in front of the green wall image © juan solano

image © juan solano

image © juan solano

recycled wood planks are placed together to create the green wall image © juan solano

interior courtyard and terrace image © juan solano

lower courtyard image © juan solano

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floor plan / level 1

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