‘pharmacy at la puebla 15’ by buj+ colón arquitectos all images courtesy of luis díaz díaz
spanish architects raquel buj and pedro colón of buj + colón arquitectos have just completed a pharmacy in palencia named ‘pharmacy at la puebla 15.’ during the designing process, questions of products, consumers, relationships, and what kind of space a pharmacyshould be were asked:
‘where do we draw the line between reality and the space of illusion? can one concentrate this boundary along a zero-thickness plane? can light be captured in this space of no thickness? the experiment begins with the search for an intercalary material capable of capturing theillusion of light. a material made up of a myriad fibres accumulating on a virtual plane. light rushes over it as if it were a massless fluid. limits are dissolved in a liquid plane. references to the object disappear. the luminous symbols float in the form of ephemeral traces as abstract elements in the dark.’ – buj + colon arquitectos
the new pharmacy breaks away from the traditional, over-the-counter interaction and places the medication alongside the consumer on transparent floating shelves. deep pockets of shop windows are created by the facade through the use of solids and voids.
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facade during the night
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