PKMN installs a three-dimensional sign within alcázar’s tourist office
photography by javier de paz garcía

 

 

 

completely devoid of posters and souvenirs, madrid-based collective PKMN architectures has fitted out the interior of a tourist office in central spain. located in the town of alcázar de san juan, the scheme has been conceived as a simple storefront complete with an eye-catching sign that spells out ‘turismo alcázar’ in capital blue letters. the extrusion of each character creates a three-dimensional feature, tethered to a white structural frame that begins to delineate the internal program. at the rear of the volume, staggered surfaces allow staff to casually converse with members of the public without the formality of desks and chairs.

PKMN architectures alcazar tourist office interiors spain designboom
located in alcázar de san juan, the scheme has been conceived as a simple storefront

PKMN architectures alcazar tourist office interiors spain designboom
the interior is completely devoid of posters and souvenirs

PKMN architectures alcazar tourist office interiors spain designboom
the eye-catching sign spells out ‘turismo alcázar’ in capital blue letters

PKMN architectures alcazar tourist office interiors spain designboom
the extrusion of each character creates a three-dimensional feature

PKMN architectures alcazar tourist office interiors spain designboom
the letters are tethered to a white structural frame that delineates the interior program

PKMN architectures alcazar tourist office interiors spain designboom
detail of the extruded sign

PKMN architectures alcazar tourist office interiors spain designboom
staggered wooden surfaces allow staff to casually converse with members of the public

PKMN architectures alcazar tourist office interiors spain designboom
the tourist office viewed from the passing street

 

drawings

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floor plan illustrating the office’s spatial layout

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axonometric drawing indicating the depth and scale of the scheme’s signage

 

 

project info:

 

author: PKMN architectures
collaborators: carol linares / alessia mansutti / elena cantoni / alicia coronel
location: alcázar de san juan, spain
client: ayuntamiento de alcázar de san juan
builder company: construcciones gómez SL
carpentry: rivas sánchez carpinteros.
metalwork: sdemetal
completed: june, 2015
photography: javier de paz garcía