08.09.1992 Alicante.Spain alcalasantaellacarlos@gmail.com
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MASTER PROJECT 2018
Refurbishment and transformation of an abandoned Hotel in Puerto Rico into a functional Sugar Factory + Cultural Facility + Boutique Hotel
CULTURAL & HISTORICAL HERITAGE STUDY Understanding Puerto Rico’s Sugar Hacienda Model
Desde la colonización y la introducción de la caña de azúcar por parte de los primeros colonizadores Españoles y posteriormente el control Estadounidense la economía ha girado entorno a las haciendas azucareras. Grandes complejos autosuficientes de procesamiento de azúcar y otras materias primas, que acaban siendo pequeños centros logísticos, de procesamiento y de interacción social, con una gran superficie de hectáreas
P O N C E I N T E R C O N T I N E N TA
An abandoned hotel in the city of Ponce, southern capital of the island, was once a LANDMARK for locals and the birthplace of great artistic, political and social events of the 60s. During its 15 years of operation the hotel became a tourist landmark and center of the cities entertainment and stood out as an icon of large cultural events till its shutdown in 1970. Nowadays a massive 6 storey tall concrete skeleton remain on top of El VigĂa hill as a DEGRADED VESTIGE of what once was the thriving complex of a tourist based economy.
BOND BETWEEN INNOVATION AND TRADITION: Gastro-tourism
SPACE FRAME STRUCTURE structure analysis - sftw.: robot
TENSEGRITY STRUCTURE rhino - grasshopper