Centro de operaciones NM Puma Energy
Walvis Bay, Namibia
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El edificio de operaciones NM, en Walvis Bay, adapta un prototipo concebido para terminales de combustible en distintos países africanos. Su organización distingue los ámbitos del personal interno y de los transportistas, atendiendo a sus diferentes necesidades de acceso y uso.
Oficinas, laboratorios y comedor se disponen en una secuencia lineal, articulada mediante patios que aportan iluminación y separan las unidades del programa. Un corredor exterior, protegido por un voladizo, conecta el conjunto y ofrece resguardo frente al sol y la lluvia.
Las condiciones del subsuelo motivan una base elevada que sitúa los recorridos peatonales por encima del tráfico de camiones. Esta solución vincula la adaptación al terreno con la organización cotidiana del edificio.
The NM Operations Building in Walvis Bay adapts a prototype developed for fuel terminals in several African countries. Its layout distinguishes between areas for internal staff and tanker drivers, responding to their different access requirements and uses.
Offices, laboratories and a canteen form a linear sequence, articulated by courtyards that bring daylight into the building and separate its functional units. An external corridor, sheltered by a cantilever, connects the whole and provides protection from sun and rain.
Subsoil conditions led to a raised base that places pedestrian routes above truck traffic. This solution connects the building’s adaptation to the ground with the practical organisation of everyday movement and activity throughout the terminal’s operations building.
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| Location: Walvis Bay, Namibia | Type: Comission | Client: Private | Year: 2013-2015 | Size: 800m2c | Status: COMPLETED |