Can a building change the culture of a company" Can the design of the physical environment impact the way in which we communicate" These are but a few of the questions that the project for the new MAG headquarters analyzed and attempted to address.

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Architects: CURE & PENABAD · Office Profile

Location: Escuintla, Guatemala

Area: 68000.0 ft2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Basulto and Associates

Consultant: ARUP Engineers

Contractor: Ingenio Magdalena

Mechanical Engineer: Basulto and Associates

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From the architect. Can a building change the culture of a company" Can the design of the physical environment impact the way in which we communicate" These are but a few of the questions that the project for the new MAG headquarters analyzed and attempted to address.
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First Floor Plan

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Currently, the company is housed in a series of detached structures situated on a large tract of agricultural land in southern Guatemala. The configuration reinforces a separation of departments and limits the individual employee?s ability to understand his or her role within the company. 

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