Una Makers Innovation Center’s concept:
Una Park is the newest development in Pelotas, RS. The developers had experience in the construction of condominiums and sought to create a new project with a new approach to the city.
After long research on the new urbanism and urban vitality, came the idea to build The Una Park, a planned and open neighborhood, about 10 minutes from the city center of Pelotas, in an area responsible for the urban expansion.
photography by : Roberta Gewehr
The innovation center Una Makers, a short building, occupies the corner of the site and guarantees the human scale for the street, creating a permeable ground floor on the main avenue of the neighborhood.
The composition breaks the shape into small boxes delicately placed on concrete slabs. It has independent functions within the complex and was designed to be occupied by local startups and creative companies. A fab lab occupies the ground floor and is run by an innovation company. The large windows encourage the use of the front gardens for experimentation activities, events and aim to connect the community to the building’s uses.
photography by : Roberta Gewehr
A workspace occupies part of the ground and second floor. The other four office spaces are rented by different local companies. On the third floor, a common terrace was created in order to minimize the height of the building on the street level and also as a social point for the Innovation Center.
This terrace, besides being a...