office building, government facilities, 500-seat auditorium and public square
location: moquegua, peru
client: region of moquegua
design team: s. barclay – j.p. crousse
project team: m.i. pineda
built surface: 14 500 m2
competition: 2013 - wining scheme
completion: 2018
prizes: Premio Arquitectura y Ciudad 2020 - CAPECO | XVIII Bienal de Arquitectura del Perú - 2018 - Primer Premio Edificio Público.
An ambitious project by the regional government of Moquegua, a Southern region of Peru, proposes a new civic center that joins the regional headquarters to a commercial street mall, a public school, and a municipal sports center.
The regional headquarters project is concentrated in a compact building, creating enough space for a civic public square that wasn’t considered in the competition brief. The circular form of the building refers to the unique geography of the region, with Cerro Baul as its geographical and heritage landmark, being the place where the first ancient cultures were established in the South West of Peru.
