Matta Sur Complex News Today

luis vidal + architects, an international architecture firm that offers responsible and quality designs in response to the urban and social challenges of the day, announced that it has been honored as a winner at the prestigious 2021 “Rethinking the Future” Awards for its design of the Matta Sur Community Center + CESFAM. The Matta Sur Complex, located in the capital of Chile, consists of two buildings located within the same plot. The former Metropolitan Lyceum of Santiago, built in 1891, ...

Luis Vidal + Architects has revitalised a building in Chile that was abandoned after an earthquake, along with adding a glass and timber slatted extension.

© Aryeh Kornfeld The Matta Sur Complex consists of two buildings located within the same plot: the former Metropolitan Lyceum of Santiago, built in 1891, and restored to host social uses such as a nursery school, a gym, or an auditorium; and a new-build construction which will accommodate a CESFAM (a Public Primary Healthcare Center). Both buildings have a total built area of 5,500 m2 that will give support to a community of more than 30,000 users. Along with these buildings and articulating t...