argentina independent study - 2012

ARGENTINA INDEPENDENT STUDY:A RESEARCH-SKETCH COMPARISON OF ADAPTIVE REUSE IN SANTA FE & SALT LAKE

ARCH 4955-084NEIL HOWARD

8/10/12

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Overview - 3

Initial Exploration - 6

Santa Fe Precidents

- Molino Franchino / Fábrica Cultural - 11

- La Redonda - 14

- Estación Belgrano - 18

Conclusion - 22

Bibliography - 23

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WhenIfirstsetouttostudyabroad,IenvisionedstudyingthehistoricalbuiltenvironmentofSantaFeArgentinatolearnhowa21stcenturysocietyrenuesandreusestheirearliestcityfondations.Itwasasuprisetorealizethatnotonlydoesmostoftheoriginalcitystillexist,butthatbuildingsandinfastructureareusedinvirtuallythesamemannerastheywerefourhundredyearsago,regardlessoftheircurrentupkeep.Itsoonbecameapparenttomethatwhilemodernizationandstate-of-the-artconstructionaregrowingpracticesintheUnitedStates,justplainsimple“reuse”wasprevailingpracticeinthearchitecturalsceneofSantaFe.However,therewasstillaparalleltobefoundbetweenSantaFeandSaltLake:adaptivereuse. Althoughfewexamplesofthisexistineitherlocations,thedifferentcontextsurroundingtheprojectsinSantaFeprovideanoptimalstagetocomparetheviews,attitudes,andmethodssurroundingthefieldofadaptivereuseinacompletelydifferentculture. TheapproachItooktothisprojectwastwofold;first,toexplorethecityofSantaFebyfootandbike,sketchingandtakingnoteofanythinginteresting.Thegoalwastotryanddiscovertheinherenthistoricalboundariesofthecitypriortoansecondaryresearch.Followingthisinitialexploration,thenextstepwastoresearchthehistoryofSantaFeandlocatespecificexamplesofadaptivereuse.WiththehelpofUNLfacultymemberCecilliaParera,Inarrowedmyresearchdowntothreecasestudies:ElMolinoFranchino,LaRedonda,andEstaciónBelgrano.Eachofthesepro-jectswerethenresearchedseperately,includingsitevisits,sketching,etc. ThegoalofthisprojectisnottohighlightthedifferencesbetweenNorthandSouthAmericanculture,buttoinsteaddiscovertheinherentsimilaritesbetweenthetwocultures,witharchitectureasthemedium.Though6000milesapart,SantaFeandSaltLakearemorealikethanonewouldimagine.

- Neil Howard

OVERVIEW OF PROJECT

HISTORIC OVERVIEW OF SANTA FE:

Santa Fe 1900

ThecityofSantaFewasfoundedbyJuandeGarayonNovember15,1573,onahilladjacenttothepresentcityofCayastá.Thesettlementwaspartofseveral expeditions in the Rio de La Plata territory to es-tablish a port town on the Paraná river overseen by the SpanishCrown. Theoriginallocationofthesettlmentwasunfa-vorabletothepassageofwagons,withcargoenvoysof-tentakingdivergentroutesandcrossingmanyswampstoreachthesettlement.In1651,thetownwasmovedto its current day location between the Setúbal lagoon to thewestandtheCorondarivertotheeast. MuchofSantaFe’sgrowthcanbecontributedtoitsstratigeclocationontheParanáriver,actingasawaypointtoSpanishshipstravelingtoandfromtheportofAsuncion,Paraguay.AnotherkeyfactorinitsgrowthisthatSantaFewasdeclared“PuertoAccurate”bytheSpanishCrownin1662.Thismeantthatallshipson their way to Paraguay were required to register and makestopsinSantaFe.Until1780whenVértizviceroywithdrewtheprivilegeof“PuertoAccurate,”buisnessinSantaFesteadilygrewasaresultofitsporttraffic. SantaFebecametheprovincialcapitalin1814,whentheterritoryoftheprovinceofSantaFewassepa-ratedfromtheprovinceofBuenosAires.39yearslater,theConstitutionofArgentinawasenactedonMay1,1853intheCabildoofSantaFe.ThisputanendtocivilwarsandlaidthegroundworkforthemodernstateofArgentina.

LOCATION OF SANTA FE5

Location of the city relative to the country Detailed view of the city, 2012

City districts

SantaFeislocatedroughlysixhoursnorthofBuenosAiresandabouttwohoursnorthofRosario.Thecityissurroundedbyagricul-turallandsandextendsintotheislandeastofthemainland,asseeninthecentermap.Thecityconsistsofeightdistricts,witheachdistriccontainingmultiplesmallerneighborhoods.

INITIAL EXPLORATION

IbeganmystudyofSantaFebyspendingthefirstmonthsimplyexploringthecity,recordinganythingthatwouldgivemeinsightintothecity’shistory.Earlyoninmyexploration,Idiscoveredtwomajorboundaries:BoulevardGálvezandSanMartín. ThedensityofhistoricbuildingsincreasesthefarthersouthonetravelsonSanMartín.OneexceptiontothisisasevenblockstretchbetweenEvaPerónandJuandeGaray,asectionofSanMartínknownasthe“Peatonal.”Thissectionisclosedtotraffic,andisthecenterofthecity’sdowntownrevitalization. FourblockssouthofthePeatonalisPlaza25deMayo,asitecontainingtheoldestcolonialbuildingsinthecity. EastofSanMartínistheinfamousharbor.Althoughnolongerusedforshippingpurposes,theareaisundergoingrevitalizationsimilartothatofSanMartín. WestofSanMartínismorerundown,withahigherconncentrationoflowincomehousingandfamilies. FortheonemonthIexploredSantaFe,itappearedtomethatBoulevardGálvezwasthenorthernhistoricalboarder(seeinitialconceptmapofSantaFe,left).Fewhistoricbuild-ingsexistedpastthispointandmostofthenortheastcornerofthecitywasdevotedtolargerpropertiesandhouses.CecilliaPareralaterinformedmethatthiswasindeedcorrect;theorigi-nalcitywasnotplannedtoextendnorthofBoulevardGálvez.Proofofthiscanbeseeninthehistoricmaponpage2(notethebreakdownofthegridandtheincreaseofraillinesnorthoftheBoulevard). Inlightofthis,mostofmyexplorationsketchesandcasestudiesareconfinedtothesoutheastsectionofthecity,asthenextpageillustrates.

LOCATION OF INITIAL SKETCHES AND CASE STUDIES 7

La Redonda

Abandoned train station

El Molino Franchino

Estación BelgranoView looking north from Laprida street

Casa España

Casa de Gobierno

Abandoned harbor workshop

Key:

Case studies

Initial sketches

INITIAL SKETCHES

Abandonedharborworkshop

Abandoned train station

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INITIAL SKETCHES

Casa de Gobierno

ViewlookingnorthfromLapridaStreet

INITIAL SKETCHES

Casa España

11PRECEDENTSTUDY-ELMOLINOFRANCHINO,FÁBRICACULTURAL

Section cut

Original Building

Pre-restoration aerial view

Floor Plan

Asaresultoftheimportantagri-culturalactivityintheregion,the“MillSt.Teresa”byBoero,Lupotti,andFranchinoSAbeganin1893.In1895thecompanymovedtoSantaFeonBoulevardGálvez,nexttotheReconquistarailroadspur.Bythisperiod,BoulevardGálvezhadbeenshaped and the city had not spread to the north,whichwasstilloccupiedbylargeruralparcelsfromformercolonialfarms. Thelocationofthemillhadaveryhigh strategic value due to its connection withtherailroads.In1903araildeviationwasaddedatofacilitatetheentryofgrainfromthenorth.Shortlyafter,theinaugu-

rationoftheoverseasportfinishedconnectingthemillwiththeferroportuariosystem,favoringboththereceptionforgrindinggrainaswellasthetransportationoftheflourproduced. PartoftheprimordialbuildingwasalreadyconstructedbeforethecompanymovedtoSantaFe.Itconsistedofthreemainbodiesandacylindricalchimney,alldoneinbrick.Thissitewasdevastatedbyacycloneintheyear1920. Thenewconstructionofthenewbuilding,commonbricksilos,andattachedbodies(grainprocessingplant,administrationandpackaging),wasoverseenbyarchitectPeterAdolf,anativeofBavaria. In1961afireforcedtherestorationandreconstructionofpartofthebuilding,withthesilosforbaggingflourbuiltin1973.Thefeedmillandthedepotwerealsoaddedaroundthistime.In1984thecompanynamechangedonelasttimeto“MillFranchinoS.A.IyC.”Despitetheexpansionplans,theeconomicrecessionandrisingcostofcreditledtoitsclosureearlyinthenextdecadeandin1997,itwasawardedtotheBankofSantaFeinpublicauction.

PRECEDENTSTUDY-ELMOLINOFRANCHINO,FÁBRICACULTURAL

TherevitalizationwascarriedoutbytheSpecialProjectsUnitoftheMinistryofPub-licWorksandHousing,underarchitectsLuisLleonart,SilvanaOuijanoFranciscoCodina.TheconceptualplanningofspacewasmadebytheteamfromtheMinistryofInnovationandCulture.Thespaceisnowdedicatedtothedevelopmentofeducationalandexhibitionactivitiesrelatedtodesign.Ithousesamultispaceintendedforaschoolofartsandcraftsanddis-playsbothfinishedproductsalongwiththemanufacturingprocessesanddesign.Hencetheconceptof“culturalfabric”. TherecoveryoftheMolinoFranchinoFábricaCulturalbuildingsrequiredaninvest-mentofover$12millionandwasinchargeofProvincialGovernment. Theworkconsistedofadaptingthebuilding,buildingworkshops,classroomsandschoolmanagement. A25meterwidestreetwasconstructedamongtheprinciplefacilitybodies,whichcrossestheblockinthenorth-southdirection-suitablefortherealizationofmassactivities-thatblendswiththeexteriorfloorsandsidewalks,promotingthecontinuityofthepedes-trianexperienceinandaroundthecomplex. Tofillthisgapandcreateaprotectedenvironment,thebuildingadaptedthe“vaultshell”developedinthe‘40sbythearchitectAmancioWilliams,placingvalueonaniconicarchitecturalobjectthatrepresentedoneofthehighestpointsofArgentinearchitecturalculture.Thus,thecityrecoveredanotherbuildingabandonedforyears.

“the mill has a rich history dating from the late nineteenth century and relates to the work and the production of bread flour, a key element on the tables of the Santa Fe. This building symbolizes this: work wheels that rotate perma-nently based on the combination of the field with the city, based on the knowl-edge that the work is the foundation for growth.”

- Santa Fe Governor Hermes Binner

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ElMolinorepresentsoneofthefinestarchitecturalachievementsinthecityofSantaFe.Oneofthemostinteresting practices regarding its reuse practice is that it isoverseenbytheprovincialgovernmentratherthanthecitygovernment.Forcomparison,SaltLake’sLeonardoisleasedbytyhecity,butislargelyfundedbyanon-profit. Onecriticismoftherestorationisthatthebuildingisonlyopentothepublicontheweekends.True,classesareheldforschoolchildrenallweek,butforabuildingthatseekstocrosstheboundariesoflearning,designandinequality,itseemsoddthatanyonepasttheageof16wouldbedeniedaccessfivedaysoftheweek. Thearchitecturalrennovationissuperb,withvirtuallyalloriginalbuildingseitherreusedorpreservedforhistorical

grounding.ThepreservationofthefacadesfacingBoulevardrespect the prevalent colonial styleofthehistoricstreet,whilethe vaulted shell courtyard invitespeopleoffthestreetandintothespace.Theonlyoddpart about this though is that thecourtyardlacksavisualaxis,abruptlystoppingatthenextsteetback.Also,Thoughthe old rail line is directly west ofthesite,thereappearstobeno visible connection between it and the Molino other than theirmereadjacency.

PRECEDENTSTUDY-ELMOLINOFRANCHINO,FÁBRICACULTURAL:ANALYSIS

PRECEDENT STUDY - LA REDONDA

Pre-restoration

Section cut

Floor Plan North Elevation

WiththeSantaFeRailwayscametheimplantationofmultiplecomplementaryfacili-tiesthatgreatlycharacterizedtherailwayasadeterminingelementlinkingtownsandcities.Aclearexampleofthiscanbeseenherein“EstaciónSantaFeCambio”(SantaFeStationExchange),alocationandstructuredesignatedforlocomotiverepair. Constructionbeganearlyinthe20thcentury,oncethepermanenttransferoftheprovincialrailwaystotheFrenchRailwaysCompanyofSantaFewascompletedonApril19,1900.Fromhere,Cia.Frenchundertookanextensiveprogramofbuildingnewworksinordertomodernizeitsfacilitiesandimproveitsservices;in1905theyacquiredthenec-essary40hectorsoflandforthesite(NowParqueFederal),2kmnorthofthestationontheReconquistaline. Themostinterestingpartofthebuildingconsistsofachamberwhosefloorisa60meterradiusarc,whosecenterislocatedattheturntable,thetruepointofarticulationnotonlyfunctionallybutalsospatially.Fromtherethelocomotivesweredisplacedradiallytowardsanyofthe40hangarsthatcomprisethemainbody,withthepossibilityofcross-ingthesametworoutestoaccesstherearbodyforadditionalworkshopsandoffices. ThebuildingwasbuiltwithbrickmasonrywallssupportingagabledironroofwithFrenchrooftiles.Thegabledroofcontainedaclearstorywindow,allowingforuniformil-luminationandproperventilation.Theconcavefrontpresentsasequenceofelementaryapertureswithsemicircularopenings,whiletheconvexfaceresultsinasuccessionofwindowswhichgeneratearhythmmodulatedbythecurvatureofthelongwall. Initspeakthroughoutthe1920s-40s,about20trainsperdayenteredandexitedthemaintenancebuildingviatheturnstile.LaRedondawasinoperationuntil1990whentherailcompanyfellonhardtimesandabandonedthestructure.Theentiresitesatabandondfornearly20yearsuntilthecitygovernmentdecidedtorennovateitintoacom-muntintycenterinthe2000s.

PRECEDENT STUDY - LA REDONDA

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LaRedonda,ArteyVidaCotidiana(ArtandDailyLife)hasbecomeanewculturalspaceinthecityofSantaFeanditsenhancement,togetherwithelParqueFederal,waserectedasamajorcom-memorativeworkswithintheframeworkofthenation’sBicentennialcelebration.TheworkwasundertakenbytheGov-ernmentoftheProvince(likeElMolino),whoseinauguration,finalizedin2010,includedtherecoveryandre-functioningoftheformerlocomotiveshopforpublic

use.Speciallyrestoredfortheshowcasingofartexhibitions,theworkprovidedforthefunc-tionalrehabilitationofLaRedondaanditssurroundingopenspaces,inordertoreturntothecitythesymbolicvalueoftheplace. Theworkincludedthereconstructionofroofs,interiorwallrepairs,restorationofexteriorbrickwalls,theclosingofwindowswithaluminumandglassopenings,installingtransparentsecurity,andputtingtheturntablebackintooppertation. Thebuildingincludesaconvertedhallofsculptures,alargegalleryareafortheexhibi-tionofpaintings,andamultipurposeroomforactivitiesincludingreadingpoetry,origami,art,chess,memorygames,anddance.AdmissionisfreeandopentothepubliconSaturdays,Sundays,andfederalholidays.

“Now we have to release the creative force and continue working because Santa Fe is a cultural hub born in El Molino Franchino and is complemented by this new space... La Redonda is diversity and challenge, the coexistence of living together, equal and different. It is the recovery of memory, the rails to grow, loco-motive’s power to think and freedom to seize the place.”

- Santa Fe Governor Hermes Binner

PRECEDENT STUDY - LA REDONDA: ANALYSIS

TherestorantionofLaRedondaissimilarinstyletothatofTrolleySquare.Bothbuildingsservedasrailroadhangersandbothwererestoredwiththeintentofpublicuse.ThebeautyofLaRedondathoughisthatitnotjustasimplerestorationproject,butactsamediumtobringpeopletogetherandtohelpthemrecognizetheirheritagethroughuniqueandunconven-tionalways.JustasElMolinosparksnewandchallangingwaystoadressthehistoryandmoderndayprocessofdesignandfabrication,LaRedondaallowscitizenstorediscovernotonlytheirindustrialpast,butexpierencehowthispastcanfacilitatenewinteractionswithcultureandArt. ThesuccessofLaRedondacanbeattributedtotwofactors.One,theprojectavoidsthecop-outof“exhibitionspace”bymaintainingaprogramthatfacilitatestheuseofthespaceonadailybasis.It’seasytooverlookthehistoricimportanceofaspacelikethisifoneissimplypassingthrough,butbyhavingafulltimestaffdedicatedtoensuringanout-of-the-boxculturalexperience,thevisitoractuallyengagesthespace,allowingforamore

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profoundexperience.ThisisoneaspectthatSaltLake’sTrolleySquarelacks.TrolleysquarewasoneofUnitedState’searliestadaptivereuseprojects,completedin1972.However,thespacewasreopenedasashoppingdistrict,notapublicevent/interactionspace.Theresultisthatwhilethespaceisbeautifulandfullyhistoric,itlacksthatextradynamicthatallowstheusertobetrulyintunewiththeuniquenessofthebuilding.WhenapersongoestoTrolleysquare,theobjectiveistypicallyshoppingandtheshopperisusuallypreoccupiedwithonlythat.HoweverwhenapersongoestoLaRedonda,theobjectiveisonlytoexperiencetheplace.Bynothavingthecon-textofshoppingoranyothermaterialneed,LaRedondatransgressesthedistrac-tionsofamoderndaycapitalistsocietyandalowingcitizenstoescapeintoaworldofplayandappreciation. ThesecondfactorcontributingtoLaRedonda’ssuccessisthatitisanotherprojectoverseenbytheprovincialgovernmentofSantaFe.ThereasonthisissocriticalisbecausetheprovincialgovernmentalsooverseesElMolino,allowingfortheeasyinteractionandintegrationofthetwoprojectsintoonelargercontextualwhole.Thebeautyisthatbylinkingthetwoprojects,boththegovernmentandthebuildingplayamoreactiveroleinthelivesofthecitizens,encouragingpeopletoseeeverythingintheircityjustasinterconnectedandinterrelated.FantasticasTrolleysquaremaybe,itisstillanisolatedshoppingarea,whoseratherlargevacancysuggeststhatitissimplynotenoughtorestoreanoldbuilding,youhavetointegrateitwiththesurroundingcommunity.

Trolley Square 1910

Trolley Square 2008

Floor Plan

Section Cut Pre-restoration

TheFFCCNorthCentralArgentineRailwayscametoSantaFeasanexten-sionofthelinethatlinkedSanCristobalwithSantiagodelEsteroandTucuman.In1895thiscompany,initiallyFrenchcapital,wasboughtbytheNationalGovernmenttoformthebasisofwhatlaterbecametheStateRailways. Atthetimeofitsconstruction,the“breadbasketoftheworld”strategyinflu-encedthedrawingofroutestolinkthefieldwiththeports.Asaresult,thetrainwastransformedintoacornerstoneofindustryandSantaFebecamealeadactorinthisstrongeconomicgrowth. By1912actualbuildinghadbegan,completingtheeastwingin1928whenitwasproposedtotransfertheheadquartersofthecompanytothiscity,whichultimatelyfellthrough. Thesolidstructureofthestationrealizeditsfate:tobetheheadoftheNorthCentralArgentineRailway.Themainbuildingextendedintotwowingsparalleltothetrackssothattheplantultimatelytooktheformofa“U”,thelowerlevelsofthesewingsbeingindirectcontactwiththeplatformsinordertohouselocalofficesrelatedtocargoandpassengers.Theimagewasofasoberandbalancedarchi-tecturaldeploymentwithoutalossofmonumentality;ItslocationwasremovedfromthebuildinglineofBoulevardGálvez,whichallowedforanarrivalplaza.Thiswascovered by a canopy through which one could accesses the spacious lobby box

office(seephotobelow). Unfortunately,theprivatiza-tion process and the consequent deactivationoftherailwaysysteminthe‘90sgaverisetotheabandon-mentofthismagnificentexampleofindustrailrevolutionarchitecture.

PRECEDENT STUDY - ESTACIÓN BELGRANO

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PRECEDENT STUDY - ESTACIÓN BELGRANO

EstaciónBelgranowasabuildinginruinswhenthecitygovernmentfaceditsrecoveryin2008.UsingthepowersgrantedbyLaw2756,OrganicofMunicipalitiesandCommunes,andsinceinvestmentprojectsnevermaterialized,itwasdecidedtoterminatetheagreementsignedin2006withtheNationalAssetManagement(ONABE),whichpreventedgivingthepropertyause-fulfate. Theactionstoldofstrongpublicsupport,placinganationalentityinchargeofthebuildingthatgrantedtheCityCounciloversightofthebuildingfor10years,withthepossibilityofrenewal.Withitsownresources,theCityGovernmentlaunchedtherestorationwork.Enhancementstartedwiththecentralhallandgroundfloorofthehistoricbuilding,continuingontothefloorandsurroundinghouses,reservingtheeastwingfortheSchoolofLanguagesMunicipalHighSchool.TheExperimentalCenterofColorandtheliterarySaerbarmeetswithunitsoftheCenterDistrict,whichmotivatesthedailyarrivalofcitizens,whilethetouristepicenteractsasconvenerforvisitorstothecity.

*GubbioAwards2011-InSeptember2011theMunicipalityreceivedaspecialmentionbythejuryoftheGubbio,recognizingtheworkdonetoenhanceEstaciónBelgrano.Theaward,givensince1995,encouragedactionstoprotectheritageandrevitalization.

“I think the recovery of public spaces is important for the city and especially for the Candioti neighborhood; the recovery of the station changed [it’s] life.”

- Soledad Liliana, Santa Fe citizen

PRECEDENT STUDY - ESTACIÓN BELGRANO: ANALYSIS EstaciónBelgranosharesareusehistorysimilartothatofSaltLake’sUnionPacificDepot.Justasthestationhasbeenconvertedtoamultipurposespace,theUnionPacificDepotnowhousesUrbanOutffit-ers retail shop in its south wing and The Depot concert hall in its northern wing. Anothersimilarityisthatbotharecityoverseenprojects.TheunionPacificDepotwasrestoredaspartofSaltLake’sRailroadConsolida-tionplanof1996,anefforttorenewtheoldtrainyardsinthewestendofSaltLake’sdowntown.EstaciónBelgranowasrestoredbythecitygovernmentofSantaFeatthethreatofitbeingtorndownbytheRailwayInfrastructureAdministration(ADIF). Unique to Estación Belgrano is that the building considers and relatesbacktothepublic,asdoElMolinoandLaRedonda.Morespe-cifically,bothfloorsoftheeastwinghavebeenrennovatedtohousetheSchoolofLanguagesMunicipalHighSchool.Theformertrainshedintherearofthebuildingsalsoservesasthestageforaweeklymarkettaking

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placeeverySundayafternoon.ThisisanaspectmissingfromtheUnionPacificDepot,whosetwoothertenantsarefor-profitinstitutions.Ashavetheprevioustwoexamples,EstaciónBelgranofurtherdemonstratesSantaFe’scommitmenttothecommunitywhenconsideringadaptivereuse. Thearchitecturalrestoration/reusehoweverarequitesimilar.Inbothbuildings,themainhall/lobyhavebeenrestoredtotheiroriginalcondition,whilethewingsoneithersidehavebeenrennovatedtoamoremoderninterior(seephotos,page19).TherestorationapproachtoEstaciónBel-granoismuchmoreinterestingthough.WhileitiscommonintheUnitedStatestowaituntilrestorationiscomplete,EstaciónBelgranoisopentothepublicdepitebeingonlyabouthalfwayfinished.Theenirewestwinghasyettoberestored,alongwithsectionsoftheupstairs.Thisaddsauniquetouchtothebuildingthough,forcitizensareactuallyabletoexpirencethechangeforthemselves;itsasthoughthebuildingbreathsandmovesrightbeforetheireyes.Thisisanexperiencethatnointeractivedisplaycaneverreplicateandoffersalevelofintimacywitharchitecturethatisbasicallyun-heardofforthegeneralpublic. Thoughfarfromperfect,EstaciónBelgranoofferspeopleauniquearchitectural experience that could only be experienced by the construction workersandarchitectsofSaltLake’sUnionPacificDepot.

Union Pacific Depot 1909

CONCLUSION

FromthetwofullmonthsIspentinSantaFe,onethingbecamecleartometimeandtimeagain:theimportanceofcommunity.ThereweresignsofiteverywhereIwent:peoplesharingmattéintheparkandhavinglunchwiththeirfamilyduringtheSiesta,weeklyasado’satafriends,etc.ThisisnolesstrueforthehistoricarchitectuethataboundsinSantaFe.AllthreeprojectsIstudiedtookintocon-siderationthesurroundingcommunityandworkedtofinduniquewaysnotjusttoretorethebuildingbutalsotoingagethepeopleofSantaFe.WhetheritbebuildingandpaintinginElMolino,dancingandplayingatLaRedonda,orstudyingandshoppinginEstaciónBelgrano,therewasneveralackofactivityorpeople. Theendresultwasanexperiencemuchdeeperthanarchitecture,itwasaglimpseintothefundamentalsofArgentineculture.ForacountrywherebigboxstoresandonlineshoppingarefewandfarbetweenthepeopleinsteadliveinastylesimilartoAmericathrirtyyearsago,havingtorelyonone’sneighborsandfriendsforhelp,navigatingthecitythroughpersonnalknowhow,notGPS.ItisthesecoreideasofcommunityandreliancethatIbelieveareatthecenterofnotjustSantFe’sadaptivereuseprojects,butitsarchitectureingeneral. UnfortunatelythesamecannotbesaidforadaptivereuseinSaltLake.TheLeonardo,TrolleySquare,andUnionPacificbuildingareallfineexamplesofadaptivereuse,butallthreeworktowardsgeneratingaprofit,givingthemamoreindividualisticandcapitalistnaturefromtheverybeginning.Bylackingthisextrainitiativetoconsiderthecommunity,eachadaptivereuseprojectinSaltLakebecomesisolat-ed,effectingonlyitsimmediatesurroundingandeasilymissedbytheunawarecitizeninsuchaspreadoutcity.However,whereSaltLakemaylackthetouchofcommunityadaptivereuseprojectsinSantaFecontain,thatisnottosayitdoesn’texist.WithnewprojectssuchasCityCreekandtheairportTraxlineworkingtomakethecitymoreinterconnected,itisonlyamatteroftimeuntillthecommunityinvolvementinSaltLakerivalsthatofSantaFe. Theintentofthisreportwastohighlightsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentwocitiesthousandsofmilesapart.Itismysincerehopethatitdidjustthatbutalsoshedlightonhowaprofessionthatspanstheglobecaneffectlivesthatspantheglobeaswell.ThankYou.

Sunset overlooking Santa Fe

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