VenezuelaIs Unique

English III Class Final Project / Prof Dafne Gonzalez / Adriana Ruiz

CARACAS, A CITY FULL OF EXPERIENCES

Color

The “Aula magna” of the Central University of Venezuela, designed by C. R. Villanueva, is a great example of the use of color to create emotions and a variety of sensations in an inside space.

The new fountain of “Plaza Venezuela” is another example

of the use of color in Caracas, in this case in the context of the city, throught the use of lights of different colors that

iluminate water.

Light

This is a view of Caracas at nights. The “Boyaca” Avenue’s lights clearly difference the city from the “Avila” mountain. At dark nights is almost impossible to see the mountain, it

seems like it has disappeared.

The Central University of Venezuela is full of perforated walls, which create a great effect on the way that light goes throught the space.

This house was designed by Gio Ponti, an italian architect, for a couple of venezuelan artists. The “Villa Planchart” is a great example of modernity in Caracas, and its use of light is impressive: the roof seems to be floating over the house.

Texture

The “Teresa Carreno” Theater uses texture in the facade. This helps to give scale to something that, otherwise, would look like a very big wall.

In the Towers of “Parque Central”, texture is created by the repetition of concrete, steel and glass elements.

Rhythm

“Los Proceres” would be one of the greatest examples of the use of rythm in an urban context. Everything, from the palm trees, to the fountains, is made with rythm.

In this view of the inside of the “Villa Planchart”, we can see the use of rhythm in

the ceiling and the

floor, making a

very dynamic contrast between

them.

Vertical and

Horizontal

Circulation

In the “Luis Brion” Square, located in Chacaito, the directions for horizontal circulations are very clear: this square behaves more like a very big distribuidor .

The “San Ignacio” Mall has an interesting space conformed by two offices towers and the shopping center’s galeries that sorround an horizontal space, which is interrupted by the vertical

circulations sistems.

space & scale Standing before “Parque Cristal” is a “great-scale” experience. The big entrance, and the enormous perforation on the facade makes you feel its importance as a comercial and financial center in Caracas.

“El Silencio” towers, designed by C.R. Villanueva, have an horizontal

element which unifies the two towers, but also gives scale to the

people.