Positions in Practice : Constructing the Commons in the Latin American Metropolis, Graduation Studio (Msc 3 | Msc 4), Valparaíso, Chile, Fall 2017 - Spring 2018.
The MSc3/MSc4 Graduation Studio “Positions in Practice” of the Department of Architecture TU Delft (fall, 2017) focused on the urban and architectural context of Valparaíso, as a laboratory for the definition of disciplinary positions and the performance of these positions in practice.

A self-sufficient Industrial Building, that focuses on the production of 1. Adobe construction materials (mudbricks, rammed earth, la quincha panels, earth-bag technology) 2. Region specific wine (Amphorae clay fermented wine, specialised fruit wines, grappa etc...). Both crafts are synonymous with Chilean culture.
The intervention initially looks at the conservation of these diminishing techniques. The building does not simply operate from a productivity standpoint, but as an institution that researches, educates and exhibits the traditional crafts and potentialities of its future. From an urban standpoint, the intervention also acts as a catalyst in uplifting the surrounding context and promoting urban green space of recreational, social and agricultural value. Reconnecting the urban fabric of the city with the rural fringes. A gateway building between the urban fabric and rural city, and vice versa.