GRUPO Q

Location
San Salvador, El Salvador
Year
2007
Status
Unbuilt

The location of the proposed site, in a busy San Salvador traffic corridor, the incredible vistas of El Boquerón volcano to the northwest and the business of Grupo Q, centered on the sale of high-end European sports automobiles, were the genesis of inspiration for the design.  Contextually, the design incorporates strategies that address orientation (shading devices, exploitation of natural vistas), while incorporating a vocabulary of aerodynamics and automotive technology.  Conscious of the intervention on this site, the design “transfers” the occupied ground site areas to “green” roofs and other sustainable building strategies. The design allows beautiful automotive designs to be viewed from a distance by the public, almost as a three-dimensional billboard, yet only touched and viewed up close by select customers in a secure but open setting.