Orona Zero - a high identity building design

The design for Orona Zero arises from different conditions imformed by the actual plot, the topography and the orientation. Its design is based on a circular shape, which has always accompanied the Orona brand image. This form dialogues with the near roundabout creating a fluent and dynamic façade that denies frontal elevations and permits slippery tangents vision towards the inner spaces behind.

image © Xabier Barrutieta

The idea of ascent (positive and dynamic), is transferred to the final design via an even more sophisticated idea than elevation (height) per se. A megaform of cylindrical shape  (90 m diameter and 16 m high)  that is anchored in the terrain creates a large entrance projection for the building and the whole complex. The existing topography embraces the lower part of the cylinder and defines the level of an upper plaza that interconnects with the rest of the neighbouring buildings.

image & design © Xabier Barrutieta

This megaform is inclined 15º horizontally to create a covered theshold of 1,500 m2 through an impressive overhanging structure that underlines this gate effect. This inclination provides the roofing with a good orientation for solar energy collection, and presents a friendly façade towards the upper square.

Source: www.orona-ideo.com