Por: Milagros Olazábal (To read English version go to the bottom of the article)
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2 tipos de módulos autoportantes: 1) EL MURO: Como pieza base maciza con su variante celosía para dar transparencia y dejar pasar la luz 2) LA TORRE: Como pieza núcleo que une dos piezas base linealmente o en la perpendicular. Los espacios del pabellón se dispusieron de forma laberíntica, creando una variedad de espacios internos como patios y pasos a diferentes alturas de distintos tamaños creando una nueva sensación espacial gracias a las texturas y disposición angular de los tetrabricks.(English version) Everybody knows that the properties of all materials resist better or worse depending on how they are used. Can Tetra Bricks however be a new brand material that can be used in construction? The answer is yes; Spanish architects CUACS showed us that this is possible by building a Tetra Brick Pavilion with 45,000 Milk Cartons recycled to honor last year’s World Recycling Day.
Regarding the idea, the architects said that “The recycling process is capable of showing a whole new way of using Tetra Brick by bringing it to the limit as a constructive material”. This knowledge was the key for the architects to create a new constructive module using only this material.
The system has two main components: 1) THE WALL: A solid and unique piece made out of several units of milk cartons. As a variation, some pieces are taken out in order to allow in light. 2) THE TOWER: The core that joins two pieces in a linear way or perpendicular way. The pavilion spaces form a labyrinth creating a variety of interior patios and hallways. The height of the walls also varies in order to provide a whole a new experience for people. The texture and disposition of Tetra Bricks also adds to this effect.
For all these reasons, we can say that this pavilion is an excellent example for exploring the behavior of this material, which was already used for building and setting a World Guinness Record as the largest pavilion ever built using recycled components. Bravo!