Pedro de Valdivia

Architect

Nicolás Matzner Weisner

Associate Architect

Cristián  Meneses Gómez

Project Development

February 2011 - Present

Projected Area

235 m2

Location

Pedro De Valdivia 41
Providencia, Santiago, Chile.

In 1992 the Associates Architects Mireya Danilo , Igor Rosenmann and Christian designed the National Librería Pedro de Valdivia branch wich has existed for nearly two decades, making it the oldest in the chain. There have not been any major changes in its history, and it is unique in that it is the only one that continues to serve the public through a counter.

To support a self-service area it is necessary to expand into an adjacent shop. The pre-existing stores respond to the geometry of the street and the shopping complex where they belong, resulting in an uneven distribution.

The finish will attest to the recycling of the original materials and account for the passage of time using a contrast of new elements.