Casanueva Pharmacy / Clavel Arquitectos

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Text description provided by the architects. The pharmacy's sales model has been changing recently, parallel to rules and regulations. Besides the health service of the pharmacy, concepts such as “added value”, “competence” and “visualization” start appearing on the business speech. This 2-story, 180 sqm refurbishment was made in just two months; this was especially difficult because during the first month we were asked to combine sales and building work. This became the main complexity of the building process and the project decisions. Therefore, prefabricating the maximum number of elements was a necessary starting point.

Casanueva Pharmacy / Clavel Arquitectos - Windows, Facade
© David Frutos Ruiz

The entire building seems to lean on a 3d façade, shaped with the text “FARMACIA”, making up a double height shop window. This element marks not only the use and identity of the pharmacy, but also provides the necessary solar protection, since the main façade faces west. The sign that lights up at night is only understandable from a certain distance, changing into an abstract form when viewed from far away.

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© David Frutos Ruiz

Inside, behind the sign, a green metallic slat cladding descends from the ceiling through the back wall down to the floor, joining to the same color epoxy-resin pavement, all together working as a background for the sales furniture: self-illuminated glossy-white tubular elements in five levels, that seem to float and divide the space into different areas. These pieces also make up a rotating desk, a seat, a pulpit…and finally provide the necessary space to show the products. It is a new scene for a new sales’ model.

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© David Frutos Ruiz

In order to keep the strict deadline, the façade and all the furniture were prefabricated in workshop. The slat cladding was also another very quick-to-build industrial solution. In total this supposed 95% of the work, what enabled to finish in time and with a 0% budget deviation. Demonstrated.

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© David Frutos Ruiz

The slat cladding hides a little office, the air conditioning machines and, on the other side, behind the desk, a glass sliding door leads to the laboratory, a toilet and a mezzanine that works as a robotized medicines warehouse. The lighting system consists of energy-efficient continuous led strips on the singular furniture, reinforced by little spots where necessary.

The chemist’s is situated in a humble neighborhood. Some colleagues tell us: “It’s a pity that is not in the downtown!”. However, we are glad it is at that very place; neighbors already identifying themselves with their new urban icon.

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© David Frutos Ruiz

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Address:Murcia, Spain

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Cite: "Casanueva Pharmacy / Clavel Arquitectos" 08 Sep 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/167071/casanueva-pharmacy-clavel-arquitectos> ISSN 0719-8884

© David Frutos Ruiz

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