Innovation Center UC

ELEMENTAL's inverted concrete monolith for the Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago (2014), opened courtyards carved inward.

Core Features

• Cast-in-place concrete tower of 8,176 m², its volume inverting the standard glass office slab.
• Open landscaped atria carved out of the block, pulling light, air and encounters inward.
• Commissioned after an Angelini Group donation to connect university research with companies.

Architectural Connections

• Alejandro Aravena: designed with ELEMENTAL before his 2016 Pritzker.
• Educational: research-industry meeting place.
• Latin American: Chilean university campus.

Related Elements & Sites

Atrium (element), Concrete (material), Concrete Construction (technique)