Centro de servicios para el agro. Insignia Tres Arroyos

Insignia Centers are conceived to share in the same location the research, training, marketing, commercialization and distribution of products and services for agricultural production (fuels, additives, fertilizers, seeds, etc.). The concept arises from a project competition called by YPF and are located in the main productive regions of Argentina. The first one is developed near the border of the urban area of Tres Arroyos, in the southern part of the Buenos Aires Province, along Nacional Route 3.
The site is organized into two complementary sectors: a public front with the Main Building and the Laboratory Park, and an operational area with a set of tanks and logistics warehouses for storage and distribution. The circulation of various heavy vehicles is structured in a comb- like form, alternating between enclosed spaces, semi covered areas and open courtyards.
The building types are developed from vaulted sheds, typical of the rural landscapes of the Argentine Pampa, which provide constructive rationality, quick assembly and economy. The way of reinterpreting this type, combining it to form a complex and varied block in the operational area and abstracting it as an isolated and floating vault in the main building, determines the main spatial, technical and aesthetic qualities of the project.
The sequence of fluctuating vaults and loading and unloading activity are arranged behind the main building, which houses flexible and multifunctional spaces essencial for social, educational and commercial activities. These spaces are integrated with the Laboratory Park through the gallery and its terrace. This is a versatile space that combines landscaped areas of native vegetation, seasonal crop fields and the exhibition of machinery and various outreach events with the community to createa unique and meaningful landscape.