Needs Program
Introduction
The Chamber of Commerce of Córdoba is a building located on Pérez de Castro Street No. 1, in Córdoba. It was designed by the architects Rafael de La-Hoz Arderius and José María García Paredes. The construction of the building began in 1952 and concluded in 1955, and represents the search for a new architectural language in modernity.[1] It is the first work of some young architects, which allowed them to express themselves with a freedom that was unusual. In the words of Rafael de La-Hoz himself «The Chamber of Commerce represented, therefore, for us a starting point and a base of evolution, a living and breathing reality of Architecture, and the joyful experience of touching for the first time, made material, the cold and speculative lines of the plans».[2] Rafael de La-Hoz Arderius would carry out very important works in the city of Córdoba, such as the El Águila Brewery Building. (Córdoba) "El Águila Brewery Building (Córdoba)"), the Córdoba Provincial Savings Bank Building") or the Córdoba General Hospital Building"). The Superior Council of the Colleges of Architecture of Spain awarded the 2000 Gold Medal to Rafael de La-Hoz Arderius, for his outstanding professional career*.*[3].
Córdoba Chamber of Commerce
History
The Chamber of Commerce of Córdoba") was founded on October 29, 1886, and on June 29, 1911 it was established as the Official Chamber of Commerce and Industry. On June 30, 1950, the president of the chamber, José Castanys Giménez, commissioned the work to Rafael de La-Hoz Arderius, at that time a recently qualified young architect. José María García Paredes would later join the project.[4] These young architects They were aware that they had a complex work in their hands, which would allow them to project themselves and experiment with a new language, which combined modernity and architectural tradition.[5].
Architecture
Description
The plot that the building occupies is located between party walls and has an irregular shape, it is a kind of rectangle that folds on itself, its measurements are 149.50 m of plot and 8.50 m of façade. The building is made up of three floors, in which the program of needs determined for the function of the Chamber of Commerce is developed, everything is adapted to the broken shape of the plot and a larger surface area is given to the areas of greatest use.