Centro Cultural Plazas CCP

Abstract

This monograph addresses the lack of criteria in the configuration of spatial interstices generated by the superposition of heterogeneous architectural programs, a condition that limits their functional, morphological, and social integration within consolidated urban environments.

In many contemporary projects, intermediate spaces resulting from the coexistence of commercial, educational, cultural, or productive uses are conceived as residual areas without clear design intention. This generates functional friction, spatial disarticulation, low legibility, and underutilization of the void as an articulating element.

The research proposes the development of spatial mediation criteria aimed at optimizing the relationship between programs and scales through the intentional design of the void as an articulating space. Through conceptual analysis, identification of design strategies, and the formulation of a structuring system based on core, narrative circulation, and volumetric variation, the project presents an architectural approach capable of integrating functional subsystems while generating social continuity.

The study concludes that the interstice should not be understood as a formal residue but as a strategic device that articulates, connects, and gives identity to the architectural ensemble, strengthening its urban and programmatic impact

Keywords: Spatial interstices, Articulating space, Volumetric variation, Programmatic