San Francisco de Mostazal Vehicle Weight Control Plaza / Bastias Cardemil Arquitectos

The project is part of the third lane addition masterplan of the 5 South Route, from Angostura to Rancagua, in central Chile. It is a complex of two identical buildings facing each other and towards the road, which has the purpose of controlling the weight of the freight vehicles traveling on the highway. Being a public investment gives the design of these infrastructures an additional responsibility. These are buildings that belong to all of us, so they must be conceived from the common good to maximize their investment, both from the point of view of the territory where they are located -since they will be part of the landscape for many years-, as well as from its operational and usage point of view, considering its sustainability and expected service life.