Urban-Think Tank
Urban-Think Tank stacks multiple structures to meet the myriad needs of the barrio.
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The architects propose modular metal stairs for the barrios based on one realized for the Altamira neighborhood in 2003.
Photo © Ricardo Parra
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Currently Urban-Think Tank is working on two vertical gyms for the barrios. One, proposed for Los Teques, includes a swimming pool.
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Another gym, in construction in Baruta, features a colorful polycarbonate skin.
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“Growing House” (2004), a residential framework of platforms and columns, can be filled in by occupants.
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Currently Urban-Think Tank is working on two vertical gyms for the barrios. One, proposed for Los Teques, includes a swimming pool.
![Urban-Think Tank](https://www.architecturalrecord.com/ext/resources/Static_Images/Slideshow-Fixes/Slideshow-Fixes-13/Urban-Think-Tank/Urban-Think-Tank-06.jpg?t=1465408769&width=1080)
Another gym, in construction in Baruta, features a colorful polycarbonate skin.
![Urban-Think Tank](https://www.architecturalrecord.com/ext/resources/Static_Images/Slideshow-Fixes/Slideshow-Fixes-13/Urban-Think-Tank/Urban-Think-Tank-07.jpg?t=1465408803&width=1080)
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Urban-Think Tank is designing five stations akin to its proposal for Manguitos station in the San Augustin barrio.
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A Columbia University tabloid chronicles the work of U-TT’s design studio there last spring.