Edificio Corporativo de Televisión Nacional de Chile, Television headquarters in Providencia, Chile.
The Edificio Corporativo de Televisión Nacional de Chile is a complex of concrete blocks joined by a steel arch clad in a glass facade, enclosing an inner esplanade called the "patio de las comunicaciones". The rhomboid main block has a garden, a stairway to the entrance hall and, beside it, a memorial of five red columns to the victims of the 2011 FACh C-212 crash. The arch frames a corridor linking all studios from the Bellavista street entrance; the press newsroom and an editing room sit in the basement.
The building was established in 1970 and underwent major reconstruction between 1999 and 2005. This redesign allowed for expansion and modernization to meet growing television production demands.
The site is part of the annual Día de los Patrimonios, coordinated by the Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales, when the complex opens to the public. Its facade and interiors have served as sets for programmes on TVN and other channels. Outside, vigils such as the one after the 2011 Juan Fernández tragedy, protests and celebrations have taken place.
The complex is entered from Calle Bellavista, where a steel arch frames a corridor linking all studios; the press rooms sit underground, reached by a separate lobby entrance. Two levels of underground parking serve the site. Studios and areas are rented out temporarily since 2013, and the complex takes part in the annual Día de los Patrimonios.
The building features a steel arch connecting concrete blocks and framed by a glass facade. This design creates an internal plaza called Communication Courtyard, serving as a central gathering space.
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