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DIP7&DIP3 studio space

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Antinori Marco

HONORABLE MENTIONS URBAN INTEGRATION  Madrid Proposal Plaza de Cebada Madrid 

Ahmed Elsirafi
Tomohiro Himeno
Esther Peyrovi

well done 
michele/kristian 

Madrid Proposal Plaza de Cebada Madrid 

Suhaimi Shazrin proposal for madrid

Doris Quek proposal for Madrid

Ahmed Alsarafi proposal for Madrid

Robert Beckles proposal for Madrid

Esther Pyrovi

Tomohiro Himeno

1999

'RYTHM OF THE CITY ' TANJA JORDON PENCIL , INK WATERCOLOR

D7 unit masters 

Michele Roelofsma
Kristian Garrecht 

                                  MADRID     

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MR&KG 2013-14

      “Mercado de la Cebada” Madrid

           
1.     Accommodating architecture .

2.     The politics of the piazza

3.     Habit-at-ion Accommodating Architecture   Social – Cultural Anthropology –

4.     The crafted special components

 

The building is a form of body, which like any other consists of lineaments and matter, the one the product of thought, the other of Nature; the one requiring the mind and the power of reason, the other dependent on preparation and selection; but we realized that neither on its own would suffice without the hand of the skilled workman to fashion the material according to lineaments.

—Leon Battista Alberti, On the Art of Building in Ten Books, Prologue.5




The aim of the unit is to develop a broadly informed framework within which to study architecture. Such a framework is intended to provide a critical and personal approach to architecture that can appreciatively engage with the complexities of a given site. The unit encourages a free thinking stance from its students, and asks that they approach their work as an open-ended challenge.

Over the years we have been working in intercity conditions discussing the regeneration possibilities from within the urban fabric. The challenge to insert in the often precious urban fabric with 21th century “thoughts” should be seen as Craft.

The project of the  “Mercado de la Cebada” in the historical city is not only working with the rich urban fabric but also  with the untameable “desires” of the locals  claiming the city back and partly  taking over the Plaza . How to negotiate space and accommodate the current needs in this 9th century fabric and simultaneously accommodating the needed community centre lead to many architectural and urban discussions of which “the politics of the plaza” and   the reinterpretation of the meaning community centre is a starting point.

We have to test different positions of our proposals in how we think about each individual project, in relation to culture, economics, politics, construction and poetry.

The fact that the organisation welcomes thinking outside the box should provoke us to be creative in our architectural thinking.

The unit sees Technical Studies as a creative way of thinking that helps to clarify and make precise any the architectural proposal. This makes technical study simply that part of the design programme that thinks at larger scales. Students will be asked to explore a negotiated part of their work by the making of 1:1 pieces exploring material and technical aspects of their project.

We encourage you to visit places of manufacture such as boat builders, Brick makers, Violinmakers etc. in order to gain an understanding of the processes of how to manipulate material. At the same time this should encourage us to go beyond the everyday use of concrete in an architectural proposal.

Throughout the year the unit will organise drawing and construction workshops to assist the architectural discussion, as well as a series of workshops and lectures aimed at developing drawing/design and writing skills.

Mercado de la Cebada

Program / Requirements The plot, which used to be taken by the sports centre, is around 1200m2in size, but the groups should not be limited by this size and should intervene in the rest of the square, including the market itself. The functionality of the project must serve the objectives above, but we encourage participants to think outside the box and propose alternatives, as long as they look to reactivate the region. Given the investigative character of the contest, it is not necessary to observe local regulations regarding heights and alignments, but participants should give special attention to the accessibility and sustainability of their projects (renewable energies, construction methods…). Proposed uses This list is for orientation purposes only. Not all of the uses have to be present in the project, and any addition to this list is welcome, if the participant feels it is necessary.

Community Centre:

Lobby, reception area, multifunctional area, cafeteria, multipurpose room, reading room, computer room, offices, medical consultation room, physiotherapy, washrooms. Proposed complementary uses Children’s playground, sports centre.  Uses for the public outdoors  Informal activities to be proposed by the participants. Other requirements:  Alignment with other buildings and occupation of the plot is unrestricted. Maximum recommended height of 4 storeys (15 metres). Treatment of open space should be done in continuity with the urban public space.  Attention should be given to renewable energies and constructive methods that minimize the projects‟ energy footprint. The project should take into consideration the following questions: What should be the relation of architecture and the city? What should a public space be like in a contemporary society? How should the additional uses interact with the community centre  

Note: Any project that sticks to the program, as well as one that proposes an alternative, will be valid. In the same way, maintaining the current market’s building is not necessary, and every project that decides to demolish it can, as long as it is justified and necessary to maintain the concept idea for the intervention. Thinking outside the box will be appreciated, and thus is encouraged.

The Video above contains extracts of the following titles:
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Titel: Nuevo Mercado de la Cebada -
Author: Rubio & Álvarez-Sala
Rubio y Álvarez-Sala
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Titel: Sobre el Campo de la Cebada  (Entrevistas)
Author: Es Madrid Television. 
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Titel:
Mercados de Madrid: Mercado de la Cebada