Esc-Studio
won the International Competition for the redevelopment of the Glorieta
Juan Carlos I in Mula in 2009. The scheme, presently in development,
integrates the currently fenced plaza into the surrounding urban fabric,
returning the space to the community by creating a public promenade
that breaks the rigidity of the previous configuration and establishes a
direct connection between the city and the heart of the square,
while preserving the entirety of the existing vegetation.
The main circulations are carved into the current levels of the
square, revealing a dynamic pattern that runs through the space among
the programmed activity islands that host children, elderly and
performance spaces, and allowing a stepless access to the square from
the adjacent streets.
The space planning of the square has been generated with custom software that implements a Voronoi algorithm
to subdivide the space into circulations and activity areas. This
interactive application allowed for a public consultation process that
took place in Mula in December 2009, and gave the citizens the
opportunity to actively participate in the design process by proposing
their own options. Each of the user’s proposals will be the reflection
of the individual’s perception of the space and his personal approach to
the new design.
The scheme is designed as a self-sufficient, carbon neutral space. A
series of climate control units will be scattered through the square,
equipped with PV cells,
lighting and fog systems that will lower the temperature of the square
in summer, while producing all the energy required for the normal
functioning of the space, being at the same time a physical reminder of a
continuous compromise with the environment.
Источник: http://www.evolo.us/architecture/algorithmic-redevelopment-of-the-glorieta-juan-carlos-i-esc-studio/ |