“Complex Food Center”

RESULTS OF THE SECOND

SUSTAINABLE BUILDING CONTEST

FOR ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS

“Complex Food Center”

2nd edition

2013 2014

2 2013/ 2014 COMPLEX FOOD CENTER

WINNERSTEACHERSJURY

For several years now, VMZINC® has been mobilised and demonstrating its commitment to the environment: developing solutions making it possible to meet sustainable building requirements, site insertion and integration, providing Environmental Product Declarations, eco-design approach aiming to reduce the environmental impact of each new product put on the market…

In 2011, VMZINC® decided to go even further and launched its Archizinc Campus competition, with a view to raising future architects’ awareness of zinc and its precious environmental characteristics, and informing new generations about the role of architecture in sustainable development. The brand decided to build on the success of this initiative with a second edition of the competition in 2013.

By giving students an opportunity to express themselves again, Archizinc Campus 2 contributed to a rich debate on the integration of a project into its environment, bioclimatic operation of buildings and the role of zinc, as well as the role of sustainable building from a global urban perspective.

A competition that provides a wealth of learning opportunities for the students, us as a manufacturer and the members of the Jury that we are pleased to introduce you to in these pages.

2013/ 2014 COMPLEX FOOD CENTER 3

Inthese difficult times of economic, cultural and social crisis, architecture is challenged in its capacity to meet new societal challenges. This

means building cities within cities, densifying, converting numerous buildings using a sustainable approach and facilitating the creation of social interaction between people living in the same neighbourhood.

This work of transforming the places we live in is an essential task for students in architecture schools, who will have to find the means to cater for this desire to change the urban environment with innovative and inventive architectural projects.

The Archizinc Campus competition gives students an opportunity to test their knowledge, continue to broaden their expertise and propose new, alternative solutions for urban development as part of the sustainable development of the environment in which we live.

ED ITORIALFRANÇOISE-HÉLÈNE JOURDA

Rolled zinc is a durable

and recyclable material

with a recycling rate of

more than 98%.

Manufacturing rolled

zinc requires a small

quantity of energy

compared to the

manufacture of other

metals used in similar

applications. In this

regard, VMZINC® products

provide pertinent

solutions for sustainable

building.

THE 5 STRONG POINTS OF ZINC Rolled zinc, durable by nature

Zinc, a naturally occurring element in our environment

Zinc is a naturally occurring element in the environment.

It is contained in varying concentrations in rocks, soil,

water and the air. All living organisms use the zinc

available in their environment for specific functions of

their metabolism. It has become an essential element

that is necessary and vital for all living organisms in all

ecosystems. In the earth’s crust, zinc occurs naturally at

an average concentration of approximately 80 g/ton.

Mining resources

With 1,900 million tons of zinc mining resources identified

and a recycling rate of 40% for the entire zinc industry (for

all applications: fertilisers, oxides for pharmacy, tyres,

paint, galvanising, rolled products, etc.), zinc mining

resources have a life expectancy of between 1 and 2

centuries.

The “rolled zinc for building envelopes” application is the

most durable of all applications in the zinc industry, with a

recycling rate of at least 95% (Western Europe) and can be

as high as 98 % (France).

The remarkable longevity of rolled zinc

Rolled zinc products used in construction have a distinctly

long lifespan. In Europe, there are many examples of zinc

roofs that are over one hundred years old!

The main reason for this durability is a specific feature of

zinc: it reacts to the presence of water, oxygen and carbon

dyoxide in the atmosphere by creating a self-protective

coating on its surface. Made up mainly of zinc hydroxycar-

bonate, this self-protective coating is compact, adhesive

and very soluble in rain water. It minimizes future

interaction between the zinc and oxygen, thereby slowing

down the speed of corrosion of rolled zinc and ensuring its

remarkable longevity.

The lowest grey energy

Rolled zinc is the metal solution for building envelopes

that offers the lowest level of grey energy (the energy

consumed to manufacture the VMZINC® solution). This

makes it an optimum choice for energy efficient buildings

and even more so for positive energy buildings

The exceptional recycling rate of rolled zinc

Zinc is potentially 100% recyclable. The actual recycling

rate of used rolled zinc is 95 % in Europe and 98% in

France. This exceptional level is due to the fact that rolled

zinc retains its qualities throughout its lifespan, to the

existence of a recycling industry and an excellently

organised recovery industry.

The main industries re-using secondary zinc produced

from zinc recycling are steel galvanising, zinc oxide

production and brass production. Used rolled zinc is

recovered mainly during renovation or deconstruction

work. Considering the quantity of rolled zinc used in

construction in Western Europe, resources of used rolled

zinc are estimated at more than 100 000 tons/year,

mainly located in France, Germany and Benelux.


Environmental objective Contribution of VMZINC® products

Harmonious blending of the

building into its immediate

surroundings

Malleability.

- Varied range of aspects and colours (natural, preweathered

QUARTZ-ZINC®, ANTHRA-ZINC®, PIGMENTO®, and bilacquered)

- Large choice of roofing and facade systems.

Pertinent choice of building

systems, products and procedures - Provision of EPDs

- Sustainable products, 98% recycled, low energy consumption

during manufacture of zinc, maintenance free, easy to install

and remove.

Low-pollution sites

- Optimisation of site waste (very little waste, 100% recyclable)

- Low noise pollution (fast, semi-industrialised installation)

- No air or water pollution

- No water consumption.

Energy management

- VMZINC® systems are perfectly suited for compliance with

regulatory thermal requirements, integrated photovoltaic solar

systems.

Water management

- Compatibility of VMZINC® systems with rainwater collection

systems.

Hygrothermal comfort

- The structure of ventilated roofing systems makes it possible

to evacuate water vapour created during normal occupation of

a building.

- Hygrothermal regulation effect of wood used inside VMZINC®

systems.

Acoustic comfort

- VMZINC® traditional roofing systems perform well in terms of

airborne sound.

- In terms of impact noise, the acoustic performance of tradi-

tional roofing systems is improved by increasing the thickness

of thermal insulation (more stringent thermal requirement

regulations) and are therefore highly effective.

VMZINC® solutions for sustainable building


The choice of programme for the competition was dictated by the characteristics of the

site and the various urban planning initiatives led by the municipality of Madrid. The

programme proposed adding a culinary dimension to the sports and cultural

dimension of the existing projects, such as the “Madrid Rio” project. The object was to

contribute to developing the food self-sufficiency of the region while proposing

harmonious blending of the building into the site.

Students were invited to consider environmental issues relating to preserving resources

and improving the ecological value of the site, and the energy efficiency of the building

or the use of renewable energy.

To help them, VMZINC® provided an eco-design tool that was specifically developed for

the competition. In the form of an ergonomic, user-friendly Excel file, this tool assesses

the thermal performance of the envelope, the solarisation index and carbon footprint of

building products and materials chosen for the project. This tool was used for all the

scenarios envisaged by the students and made it possible for them to objectivise their

choices and increase their awareness of the main levers for action to improve the

environmental performance of a building.

An ambitious programme

This site in Madrid is located in an urban

zone of 1,200 hectares undergoing major

renewal and development. Its surface is

1,200 hectares. The Vicente Caderón sta-

dium (5.3 hectares) is served by several

transport links:

- the river Manzanares, the M-30 ring road

(which is to be covered in the near future)

- the “Paseo de los Potones”,

- and the San Isidro footbridge that crosses

the river Manzanares.

> Creation of a culinary complex or complex Food Center

ARCHIZINC CAMPUS

The Archizinc Campus competition is set to last in international architecture schools. It is held every two years. Candidates participate as part of the course they are pursuing or as independent candidates. They can participate individually or in teams of up to 4 members.

2nd EDITION

In all, 30 submissions from 90 students in 5 European schools participated in this edition:

- Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture (ESA), Paris (France)

- Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura (ETSA), Madrid (Spain)

- Universita di Pavia, Pavia (Italy)

- Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Montpellier (ENSAM), Montpellier (France)

WHAT ARE THE SELECTION CRITERIA?

Four criteria were used to assess the students’ submissions:- Environmental quality- Architectural quality- Technical innovation- Quality of expression and

presentation

PRIZES

The winning teams, accompanied by their teachers, were invited to the awards ceremony in Paris in October 2013. 1st prize: 3,000 €2nd prize: 2,000 €


The challenge of this

second edition of

Archizinc Campus: the

creation of a culinary

complex at the Vincente

Calderón stadium in

Madrid, the official

stadium of the Atletico

de Madrid football

team, located in the

Arganzuela area in the

south-west of the city.

> Andres ATELA (Architect - Spain)After studying at the ETSAM in Madrid and the Architectural Association in London, he worked with R. Meier (New York) and Tsao &

McKown (Singapore). He then became head of the Atelier Seraji studio (France) before setting up Atela Architects in 2000. He has

taught in France and abroad and since 2003 he has been lecturing at the Ecole d’Architecture de La VILLETTE in Paris.

> Cécile LEPOT (Journalist - France)A graduate of the ESAG in Paris (1989), she participated in several public and private urban planning projects with various architecture

studios in Paris. In 2001, she joined Architectures à Vivre magazine as a journalist and then worked with EK magazine, specializing in

eco-responsible urbanism. .

> César Daniel SIRVENT PEREZ (Architect - Spain)After studying at the EPS in Alicante (1996) and the ETSA in Valencia (1999), this architect is currently finishing his doctorate on “Housing

of the working classes in the former USSR countries”. A founder member of Equipo ЯE_ de Técnicos en Rehabilitación, he is also director

of the ALTUR Coop.V technical office and a professor at the University of Alicante since 2000.

> Giovanni SASSO (Architect - Italy)Vice president of INBAR (Association for Ecological Design) and an expert in environmental architecture, he designs “Zero Energy”

buildings, wooden buildings, passive housing… An adviser and teacher to Masters students, he teaches and gives conferences on

sustainable architecture, certifications and energy diagnostics of materials.

> Jean-Philippe THOMAS (Architect - France)A graduate of the École d’Architecture de Nancy, this environmental architect also taught there from 1993 to 1997. In 2011, he set up

the Jean-Philippe Thomas Architectes studio. Minimizing environmental impacts, combining elegance and comfort, harmonizing with

the surrounding environment and promoting “better living” are this architect’s driving values.

> Maria-Jose PRADO PICCIO-MARCHETTI (Architect -Spain)Having obtained her degree in 1995, she became an urban architect for the city of Madrid and was subsequently appointed Director of

the Permit Department for the planning and housing sectors.

> Patrice TURPIN (Urban Planner - France)He has a diploma in Permaculture and a degree from the Institut d’Urbanisme de Paris and the Conservatoire National des Arts et

Métiers. A specialist in engineering and environmental quality, he is currently Head of Inddigo Sustainable Building, a sustainable

development consulting and engineering company.

> Simone SOLINAS (Architect - Spain) An architecture graduate of Politecnico di Milano (Italy) in 1999, he has won several awards: “assa Bortolo international sustainable

architecture prize” (2009), “Chicago Athenaeum international architecture prize” (2007)… He has given conferences all over the world

(Italy, Australia, England, Spain…) and taught in Italy and Spain. Today he is a professor at the Cagliari School of Architecture (Italy).

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A JURY OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS TO ASSESS THE WORK OF UP AND COMING ARCHITECTS

Presided by FRANCOISE-HÉLÈNE JOURDA, architect and

professor at the University of Vienna (Institute of architecture

and design - Department of Spatial and Sustainable Design)

and recognised sustainable building consultant.

The Jury was made up of 8 professionals from

complementary backgrounds:

A Jury of experts

presided by architect

Françoise-Hélène

JOURDA held their

deliberations and

commended some

determining charac-

teristics shown by the

candidates: coherence

of argument and

ideas, consideration of

ecological, social and

economic issues with

pertinent architectural

and environmental

responses.


Patrice Turpin, Giovanni Sasso, Cécile Lepot, Andres Atela, Françoise-Hélène Jourda and César Daniel Sirvent Perez

WE NEED TO TAKE AN ORGANIC APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE BUILDING

Françoise-Hélène Jourda, Maria-Jose Prado Piccio-Marchetti and Giovanni Sasso

JOINT INTERVIEW

In your opinion, what is

the point of a competition

like ARCHIZINC CAMPUS,

organised by industrials for

architecture students?

Françoise-Hélène Jourda -

A competition is an opportu-

nity to both express oneself

personally and measure

oneself against other students

from different countries.

This emulation enriches the

experience and prepares

students for professional life.

Another strong point is that

ARCHIZINC CAMPUS invites

students to question them-

selves about sustainably de-

signed housing, from a global

urban perspective that goes

beyond simply thinking about

the materials to be used.

Maria-Jose Prado Piccio-

Marchetti – Competitions

punctuate the professional life

of architects. Participating in a

European-wide competition as

a student is therefore a very

formative experience and an

opportunity to apply knowledge

acquired to work on a concrete

programme. Students must take

into account building materials

suppliers, a sector that is part

of the professional rather than

the academic world but which

plays a vital role in the way an

architectural process unfolds.

Giovanni Sasso – I think

ARCHIZINC CAMPUS is particu-

larly well designed because

it allows architecture schools

to get involved in a concrete

manner to seek innovative

architectural solutions.

The theme, which required

combining the structural and

environmental dimensions,

was a source of both creativity

and constraints, two parame-

ters that are vital in this type

of competition.

Was this second edition of

ARCHIZINC CAMPUS a good

vintage?

F.-H. J. – The winners dealt

very well with a subject that

is complex in its geography

and the impressive size of the

site which imposed, from an

urban densification perspec-

tive, drastic and therefore

difficult choices for students at

this stage of their studies. The

reflection on the integration

of the programme into its

surroundings, bioclimatic

operation of the buildings,

choice of materials, products

and systems is pertinent.

In the winning project, the

relationship with the river was

particularly well dealth with.

This enclosure, designed as

a south-facing space, has

balconies offering a new view

of the waterways.

They contribute to a well-

managed integration of the

building into its environment.

I also liked the installation

of zinc on the facade by the

French students (Joint special

mention), which gives a

certain visual fluidity as well

as serving as a sun-shield

(installed as a grid).

The other joint special

mention proposes a coherent

vision of the MADRID RIO

pre-requisites in environmen-

tal, urban and landscaping

terms

G. S. – Each of the projects

demonstrates that there is no

single response to an urban

architectural programme. The

winning teams demonstrated

their capacity to combine the

urban and natural elements

of the area, reconciling the

past with the present and the

future. In terms of sustainable

building, this approach for

me is as important as energy

efficiency and eco-materials.

What do you think of

the pertinence of zinc

solutions in complying

with environmental and

sustainable building

standards?

G. S. – Zinc is a very beau-

tiful material that provides

huge potential in design

terms. Its use is multi-faceted.

This material is a real asset

for architects who want to

express their creativity while

proposing solutions that

blend perfectly into their

surroundings.

M-J P. P.-M. - Zinc is very

suitable for sustainable

architecture because of its

specific qualities, especially its

longevity. Rolled zinc products

are recyclable and require very

little energy consumption du-

ring manufacturing compared

to similar materials. VMZINC®

solutions contribute to sustai-

nable building because they

have a very long lifespan and

age well in most climates.

Does eco-design feature

sufficiently on the

curriculum in architecture

schools?

M-J P. P.-M. – In Spanish

architecture schools, sustai-

nable building is increasingly

important. It’s a concept that

wasn’t discussed at all up to a

few years ago. Now it is very

rare to see projects that do

not take sustainability parame-

ters into account.

F.-H. J. - In French schools,

eco-design is also very poorly

integrated and sometimes

does not feature at all. This

is all the more regrettable

beause we urgently need

to design and build using

alternative solutions with the

lowest posssible grey energy

materials. Eco-building should

be taught across all subjects,

throughout the academic year.

What regulations govern

sustainable building in your

country?

F.-H. J. – Currently, the 2012

Thermal Regulation governs

sustainable building in terms

of energy efficiency, even

though, to my dismay, a

certain number of public and

office buildings, and tower

blocks may not comply with it.

But the 2012 Thermal Regula-

tion does not solve everything.

Standards and labels such

as the BBC (French Energy

Efficient Building label), also

contribute to optimising


Interest in the ARCHIZINC

CAMPUS competition,

strong points of the

2013 winning projects,

influence of sustainable building

in their respective

countries: an exchange

of viewpoints between

three members of the

jury, Françoise-Hélène

Jourda, Maria-Jose Prado

Piccio-Marchetti and

Giovanni Sasso

Françoise-Hélène Jourda

Maria-Jose Prado Piccio-Marchetti

Giovanni Sasso

energy consumption. But

nothing is being done about

grey energy, i.e. the energy

consumed to manufacture

materials. Builders must be

encouraged to use materials

with low grey energy. But no-

thing is being done about this.

If a new building standard

were to be introduced,

I would suggest minimizing

grey energy to a percentage

per square metre. This being

said, I don’t really believe in

standards that are constantly

being avoided. I have more

faith in what I call the “self-

conscience” of builders and

people in general in terms of

building sustainable places for

housing, work and leisure. To

achieve this, nothing is better

than information!

G. S. – There is no coherent

national regulation or control

systems. In 2007, the Italian

government adopted a “new

plan for energy efficiency,

renewable energy and eco-

industry”. For example an

Energy Certificate is required

to obtain tax breaks for reno-

vations. Since 2010, more res-

trictive criteria were extended

to all new buildings. The

2008 Finance Bill encourages

energy-based upgrading of

buildings and use of alterna-

tive resources via tax breaks, a

law considered to be the most

effective way to promote the

reduction of energy consump-

tion and a sustainable building

culture.

However, it must be noted

that significant disparities exist

between the various regions

in Italy.

What are the main

challenges facing

sustainable building in your

respective countries?

M-J P. P.-M. – Spain is an

increasingly mature market as

far as sustainable building is

concerned, in terms of clients,

architects and end users.

Urban planning is changing.

We are moving from cities

they are spread out with large

spaces devoted to traffic and

a waste of infrastructures ser-

ving relatively small clusters

of housing to compact cities

made up of tower blocks that

provide greater energy and

resource efficiency.

F.-H.J. – There are many

challenges facing sustainable

building in France. These are

structural, technical and

cultural in nature as the

overall mentality is still one of

what I call a dream architec-

ture that is obsolete, made

up of air-conditioned concrete

buildings with glass facades

and no sun-shields. Architects

must fight to impose sustai-

nable building programmes.

It is difficult to get people on

board for a wooden building

project with a passive design

because not only does it cost

more, it also involves a totally

different architecture that de-

fines new modes of using and

maintaining buildings.

But these are projects with

optimised environmental and

energy footprints, that are

clean and generate very little

noise pollution. So what we

need in France is a radical

change in mentality on the

part of all the stakeholders.

And this is only possible if

politicians, clients, industrials,

materials manufacturers, ar-

chitects and the general public

are convinced of the urgent

need for change in building

in order for people to use less

and less materials consuming

high levels of grey energy

like concrete, steel, granite...

Currently it will take over one

thousand years to maintain

the Earth’s temperature as we

know it today.

But without drastically chan-

ging our practises, especially

our building practises, the

temperature will increase by

5°C between now and 2050.

These are good reasons to act

now, don’t you think?



1ST PRIZEARGANZUELA AQUAPONICS

This project provides a vision of pragmatic renovation with a view to energy efficiency. The team

opted to preserve some of the buildings around the stadium. They changed some of the stands into

a panoramic green park featuring aquaponic plants (plants grown in “symbiosis” with fish farming)

designed for the Madrid climate and consistent with the notion of Slow Food.

The solar chimneys, wind turbines and photovoltaic panels use seasonal flows (heat and wind),

thus reducing ventilation in summer and retaining heat for the plants in the winter. The closed loop

rainwater and runoff evacuation system is used to water the vegetable garden and supply the

sanitary water system. The jury liked this coherent bioclimatic operation designed to cope with the

urban and climatic constraints of Madrid.

The jury members also chose this project for the pertinent and original way in which it uses the tech-

nical capacities of VMZINC® zinc and solutions. On the canal side, an immense cladding structure in

dark zinc (ANTHRA-ZINC®) serves both as a heat collector and a sun-screen. Pillars were “thickened”

with zinc to construct solar chimneys.

SCHOOL ESCUELA

TÉCNICA SUPERIOR DE

ARQUITECTURA (ETSA),

Madrid (Spain)

TEACHER:

JAVIER NEILA


THE JURY’S

OBSERVATIONS

The relationship with

the river is especially

well managed. This

enclosed space,

designed to be open

to the south, has

balconies providing

spectacular views of

the waterways. These

contribute to the

integration of the

building into the

surrounding

environment.


RAQUEL DONADO

Was the theme of the second edition of

ARCHIZINC CAMPUS one of the things that

motivated you to participate in the

competition?

Yes it was. Imagining a new use for an old building

was for us a very stimulating work perspective,

especially for a public space. It’s a bit like giving

new life to a structure nobody wants any more or

that is no longer of any use in its surroundings. The

programme imposed a series of major constraints.

A set of coercive specifications such as these is for

us a very appealing context in which to work

because it motivates us to push the boundaries of

our creativity. Finally, our curriculum rarely gives us

an opportunity to participate in a project in which

the key issue is environmental efficiency. So we

seized the opportunity!

What were your main choices and decisions

to meet these constraints?

The stadium was a huge obstacle, both visually

– because it obstructed the view of the river and

its banks - and in terms of the traffic flows

envisaged as part of the Madrid Rio project.

This is why we focused on opening up the space

while at the same time retaining certain

buildings so as to integrate it intuitively into the

new urban zone being developed. Changing part

of the stands into planted terraces at varying

heights creates areas for walking and provides a

brand new view of the city and the Madrid Rio

project. We also decided to divide the original

building in two. One part is exclusively devoted

to leisure activities and the other houses the

competition’s programme requirements:

municipal market, urban garden, business

incubator. And to meet the challenges of

sustainable building, we integrated various

bioclimatic solutions to manage resources and

use the wind and the sun according to the

seasons.

Had you already used zinc in your

architectural projects?

Yes, but we had used it in a conventional way. In

our ARGANZUELA AQUAPONICS project, we

wanted to experiment different, more innovative

ways of using zinc - like the dark ANTHRA-ZINC®

superstructure that captures heat and serves as a

sun-shield. This experience strengthened our

appreciation of this material and its sustainable

building qualities.

What is the point of this type of competition

in your opinion?

It’s an opportunity for us to measure ourselves

against students from other countries and to have

our project assessed by an international jury, which

is quite something! Working in a tandem was a

constant source of inspiration, we each pushed the

other’s boundaries. We would like to pursue the

positive dynamic initiated by ARCHIZINC CAMPUS in

a non-competitive context.

Three terms to define sustainable building

Taking care of the Earth!

INTERVIEW OF THE CANDIDATES


ISAAC LEVY CACERES

Taking care of the Earth.

THE JURY’S

OBSERVATIONS

The building is well

designed in bioclima-

tic terms. The passive

(solar chimneys) and

active devices

(integrated solar

panels) ensure users’

comfort.


2ND PRIZECALDERÓN GASTRONOMIC CENTRE

Why did you decide to participate in

ARCHIZINC CAMPUS?

This competition was presented to us as part of

our Bioclimatic Design Project class. We quickly

understood the potential this competition gave

us to increase our skills. The challenge to be met

also gave us an opportunity to contribute to

improving our city. As a team, we worked so well

that we are currently looking for other

competitions so we can continue working

together!

As students in Madrid, how did you organise

your work?

We organised a series of interviews with people

working or living on site to gain a better

understanding of the urban issues relating to the

site. Our main objective was to reflect on the

best way to change the stadium into a

completely new programme that would be

perfectly suited to our project, the Calderon

Gastronomic Centre. This approach is essential for

us because it is one of the main paradigms of

21st century architecture, which consists of

recycling obsolete buildings that contribute to

consolidating the urban fabric.

How did you use zinc in your project?

We knew the characteristics of zinc from our

materials class. But there’s a big difference

between theoretical knowledge and applying it

in a concrete manner. So we had to do some

extra work to understand all the possible uses of

zinc. Because right from the start, we decided to

use the material in an unconventional way, as

we did on the facade for example.

Would you like to pursue a career in

sustainable building?

Participating in ARCHIZINC CAMPUS has

strengthened our desire to continue working in

this direction. This being said, we don’t consider

sustainable building as an architectural segment,

but rather as a pre-requisite in the design stage

of a programme. We want to become responsible

architects.


Committed, social, vital.

CLARA MEDINA GARCIA

SCHOOL ESCUELA

TÉCNICA SUPERIOR DE

ARQUITECTURA (ETSA)

MADRID (SPAIN)

TEACHER:

JAVIER NEILA

As with the winning project, this team preserved certain elements of the stadium. At the heart of these

buildings, a greenhouse for growing local produce sits next to the vegetable gardens, installed above

the underground car parks. The programmatic response to the concept of a market is clear, precise and

in keeping with the requirements of the Madrid Rio project. The candidates also proposed an urban

park combining cultural and leisure activities, enhanced with a promenade above the vegetable

gardens. This urban strategy, which gives pride of place to diverse pedestrian flows, is one of the strong

points of the complex. The work on the facade with staggered strips of zinc is impressive. The jury also

highlighted the technical aspects of the project, which are very detailed and comprehensive. Apart

from the visual quality of the project, hierarchy and variety of elements are well expressed.



INIGO LORENTE

RIVEROLA

Committed, social, vital.

THE JURY’S

OBSERVATIONS

Installation of zinc on

the facade provides a

certain visual fluidity,

as well as creating a

sun screen (installed

on a bay). This switch

in use from a prosaic

element to an element

of architectural

cladding is

aesthetically

interesting.


The team opted to entirely eliminate the existing site. The programmatic response to translating

the plot expresses an interesting landscaped urban strategy in line with the Madrid Rio project. The

students created vast spaces for promenades over two levels, connected by patios providing sunlight.

The play of shadow and light is original and pleasant. The stratum at level 0 houses a park that

integrates into the extension of the city. Level 2 features all the functional programmes in visual conti-

nuity with the canal. The jury liked the efficiency of the cross-section diagrams. The elimination of

all the existing buildings allowed the candidates to judiciously design topographic elements to direct

and evacuate maximum quantities of rainwater. The zinc downpipes act as a sort of “filter facade”. The

overall result is a realistic, intelligent project that really stands out from the other winning projects.

JOINT SPECIAL MENTION AG(U)AVE

What were the technical challenges you

met with?

Our project is partially buried and covered with an

accessible green roof. To support its weight, we

opted for a forest made up of concrete and zinc

columns. The main challenge was providing light

in this relatively deep space. Opening the roof at

various places enabled us to solve this problem

and highlighted the interaction between the

interior space of the market and the inhabited

ground. The open, low-lying location made the

concept of inside/outside really difficult to define.

How did you use zinc?

We tried to imagine innovative ways of using zinc,

to get off the beaten track. The forest of columns

that collect rainwater gives an aesthetic, sound

dimension to our project. We used zinc to create a

porous wall, with which we played to generate

daylight in the market.

In your opinion, what are the other strong

points of your approach?

We tried to anchor the project in the site in such a

way as to create a link between the Arganzuela

area, the river Manzanares and the Rio Madrid

promenade. We concentrated on an ecological

solution that works in a cycle. The topography of

the site makes it possible to collect rainwater in

winter and re-use it in summer. Waste from the

market is recovered for compost, which is used as

fertiliser for the garden, the vegetable garden and

the greenhouse.


Essential, global, respectful.

School Ecole Spéciale

d’Architecture (ESA),

Paris (France)

TEACHER:

CARL FREDERIK

SVENSTEDT

SARAH DELAUNAY

LEA RUBINSTEIN



Essential, global,respectful.

AMANDA DUTRIEUX

THE JURY’S

OBSERVATIONS

The facilities house

an urban farm that

is one of the strong

points of this project.

The project provides a

coherent vision of the

prerequisites for the

Madrid Rio project in

environmental, urban

and landscape terms.


In this project, the former site has been entirely eliminated. The programmatic response designed

by the students aims to lay out the site using systemic networked architecture. The four elements –

earth, wind, fire and water – that dominate the complex express an original manner of colonising the

space, which is both soft and geometric. The jury liked the way different scales were approached. In

this Italian style complex that is also reminiscent of the old fortified towns in the south of France, a

huge number of walkways were created within the various facilities. The candidates understood and

integrated the various functions required by the theme of the competition. From an agricultural and

energy point of view, the environmental strategy (collection of heat and water) seems pertinent.

JOINT SPECIAL MENTIONREALITY AS A CYCLE 4X4

What technical challenges were you faced

with?

The first was to design a project intended for a

neighbourhood and a city we had never visited.

We had to understand the urban, architectural

and environmental issues from photos and

descriptions. Then the main challenge was to

integrate our architectural project into a network

with that of the Madrid Rio project, which is

more fluid and tortuous. And all of this while

allowing the natural and artificial elements to

cohabit. We also had to work for the first time

ever on sustainable solutions such as the water

wall.

The circle and the figure 4 are the matrix for

your project. Why?

Our idea was to create a self-sufficient zone that

would take over the space in the following way:

resources are produced in the fields, used in the

business incubators, then sold and consumed in

the market. For us the circle was the most

appropriate architectural form to express the

constant renewal of the environment via the four

elements – earth, air, fire and water – and time

– through the four seasons. We designed the

market as a sort of vortex combining the four

buildings/elements. Its curved zinc roof, which

looks like a wave, gives a softness to the overall

geometric rigidity

.

Did you know the qualities of zinc before

this competition?

As part of our project, we used the various

properties of zinc. Its flexibility for the roof of the

market, its range of colour for the business

incubators and its modular panels for cladding,

which are in perfect harmony with the logic

behind our project.


Flexible, recyclable and sufficient investment.

VALENTINA TORRENTE

SILVIA MOTTO

School Universita di

Pavia, (Italy)

TEACHER:

ALESSANDRO GRECO



MARIANNA GOTTI

Flexible, recyclable and sufficient investment.

Umicore building Products France s.a.s.Les Mercuriales40 rue Jean-Jaurès93176 Bagnolet [email protected]

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