EXTRASTUDIO at Colégio de Arquitectos de Madrid
EXTRASTUDIO’s awarded proposal for the Valdebebas Urban Park Competition is on display at the exhibit that opens tomorrow at the Fundación COAM in Madrid. The opening will take place at 7PM in Calle Piamonte 23 [Chueca undergroud station] and the exhibition is open until the October 1st.
The joint venture between EXTRASTUDIO and the landscape architects Oficina dos Jardins, was awarded a Honorable Mention on the International Competition for Madrid´s Valdebebas Urban Park. The competition, developed in two phases, selected 6 proposals for a second phase. Extrastudio’s proposal was ranked 4th among 163 international practices.
Valdebebas new urban park, with an area of 80 ha, is part of Madrid´s largest expansion plan, which includes Real de Madrid’s new Sport City, the new IFEMA extension (Madrid’s Trade Fair Centre), the new Barajas airport terminal and Campus de Justicia, with projects by Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, Foreign
Office Architects and Zaha Hadid.
Extrastudio’s proposal, Enlace, features a park generated by an organic system of fluxes, for pedestrians and bicycles, connecting the overall urban fabric. Focusing specially in self-sufficiency and sustainability, the proposal incorporates a system of water reservoirs and superficial drainage channels, emancipating the park’s watering needs in a low-cost strategy.
Tags: award, exhibition, Madrid
