Kursaal San Sebastián, Spain Rafael Moneo cinema, commercial space, congress centre, exposition space, music theatre, theatre

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1 Bilbao Projects 10 Created 11-Jul-08 By Sang Eun Lee, Providence, United States Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Bilbao, Gehry Partners landmark, library, museum, tourism Zubizuri bridge Offices Osakidetza 4 Regional Library of Bizkaia Palacio Euskalduna 7 Kursaal San Sebastián, Rafael Moneo cinema, commercial space, congress centre, exposition space, music theatre, theatre Aquarium Donostia 8 9 San Sebastián, Hoz Fontán Arquitectos aquarium, restaurant 5 Bilbao, Belzunce, DMauriño, G Millán housing 3 Bilbao, coll-barreu arquitectos office Housing at Ortutxueta Bilbao, S&Aa congress centre, music theatre Bilbao, Santiago Calatrava bridge 2 Peine del Viento 10 San Sebastián, Eduardo Chillida art, culture, sculpture 6 Bilbao, IMB arquitectos library San Martin Market 11 San Sebastián, Luis Uzcanga commercial space, market, shopping centre 1

2 Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Abandoibarra Etorbidea Bilbao The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is one of the most important ingredients in the plan to redevelop the city of Bilbao The plan, involving a number of major projects conceived by some of the world's most prestigious architects, includes the work now in progress to increase operational capacity at the city's port, the revamping of the city's airport, a new Conference and Performing Arts Center, the construction of a metropolitan railway and a new footbridge crossing the river at Uribitarte The unique Museum is built on a 32,500 square meter site in the center of Bilbao On one side it runs down to the waterside of the Nervión River, 16 meters below the level of the rest of the city of Bilbao One end is pierced through by the huge Puente de La Salve, one of the main access routes into the city The building itself is an extraordinary combination of interconnecting shapes Orthogonal blocks in limestone contrast with curved and bent forms covered in titanium Gehry Partners Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation krukkic photo: João Morgado Tuesday to Sunday: 10 am-8 pm Monday: closed Metro: Moyua station Streetcar: Guggenheim stop Bus (Bilbobus): Lines 1, 10, 13, 18, stopping at the Fine Arts Museum Square Lines 13, 27, 38, 46 & 48, stopping at Alameda de Recalde no 11 & 12 Lines 11, 71 stopping at La Salve Square Rail: RENFE: Bilbao-Abando station ET/FV: Atxuri station FEVE: Santander station Airport: Bilbao's airport is just 15 km from the city center 2

3 Zubizuri bridge Pasarela Zubi Zuri Bilbao The Zubizuri (Basque for "white bridge"), also called the Campo Volantin Bridge or Puente del Campo Volantin, is a tied arch footbridge across the Nervion River in Bilbao, linking the Campo Volantin right bank and Uribitarte left bank of the river The design consists of an inclined structural steel arch linking two platforms, with access ramps and stairways on both banks photo: HJ Imhoff 1997 Santiago Calatrava City of Bilbao HJI always open 3

4 Offices Osakidetza Calle Licenciado Poza Bilbao The river of Bilbao is not the only area where urban renewal is taking place In the center of the old town, the Basque Government has commissioned the young Basque architect Juan Coll-Barreu to design a 'vital' building, dominantly present on the corner of Calle Licenciado Poza with La Alameda de Rekalde The works of this architect are characterized by their adaptive nature, like a glove fits to a hand All conditions and circumstances are taken into account: first the urban context, the client's wishes, the functions of the building, the climate, and finally the project itself After winning the design competition, this was the first project for him in a complex urban situation: 'In this design process, everything was a challenge' The building is bold and transparent, to express the healty image of Bilbao, and the vital works of its occupants: the Department of Public Health A double glazed facade functions as a warm blanket in the winter, and a natural membrane in summer Project is not public! 2007 coll-barreu arquitectos Basque Government Departamento de Sanidad y Osakidetza hansbrinker The office is located at the corner of Licenciado Poza street, with the Alameda de Rekalde 4

5 Housing at Ortutxueta Calle Ortutxueta Bilbao This proposal, winner of the competition Europan IV, involves the recovery of the lands of a disused mine next to a very densely populated working class neighbourhood It is part of a zoning operation of the authors who then afterwards break up into different tasks, according to the division of the plot This intervention is very directly connected to the project of the adjacent plot, which is the one that can hold the highest population density The project is adapted to the slope and creates a block with no access to traffic On this block, the buildings wind over a well-cared collective space It tries a type of row house which also takes advantage of the difference in elevation to regulate the heights and places emphasis on the decks which, in this case, become a fifth spectacular façade The scarce variety of types of homes is the least notable aspect Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Belzunce, DMauriño, G Millán Dirección de Vivienda del Gobierno Vasco aplust photo: Miguel de Guzman 5

6 photo: Patrizia Zubieta Regional Library of Bizkaia Diputación Bilbao _Codigo=294 The origins of the Regional Library of Bizkaia can be found in the personal library of Fidel de Sagarminaga, a politician, writer and owner of an outstanding library of nearly 12,000 titles, on Basque themes The Library, bursting at the seams due to lack of space, and outdated in its services, underwent a new overhaul, extension and conversion of the physical space in the 1980's; however, the continuous growth of the rich bibliographical and newspaper collections once again pushed the facility to the limit of its capacity As a consequence, an ambitious project for the extension and upgrading of the building was undertaken under the direction of IMB architects (Gloria Iriarte, Eduardo Múgica and Agustín de la Brena) The result was a Library adapted to the cultural reality of Bizkaia, providing new services to meet the challenges posed by the society of the 21st century Opened after four years of construction, while at the same time, the building was never closed from the public IMB arquitectos hansbrinker * Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 20:30 * Saturdays from 9:00 to 13:30 During the summer (mid June to mid September), the Regional Library closes to the public one hour earlier foru_liburutegia@bizkaianet call them at The Regional Library offers guided tours, which must be arranged in advance by phone, through the web site, or in person at the Library Tours take place on: * Tuesdays, from 10:30 am to 12 pm * Thursdays, from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm It s near of "Moyua" subway station 6

7 Palacio Euskalduna Avda Abandoibarra Bilbao Designed by architects Federico Soriano and Dolores Palacios as a vessel permanently under construction that stands in a dock on the site of the former Euskalduna Shipyard, the Conference Centre received the 2001 Enric Miralles award at the 6th Biennial of Spanish ure It is a 53,000 m2 multi-purpose centre that stands in the heart of the city of Bilbao designed to host many different kinds of corporate, financial, institutional, social and cultural events It is also the venue of the ABAO opera season, a major event in and Europe and home to the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, a magnificent ensemble whose first concert dates back to 1922 The building offers a perfect co-ordination of areas open to the public such as its Auditorium, numerous halls, meeting and board rooms, offices, foyers, exhibition lobbies and services areas featuring warehouses, workshops, changing rooms, dressing rooms, rehearsal rooms, etc Floor area/size m² S&Aa hansbrinker Shows info phone: , info@euskaldunanet Guided tour days: Saturday Time: 1200 hours Number of visitors per group: 30 people maximum Price: 2 euros/person Children and pensioners 1 euro/person Tickets sold by: The Conference Centre guide You can also make a special appointment and book you own guided tour, call or fill in this form: City bus lines 26, 56,

8 photo: Naomi Schiphorst Kursaal Avenida Zurriola San Sebastián Where Rio Urumea meets the Bay of Biscay two glass cubes house one of 's most enigmatic congress centre, theatre hall, exposition space and cinema Every year in September it houses the 'Festival Internacional de Cine de Donosti', and it has grown to be the city's main décor for cultural public activities A large underground parking offers a cool but expensive park for those flocking the next door sun-and-surf beach of Gross The building is surrounded by large outdoor terraces with a bar, restaurant, shops and showers At night the building changes into a immense cubic lighthouse, enhancing the city's vibrant night-life photo: Naomi Schiphorst Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Rafael Moneo Javier Manterola Centro Kursaal Kursaal Elkargunea SA MI_MOA 8

9 photo: Mieke Vullings Aquarium Donostia Plaza Jacques Cousteau San Sebastián From its beginning in 1929 the Aquarium in San Sebastián, Donostia, has been situated on the western slopes of the Monte Urgull, just above the port Now a new phase starts and the old building is largely remodeled and extended with new functions like a large sea-front restaurant on top The Aquarium gets a new entrance hall but keeps its old façade Two large meeting rooms are added and two terraces upstairs of the Aquarium offer grand views over the scenic bay La Concha A new elevator joins the downstairs port boulevard with the higher Paseo Nuevo So the old and familiar views now have a new passage way Don t forget to get a kalimotxo with your pintxo at the top terrace You could stay there for ever Hoz Fontán Arquitectos Aquarium Donostia San Sebastián MI_MOA Aquarium: 3 April through 30 June and 1-30 September: 10:00am-8:00pm Monday through Friday 10:00am-9:00pm weekends and holidays 1 October through 2 April: 10:00am-7:00pm Monday through Friday10:00am-8:00pm weekends and holidays To get to the Paseo Nuevo, first go to the port, west of the old city (Parte Vieja) Walk along the water, and go up the Monte Urgull You'll pass the building There is no space for parking, nor public transport Grupo Bokado is the owner of the restaurant at the top, see for more information The opening hours of the restaurant differ from the downstairs aquarium 9

10 Peine del Viento Paseo del Piene de los Vientos San Sebastián At one end of the Bay in San Sebastian at the foot of Mount Igeldo was where Eduardo Chillida placed his favorite piece of work, the Wind Comb (Peine del Viento), in 1977, with three spectacular pieces of steel anchored to the rocks and surrounded by the sea This is a magical space, which is a unique example of harmony between art and landscape The place, according to Eduardo Chillida, is the sole focus of works of art, and is a vital factor that conditions any activity As the beginning and end of the urban fabric in San Sebastián, the Wind Comb combines the artist s main concerns but it is the concept of space that stands out most clearly The artist s work is not included in a space but the work itself creates the space This is a place that, in itself, has attracted my attention throughout my entire life We all usually have a place like this in our lives ; the place has given me an idea of what I m going to do 1977 Artist Eduardo Chillida City of Donostia hansbrinker 24/7 Walk all the way along the bay La Concha, towards the west You'll find the sculptures at the feet of the monte Igeldo Next to the sea, at the end of the boulevard 10

11 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst San Martin Market Calle de Urbieta San Sebastián This new market hall, now more shopping mall than food, replaced an old market place which was originally built in 1884 José de Goicoa designed this original building, inspired by a French example, the Les Halles in Bayona The old market was built at the point when the city of Donostia started to grow beyond its walls, and the market has subsequently expanded since Eventually the old market place with fresh fish, fruit and meat, has grown to be part of the collective historic memory and the social structure of the city Because the need for commercial space in the city centre grew, and the consumer behaviour changed, the city decided to replace the old market This decision was a controversial one Many inhabitants dispute the necessity of another new and mediocre shopping mall, and argument that the city, known for it's strong gastronomic tradition should not have replaced the fresh food-stalls with DVD's and clothing Floor area/size m² Main designer, Luis Uzcanga Almudena Grandío City of Donostia Naomi photo: Naomi Schiphorst 11