VALENCIA Projects 19 Created 01-Aug-17 By Baires Raffaelli, roma, Italy Alemeda bridge bridge, subway station Local Library Airport Valencia L'Hemisfèric Office building on Mariano Cuber road Multipurpose Center Palau de les Arts Principe Felipe Research Centre L'Umbracle 6 Luna Rossa Team Base Penthouse in Blasco Ibanez 13 Polytechnic City of Innovation 14 City of Arts and Sciences 15 Prince Felipe Science Museum 16 museum 7 JLI house 17 MCP arquitectura private house 8 Valencia Congress Centre 18 Foster & Partners congress centre, exposition space, theatre 9 Cultural Centre Cabanyal 19 Eduardo de Miguel Arbones auditorium, culture, exposition space 10 garden, park, promenade culture, park, urban plan Ramon Esteve Estudio de Arquitectura clinic, health care, laboratorium 5 dance theater, music theatre, opera 12 Luís Manuel Ferrer Obanos education, laboratorium, university Manuel Cerdá mixed-use development 4 Ruíz-Larrea & Associates office Veles e Vents Fran Silvestre Arquitectos apartment, private house auditorium, cinema, planetarium 3 Francisco Benitez airport, passenger terminal David Chipperfield s exposition space, leisure, pavilion, tourism, watch-tower Manuel Cerdá library 2 MuVIM 20 Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra museum 11 Renzo Piano boat house, workshop http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brre_architects/guides/valencia/ 1
photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd Alemeda bridge Alameda 46010 Valencia The Alemeda bridge or Puente de Calatrava is built over the Turia river bed As the bridge resembles a comb, it has been popularly nicknamed the "Peineta", the Spanish for decorative combs From the transit track it takes an inclined arc of 14 meters, which contributes to the stability of the bridge, which is 26 meters width and 131 meters in length Underneath the bridge you'll find the underground station The steel canopies that mark the entrances to the underground station can be lowered by hydraulically driven rods, to rest flush with the pavers, thus sealing the station The station is a centrally located stop for trains which connect the various suburbs of Valencia photo: Dirk Verwoerd 1995 131 m² dirkverwoerd http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brre_architects/guides/valencia/ 2
photo: Manuel Cerda photo: Manuel Cerda Local Library Avenida del Ecuador s/n 46025 Valencia The aim is to achieve a building that takes the sun's orientation into account, crossed ventilation, the need for privacy, silence, meditation and one that creates flexible spaces that can be adapted to future needs The first decision consists of respecting free space, the south facing courtyard, located between the library and the future adjoining Social Welfare building, and a north facing courtyard is also added, running along the façade This north courtyard, which is really two courtyards separated by the access system to the building, allows the irregularities of the plot to be corrected, which arise due to its triangular shape, thus obtaining a regular interior shape allowing better use to be made of it and of the functions to be assigned The courtyards help to develop the idea of privacy, in the shape of a façade built in layers 6-2011 808 m² Main designer, Contractor Associate architect Structural engineer Manuel Cerdá Asensi Arquitectos CYES infraestructuras SINGULARQ TEMCCO Ayuntamiento de Valencia MANUEL-CERDA-MCP-ARQUITECTURA photo: Manuel Cerda http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brre_architects/guides/valencia/ 3
photo: Octatube photo: Octatube Airport Valencia Ctra del Aeropuerto S/N 46940 Valencia Valencia airport has developed strongly in recent years, the expansion of the airport in 2007 with a double curved shell roof of concrete and a high curved glass facade respond to these developments In collaboration with the architect Francisco Benitez, Octatube has developed a glass facade of 4000 m², a canopy of 1500 m² and 2000 m² glass inner wall The structural glass facade closes tightly on the complex 3D double curved concrete shell The glass division is based on glass panels of 4 x 2 meter A stainless steel butterfly-shaped hostelry between the columns provides a transparent and sophisticated solution photo: Octatube 2007 Contractor Francisco Benitez Octatube Europe FCC Construcciones PeterRoos http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brre_architects/guides/valencia/ 4
photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Anandi Schiphorst L'Hemisfèric Pont de Monteolivet 1 46013 Valencia http://wwwcaces/ Over a 2 km axis along the former course of the River Turia, 5 main sections share their cultural purpose and give people the chance to participate in a futuristic and unique architectural complex, in large open spaces: L'Hemisfèric, the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum, L'Umbracle, L'Oceanogràfic and the Palau de les Arts The planetarium L Hermisfèric was the first section opened to the public It represents a huge human eye that comes alive and opens up to the world: the "Eye of Wisdom" With over 45 million spectators, this is the only auditorium in with a concave screen, 24 m in diameter, showing three audiovisual performances: representations of astronomical phenomena in the Planetarium, IMAX giant-screen films and state-of-the-art Omniscam Laser displays at the Laserium Over the years, L Hemisfèric has held courses, scientific lectures and exhibitions on astronomy, as well as hosting meetings for organizations involved in giant-screen cinema and planetariums photo: Wojtek Gurak 4-1998 14000 m² Generalitat Valenciana anandi_schiphorst Open from 10:00 h to 21:00 h Please check website wwwcaces for scedules of films Valencia coach station is located on the bank of the former course of the River Túria This is the stopping place for regular services arriving from all over Just cross the river and catch EMT EMT buses: 19, 35, 95 y 40 Motorway A-7 and N- 340 road: go across the Comunidad Valenciana from North to South Motorway A-3: connects Madrid and Valencia Motorway 234: connects Valencia with Aragón, Castilla-León and the north of the Iberian Peninsula http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brre_architects/guides/valencia/ 5
photo: Ángel Baltanás photo: Ángel Baltanás Office building on Mariano Cuber road Mariano Cuber 1 46011 Valencia As an essential starting point we wanted to use the maximum volume of the site, and all possibilities that every facade would give, in order to solve all the problems about shared walls with the next building We wanted to achieve a southern aspect for the offices spaces, improving then also, the control conditions related to the natural lighting and direct radiation as well as the ventilation of the spaces That is why, a bioclimatic threshold is placed in front of Mariano Cuber road A four stages space protected by a lattice, which not only serves as an open and big hall, but also converts into the big environmental building's regulator To the laid out topology we may subtitle that it has been sought the flexibility of the space in order to offer a capable framework to host as for that, a wide variety of the tertiary sector necessities Project is not public! 12-2008 Ruíz-Larrea & Associates Ray007 photo: Ángel Baltanás http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brre_architects/guides/valencia/ 6
photo: Manuel Cerda photo: Manuel Cerda Multipurpose Center Avenida Alfahuir s/n 46020 Valencia http://mcparquitecturacom/arquitectura/multiusos-benimac let/ Benimaclet Multipurpose Center is formed by a set of 3 buildings, created for the following purposes: Head office of Unit 6 of the Local Police of Valencia, Activity center for adults and Workshop for the young people We present a simple comb-like scheme, with four pieces facing south and a long elevated piece that crosses them and threads them together, in line to Emilio Baró street Under it, access to each piece and its corresponding courtyard is achieved A concrete wall makes the closure to Alfahuir avenue This wall protects from westerly winds and the vibrant sound of traffic, drawing a continuous façade canvas over which the tops of trees can be seen as a backdrop to life in the city The south part is the senior citizen's center, with a courtyard that will connect it to the adjoining future health center The next block is the Workshop school, open to the courtyard and using part of the raised part The last two parts lay out the local police programme 6-2011 4913 m² Main designer, Contractor Associate architect Structural engineer Manuel Cerdá Asensi Arquitectos CYES infraestructuras SINGULARQ TEMCCO Ayuntamiento de Valencia MANUEL-CERDA-MCP-ARQUITECTURA photo: Manuel Cerda http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brre_architects/guides/valencia/ 7
photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd Palau de les Arts Pont de Monteolivet 1 46013 Valencia http://wwwlesartscom This is the final segment of Valencia's 'City of Arts and Sciences', following the opening of L Hemisfèric in 1998, the Prince Felipe Science Museum and L Umbracle in 2000 and the opening to the public of L Oceanogràfic in 2003 The building is designed with a dual intention: that of acting as a multi-hall auditorium and also forming an urban landmark It is used as an opera house, dance and music theatre The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía has 4 different halls and also has facilities for teaching and other activities closely connected with the artistic and cultural fields The roof is the most representative part of the complex The roof or plume is the most structurally spectacular detail, 230m in length and 70m in height, while the two shells which embrace the building on the outside are made of laminated steel with an approximate weight of 3,000 tons and feature delicate ceramic work (trencadís) on the outside photo: Wojtek Gurak 2004 37000 m² Generalitat Valenciana anandi_schiphorst Depending on the agenda of performances Check the website of the City of Arts: http://wwwcaces/palau/ Motorway A-7 and N- 340 road: go across the Comunidad Valenciana from North to South Motorway A-3: connects Madrid and Valencia Motorway 234: connects Valencia with Aragón, Castilla-León and the north of the Iberian Peninsula Valencia coach station is located on the bank of the former course of the River Túria This is the stopping place for regular services arriving from all over Just cross the river and catch EMT The following EMT buses reach the project: 19, 35, 95 y 40 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brre_architects/guides/valencia/ 8
photo: Mayte Piera photo: Mayte Piera Principe Felipe Research Centre Camino de Las Moreras 46012 Valencia http://wwwcipfes This centre for biomedical research is placed next to the City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia The functional plan distinguishes between two main uses: an area designed for research and another one for the services and the management of the building The research area consists of three cubic volumes, which emerge from a square flanked by the general services area These ones are enveloped with a double-skinned, translucent glass protected, horizontal aluminium slats that filter the natural light, providing the interior with a large amount of indirect light Inside the building one finds the laboratories and in the base of the towers, below ground level, a technical service area that provides all the technical support to the laboratories The three cubic volumes are articulated by two glass towers that accommodate the main stairs and lifts photo: Mayte Piera Project is not public! 9-2004 32612 m² Ramon Esteve Estudio de Arquitectura Fundacion de Investigaciones Biomedicas ramon-esteve Access has to be booked in advance Telephone: +34 96 328 96 80 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brre_architects/guides/valencia/ 9
photo: Anandi Schiphorst photo: Anandi Schiphorst L'Umbracle Pont de Monteolivet 1 46013 Valencia http://wwwcaces/umbracle Following catastrophic flooding in 1957, the river was diverted in the southern section of the city and the old riverbed, now dry, it created a 10 km long park crossing the city centre It was here that it was decided to locate the new complex of the City of Arts and Sciences, on flat land on the right bank of the final stretch of what was once the River Turia L Umbracle is the entry port to the City of Arts and Sciences It is shaped by a succession of 55 fixed arches and 54 floating arches of 18 meters high On them grows climbing plants, which will provide shade along the whole landscaped walk and will give a feeling of a "Winter Garden" Planted with native species, palms, orange trees, rock roses, mastic trees, rosemary, bougainvillea, that change shape and colour with every season, create different ambiences over the course of the walk Inside the structure is an outdoor art gallery, called the Stroll of the Sculptures with nine sculptures from contemporary authors photo: Wojtek Gurak 10-2002 7000 m² Generalitat Valenciana anandi_schiphorst Free acces 24/7 Valencia coach station is located on the bank of the former course of the River Túria This is the stopping place for regular services arriving from all over Just cross the river and catch EMT EMT buses: 19, 35, 95 y 40 Motorway A-7 and N- 340 road: go across the Comunidad Valenciana from North to South Motorway A-3: connects Madrid and Valencia Motorway 234: connects Valencia with Aragón, Castilla-León and the north of the Iberian Peninsula http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brre_architects/guides/valencia/ 10
photo: Enrico Cano photo: Enrico Cano Luna Rossa Team Base Calle del Doctor Juan José Dòmine 46011 Valencia photo: Enrico Cano In June 2007, the final race of the 32nd America's Cup started Following the victory of the Swiss Alinghi team in 2003, the race returned to Europe after 150 years Switzerland being landlocked, Valencia was selected to host the event and Renzo Piano was asked to design the Italian Luna Rossa team's operating base in the Spanish city Piano has personified the programme, the race and its history in the building's skin The unusual construction is made of 50 recycled Kevlar sails that have been used in races in recent years The sails were preassembled on aluminium frames To improve its technical performance, and particularly its rigidity, the cladding was reinforced with polycarbonate panels; special sails were used to keep out wind and water The 485 panels form a semi-transparent patchwork box, reminiscent of a cubist sculpture Public access unknown! 2006 Cooperating designer Cooperating designer Cooperating designer Renzo Piano E Baglietto F Cappellini O Teke Prada SpA Kirsten_Hannema Located on the waterfront in Valencia's harbour http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brre_architects/guides/valencia/ 11
photo: ACM 2006/Photo: Miracle Candela photo: ACM 2006/Photo: Miracle Candela Veles e Vents Port America's Cup 1 46024 Valencia http://wwwportamericascupcom/ Grandstand, pit stop and VIP centrepiece, David Chipperfield's America's Cup Pavilion was constructed under extreme time pressure and is now the jewel in the crown of Valencia's ingenious new urban marina: Port America s Cup A homage to the speed and elegance of ocean racing with sharp edges and dramatic light and shadethe city invested 500m euros in the infrastructure: the innermost basin of the docks was separated from the container port by an newly built channel, connecting it to the sea The port is only 3000 meter from the city centre The architect: the brief was to build something exciting where people could congregate to watch the racing So the idea of using the building to create shaded platforms was important It has to be place where you can stand outside as much as inside You re here to look out at sea and that s where I put the emphasis You re continuously aware of the long view to the sea and on the other side the view into the port photo: Wojtek Gurak 6-2006 10000 m² Lighting designer Associate architect David Chipperfield s Artec Luminotecnia b720 arquitectos Consorcio Valencia 2007 MI_MOA http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brre_architects/guides/valencia/ 12
photo: Diego Opazos photo: Diego Opazos Penthouse in Blasco Ibanez Avda Blasco Ibáñez 60 46007 Valencia This refurbished penthouse is located in a 1970s 16-storey building in Blasco Ibáñez Avenue, Valencia The project takes the original highly fragmented layout and connects and widens the rooms by modifying the interior architecture through floor-to-ceiling hinged doors and sliding doors hidden in panelled walls The master bedroom opens onto the main façade, whilst the second bedroom gives onto a light well, with the bathrooms located between them The living-room has a large window offering a panoramic view of the avenue leading to the sea which can also be enjoyed from the kitchen when opened onto the living area photo: Diego Opazos Project is not public! 1-2008 120 m² Main designer,, Interior architect Interior architect Fran Silvestre Arquitectos FranSilvestreArquitectos Alfaro Hofmann http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brre_architects/guides/valencia/ 13
photo: Hans Brinker photo: Hans Brinker Polytechnic City of Innovation Camino de Vera 46022 Valencia http://wwwcpiupves/ photo: Hans Brinker In 2000 the Polytechnic University issued a competition to house research institutes with very different requirements up to a total gross floor area of 72,000 m2 The competition had 3 notable aspects: the location, the need to build in 3 separate stages and the lack of a detailed brief for each of the research institutes The architects invented a general system that accommodate very different individual briefs which are initially unknown It allows different research institutes (heavy, light, agricultural, computer, industrial etc laboratories) to be lodged, give each the greatest possible degree of independence while remaining a single building ánd the flexibility to change in the course of time They focussed on 5 issues to achieve this: vertical stratification, horizontal stratification, circulation flows, spatial overlaps and, of course, natural light regulation systems The shape is the final result, wood solves the contact with the earth and silk-screened glass with the sky 2007 Luís Manuel Ferrer Obanos Polytechnic University of Valencia hansbrinker http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brre_architects/guides/valencia/ 14
photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott City of Arts and Sciences Pont de Monteolivet 1 46013 Valencia http://wwwcaces/ Built in the dried up river bed of the Turia, the City of the Arts and Sciences is an architectural ensemble comprising a science museum (El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe), planetarium (L'Hemisfèric), opera house (El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía), promenade (L'Umbracle) and a parking structure Built between 1998 and 2003, the buildings are surrounded by shallow pools Two streamlined bridges, also designed by Calatrava, cross the promenade between the opera house and the planetarium Other than the water, Calatrava also used white concrete and shattered tiles to tie the various buildings together into a whole Closest to the city centre, the 75m high opera house acts as an urban landmark Its most striking features are the shell that wraps the building?s volumes as well as an enormous cantilevered plume The planetarium occupies the centre of the complex Like a colossal eye, its glass facades open to reveal the spherical theatre photo: Bjorn Utpott 2003 Generalitat Valenciana Bjorn_Utpott Acces to l'hemisferic: Open from 10:00 h to 21:00 h Motorway A-7 and N- 340 road: go across the Comunidad Valenciana from North to South Motorway A-3: connects Madrid and Valencia Motorway 234: connects Valencia with Aragón, Castilla-León and the north of the Iberian Peninsula Valencia coach station is located on the bank of the former course of the River Túria This is the stopping place for regular services arriving from all over Just cross the river and catch EMT The following EMT buses reach the project: 19, 35, 95 y 40 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brre_architects/guides/valencia/ 15
photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Bjorn Utpott Prince Felipe Science Museum Pont de Monteolivet 1 46013 Valencia http://wwwcaces/ Set up by the Regional Government of Valencia, the 'City of Arts and Sciences' has become an international landmark and the symbol of Valencia's ambition to present an image to the world based on cultural tourism and dynamism Over a 2 km axis along the former course of the River Turia, 5 main sections share their cultural purpose and give people the chance to participate in a futuristic and unique architectural complex, in large open spaces: L'Hemisfèric, the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum, L'Umbracle, L'Oceanogràfic and the Palau de les Arts This spectacular building covering over 40,000 m2 is designed to allow ordinary people to get closer to science and technology It resembles a prehistoric-skeleton the longitudinal building, with the repetition of the modular, transversal sections along the whole length of the site, is a spatial tour de force photo: Bjorn Utpott 10-2000 40000 m² Generalitat Valenciana Bjorn_Utpott Low season: from 02/01 to 30/06: 10:00 19:00 h High season: from 01/07 to 30/09: 10:00 21:00 h Valencia coach station is located on the bank of the former course of the River Túria This is the stopping place for regular services arriving from all over Just cross the river and catch EMT EMT buses: 19, 35, 95 y 40 Motorway A-7 and N- 340 road: go across the Comunidad Valenciana from North to South Motorway A-3: connects Madrid and Valencia Motorway 234: connects Valencia with Aragón, Castilla-León and the north of the Iberian Peninsula http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brre_architects/guides/valencia/ 16
photo: Joan Roig photo: Joan Roig JLI house Carrer 125 46182 Valencia A project to affirm concepts: A perimeter full of content, indoor / outdoor character of spaces, plasticity of the structure as composite material, definition of areas and uses through flexible technical nodes, and the idea of a deep and solid façade that changes with the quality of the material The house is raised up over the plot thus recovering the lost garden A tree-like structure of metal supports is reminiscent of the pine forest where it is placed, and defines a supporting wall structure over the 9 meter span with the use of hollow core planks Circulation is solved in perimeter, a spiral that rises from the garden, via a retractable ladder, to the top, decorating the inside of the house, thanks to a tangential walk of visions through the nodes of service placed transversally to the interior This interior space presents 3 sides, two private ones and a shared one The central side is a new type of space: a room-terrace that might be interior or exterior photo: Joan Roig Project is not public! 9-2007 90 m² Contractor Structural engineer MCP arquitectura Mareval Construcciones TEMCCO Inma Soler + Juan Luis Rodríguez MANUEL-CERDA-MCP-ARQUITECTURA http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brre_architects/guides/valencia/ 17
photo: Marco De Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio Valencia Congress Centre Carrer Els Ports 1 6002 Valencia http://wwwpalcongres-vlccom/ One of Europe's leading conference centres, the Valencia Congress Centre (Palacio de Congresos) opened in 1998 It contains three auditoria with seating for 1460, 460 and 250 The building has been designed to provide excellent acoustic conditions for conferences and similar events The principal auditorium provides accommodation for 1460 people, but the centre's flexible design allows this main hall to be connected via video and sound link to the two smaller auditioria, bringing the total capacity of single events to 2170 participants The centre is an avant-garde building and is fully equipped with state-of-the-art congress and exhibition amenities photo: Marco De Trizio 1998 15822 m² Acoustics consultant Foster & Partners Arup City of Valencia Marco_De_Trizio http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brre_architects/guides/valencia/ 18
photo: Duccio Malagamba photo: Duccio Malagamba Cultural Centre Cabanyal Plaza Rosario 3 46011 Valencia "The El Cabanyal district, a former fishing port in the east of Valencia, is a mix of small-scale historical development and buildings from the 1960s and 70s Easily distinguished against this heterogeneous environment is the El Musical cultural centre with its angular, exposed concrete structure and clear, stark language of forms It was built on a U-shaped plot, almost entirely enclosed by the fire walls of the surrounding buildings These circumstances presented technical challenges in construction, particularly as regards the back wall of the auditorium Strongly fluctuating groundwater levels called for a fully waterproof ground slab El Musical replaces an earlier arts centre which could no longer be renovated The only part of this older structure to be retained is the Plaza del Rosario facade; partly reconstructed, this facade maintains the distinctive urban character of the square Behind this classicist portal, the visitor is surprised to find a modern, spacious interior" 1-2000 Eduardo de Miguel Arbones Ayuntamiento de Valencia MarckNoplas photo: Duccio Malagamba http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brre_architects/guides/valencia/ 19
photo: Paulo Simoes photo: Paulo Simoes MuVIM Parque de la Cultura Valencia http://wwwmuvimes/ photo: Paulo Simoes Located in the Parque de la Cultura in, the MuVIM is a museum dedicated to illustration and modernity This building is a big concrete volume with an irregular geometry that responds to its surroundings, acting as a transition element between the built fabric of the city and an urban park 2001 8000 m² Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra Diputación de Valencia void Tuesday - Saturday: 1000-1400 & 1600-2000 / Sunday: 1000-2000 / Closed on Mondays http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brre_architects/guides/valencia/ 20