Still to visit in Europe (by me).projects 14

Still to visit in Europe (by me) Projects 14 Created 20-Mar-13 By gerrit kraal, scharwoude, Netherlands L'Hemisfèric Valencia, Spain auditorium, cinema, planetarium Lingotto Factory Conversion Bodegas Ysios L'Umbracle Zentrum Paul Klee Bern, Switzerland Renzo Piano museum 9 Monastery of Sainte-Marie de La Tourette 10 HSB Turning Torso 11 Malmö, Sweden apartment, office 5 Liège-Guillemins Railway Station 12 Liège, Belgium train station 6 Palau de les Arts 13 Valencia, Spain dance theater, music theatre, opera 7 Valencia, Spain culture, park, urban plan 4 Valencia, Spain garden, park, promenade City of Arts and Sciences Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church Eveux, France Le Corbusier monastery Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain auditorium, dance theater, music theatre 3 Laguardia, Spain winery Auditorio de Tenerife San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy Renzo Piano church Turin, Italy Renzo Piano congress centre, hotel, shopping centre 2 Gare de Saint-Exupéry TGV 14 Colombier-Saugnieu, France train station 8 Publisher Mondadori 15 Segrate, Italy Oscar Niemeyer office http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gerritkraal/guides/still%20to%20visit%20in%20europe%20%28by%20me%29/ 1

photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Anandi Schiphorst L'Hemisfèric Pont de Monteolivet 1 46013 Valencia Spain 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 Spain 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 Floor area/size 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 Spain 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/gerritkraal/guides/still%20to%20visit%20in%20europe%20%28by%20me%29/ 2

photo: Marloes Faber photo: Marloes Faber Lingotto Factory Conversion Via Nizza 294 10126 Turin Italy http://wwwlingottofiereit The Lingotto Building was once a huge car factory constructed by Fiat Built by Giacomo Mattè Trucco and finished in 1923, its design was unusual in that it had five floors, with raw materials going in at ground level Cars were built on a ramp that went up through the building Finished cars emerged at rooftop level, where there was a test track It was the largest car factory in the world at the time The Lingotto Building was avant-garde, influential and impressive Le Corbusier called it "a guideline for town planning" The factory became outdated in the 1970s and finally closed in 1982 After closure there was a lot of debate about its future An architectural competition was held, which was awarded to Renzo Piano who envisioned an exciting public space for the city The old factory was rebuilt into a modern complex with concert halls, a theatre, a convention centre, shopping arcades and a prestigious hotel photo: Marloes Faber 1989 Associate architect Renzo Piano Giacomo Mattè Trucco Marloes_Faber Recommended is sleeping in the Lingotto (Le Meredien) Hotel There you can ask if they can show you the test track at the roof http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gerritkraal/guides/still%20to%20visit%20in%20europe%20%28by%20me%29/ 3

photo: Hans Brinker photo: Hans Brinker Bodegas Ysios Camino de la Hoya 01300 Laguardia Spain http://wwwbodegasysioscom The Ysios bodega in La Rioja Alavesa, the stunning winemaking facility nestles in the foothills of the Sierra de Cantabria mountain range the peaks mirrored in the undulations of the bodega Named after the Egyptian goddess of magic, who oversaw the conversion of grapes into wine; this producer has blessed consumers with an excellently balanced Reserva wine The building is conceived as an element that is integrated into the powerful surrounding landscape, while being somewhat autonomous at the same time, as a site-specific sculpture The site is uneven, with pronounced grade changes of as much as 10 meters from the highest levels in the north, to the lowest in the south About half of the site is occupied by vineyards Calatrava adopted the strategy of giving a volumetric treatment to the roof and walls - physical limits of the landscape outside and the winery within - so that continuity between the two spaces is achieved through the "static movement" of the enclosures Floor area/size 2000 8000 m² Bodega & Bebidas Group hansbrinker photo: Hans Brinker Organized tours are Monday to Friday: 11, 13 and 16:oo hr Saturday and Sunday: 11 and 13 hr It is necessary to make a reservation, before visiting Tel: +34 945 600 640, +34 902 333 315, info@domecqbodegascom The winery is located near the A124, between Haro (on the west) and Logrono (on the east) Just small kilometer north of Laguardia When leaving Laguardia, go north You will pass La Hoya, San Pedro and when arriving at the Cruce La Hoya (crossing) go left, towards Cruce Bodega There you'll see the Bodegas Ysios on your left http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gerritkraal/guides/still%20to%20visit%20in%20europe%20%28by%20me%29/ 4

photo: Paul Tromp de Haas photo: Paul Tromp de Haas Auditorio de Tenerife Av de la Constitución 1 38003 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spain http://wwwauditoriodetenerifecom The Auditorio de Tenerife can be classified as late-modern architecture from the end of the twentieth century According to Calatrava, the forms originate from a free gesture of marked expressive intent, which coaxes the artistic nature of activities in the interior to transcend towards the exterior Diagrammatically speaking, the building is composed of a succession of platforms, overshadowed by the enormous curved volume of the Main Hall This is the heart of the building, both formally and structurally The 50 meter high overhanging roof gives the impression of animal-like movement and flexibility The offices and rooms of the Auditorio, and the annexed buildings located beneath the platforms that surround the building, ensure that this multi-purpose centre can accommodate a considerably varied cultural offer photo: Paul Tromp de Haas 2003 trodas http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gerritkraal/guides/still%20to%20visit%20in%20europe%20%28by%20me%29/ 5

photo: Anandi Schiphorst photo: Anandi Schiphorst L'Umbracle Pont de Monteolivet 1 46013 Valencia Spain 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 Floor area/size 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 Spain 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/gerritkraal/guides/still%20to%20visit%20in%20europe%20%28by%20me%29/ 6

photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott City of Arts and Sciences Pont de Monteolivet 1 46013 Valencia Spain 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 Spain Just cross the river and catch EMT The following EMT buses reach the project: 19, 35, 95 y 40 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gerritkraal/guides/still%20to%20visit%20in%20europe%20%28by%20me%29/ 7

photo: João Sousa photo: João Sousa Zentrum Paul Klee Monument im Fruchtland 3 3006 Bern Switzerland http://wwwpaulkleezentrumch At the heart of this new cultural institution is the artist Paul Klee (1879 1940), his life and his work Today Paul Klee, who was also a musician, teacher and poet, ranks as one of the 20th century s most significant artists Of the 10,000 or so works that make up Paul Klee s oeuvre a good 40 per cent, that is to say around 4,000 paintings, watercolours and drawings as well as archives and biographical material, has been brought together at the Zentrum Paul Klee The Centre s collections are considered as the largest collection of a single artist of world renown Renzo Piano's fascination with the terrain on the eastern outskirts of Bern gave him the idea of creating a spacious island of green from which the architecture would emerge in the form of three undulating waves photo: João Sousa 6-2005 Renzo Piano Joao_Sousa Tel +41 (0)31 359 01 01 kontaktzpkorg Exhibitions: Mon closed, Tue Sun: 10 am to 5 pm Tickets on sale: 930 am to 5 pm Museum Street / Shop / Café: Mon closed, Tue Sun: 930 am to 530 pm Bus no 12 (direction: Zentrum Paul Klee)To the end station; the bus stops by the Schöngrün Restaurant and the north entrance to the Paul Klee Center Tram no 5 (direction: Ostring) Take it to the end station; then there is a walk by foot going slightly upwards through a shopping center and then, after turning left, along the Giacometti street to the south entrance and also to the main entrance to the Paul Klee Center It takes ca 15 minutes Bus no 10 (direction: Ostermundigen) http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gerritkraal/guides/still%20to%20visit%20in%20europe%20%28by%20me%29/ 8

photo: René Rutgers photo: René Rutgers Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church Viale de Padre Pio San Giovanni Rotondo Italy The newly inaugurated church, will serve the large number of pilgrims visiting the place where Saint Padre Pio used to live The materials, selected to express simplicity and solidity, are local stone, wood and glass The immense roof skin is finished in pre-patinated copper with a supporting structure of wood and limestone The supporting structure consists of two intermeshing rows of Apricena stone arches arranged in a circle, a total of 21, that form an inner and an outer The arches of the inner ring originate in the centre of the three-quarter circle, where the altar is located Since the spans of the arches steadily decrease, with the decreasing radius of the circle, a spiral shape is created that is reminiscent of a snail s shell The radial structure brings the assembly as close as possible to the altar The cost of the building, which took 10 years to design and build, has been met entirely by contributions from the faithful [source: arcspacecom] photo: René Rutgers Floor area/size 7-2004 6000 m² General consultant Structural engineer Acoustics consultant Structural engineer Renzo Piano Arup Favero & Milan Ingegneria Helmut Müller Merk Holzbau Frati Minori Cappuccini (Foggia province) rrutgers http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gerritkraal/guides/still%20to%20visit%20in%20europe%20%28by%20me%29/ 9

photo: Michael Noordam photo: Michael Noordam Monastery of Sainte-Marie de La Tourette Route de la Tourette 69210 Eveux France http://wwwcouventlatourettecom/ Le Corbusier's last major work in Europe Its program is unusual a complete, self-contained world for a community of studying, silent monks, living a life so austere they are sometimes known as the 'begging brothers' The building has 100 individual cells, communal library, classrooms and refectory, a rooftop cloister and church Many of Le C's long-established practices are here: the pilotis (load-bearing columns) inside the walls freeing the facade for long strip windows, the grassed rooftops and the carefully planned architectural promenade with ramp; but the austerity and spirituality of the monks' life gives a very different outcome Trying to give the monks what men today need most: silence and peacethis monastery does not show off; it is on the inside that it lives" Despite many practical reservations (soundproofing, acoustics and many maintenance issues that are very visible today) one student monk compared his entry into the building to a second entry into religion photo: Michael Noordam 1960 Le Corbusier Dominicans of Lyon Michael_Noordam Though still functioning for a greatly-reduced population of monks, La Tourette has become something of a pilgrimage site for students of architecture Overnight stays can be arranged in the unused cells To get there by car, take the A6 motorway north from Lyon, until the "Limonest" exit (33) Take the N6, then shortly turn left onto the D73 to cut across to the N7 Follow the N7 to L'Arbresle, then follow signposts to Eveux and to the Couvent de La Tourette http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gerritkraal/guides/still%20to%20visit%20in%20europe%20%28by%20me%29/ 10

photo: Teresa Wan photo: Teresa Wan HSB Turning Torso Lilla Varvsgatan 211 Malmö Sweden http://wwwturningtorsocom Based on a sculpture, HSB Turning Torso is a fascinating high-rise building consisting of nine cubes twisting towards the waterfront and the surrounding area The residential tower is meant to be seen as a freestanding sculptural element posed within the city scape It is located on the Swedish side of the Öresund strait, right next door to Copenhagen The tower is 190 m high, with 54 floors of which the first two are occupied with offices The whole construction turns 90 degrees Each floor basically consists of a rectangular section surrounding the central core, along with a triangular section, which is partially supported by an exterior steel scaffold photo: Maarten Helle Project is not public! 11-2005 HSB Malmö Ek För saveterees Turning Torso is located in the Western Harbour, an area by the sea within walking distance of the city centre and the Ribersborg beach Or Take Bus no 2 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gerritkraal/guides/still%20to%20visit%20in%20europe%20%28by%20me%29/ 11

photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Kaan Ozdurak Liège-Guillemins Railway Station Rue Jonckeu 4000 Liège Belgium This railway station was opened in 2008 and replaced a post-war building from the 1950's One reviewer described the building as a railway cathedral - and it is true The building seems to be a modern interpretation of the classic stations built during the industrial revolution Calatrava's dome has equal grandeur and similar dimensions (200m long, 35m high) The extensive use of white makes the station look not only more chicque than its 19th century predecessors; it gives the structure an airy, light-weight and almost delicate appearance Apart from its structure, one of the most surprising aspects is the station's nearly-complete openness towards the city centre Where most other stations know a clear division between inside and outside, this station extends the public square right into its heart photo: Dirk Verwoerd 9-2008 kaan 24/7 By train from Maastricht, Brussels or Aachen http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gerritkraal/guides/still%20to%20visit%20in%20europe%20%28by%20me%29/ 12

photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd Palau de les Arts Pont de Monteolivet 1 46013 Valencia Spain 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 Floor area/size 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 Spain Just cross the river and catch EMT The following EMT buses reach the project: 19, 35, 95 y 40 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gerritkraal/guides/still%20to%20visit%20in%20europe%20%28by%20me%29/ 13

photo: Michael Noordam photo: Michael Noordam Gare de Saint-Exupéry TGV Aéroport Saint Exupéry 69125 Colombier-Saugnieu France http://wwwlyonaeroportfr/ Gare de Saint-Exupéry TGV (formerly Gare de Satolas) is a railway station situated 20km from Lyon city centre Satolas was designed by, built to serve the TGV line from Paris to Marseille and opened on 3 July 1994 The dramatic of the central hall s superstructure derives from one of Calatrava s sculptures: a balanced shape resembling a bird at the point of flight The building is a steel covered cement structure Above the tracks, a 300m long passenger concourse gives easy access to the platforms and is equipped with several travelators Satolas railway station is linked to Lyon's Satolas Airport by a footbridge This first airport (historically) to be served by a high speed station Unfortunately, this proximity to the airport has not helped the station Lack of interconnexion with Lyon's urban transport network is frequently cited for the station's low usage The arrival of the LESLY express tram in 2009 will help this situation [Wikipedia] photo: Michael Noordam 7-1994 SNCF Michael_Noordam 24 hrs walk, bicycle, car, bus, train, airplane http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gerritkraal/guides/still%20to%20visit%20in%20europe%20%28by%20me%29/ 14

photo: Marloes Faber photo: Marloes Faber Publisher Mondadori Via Mondadori 1 20090 Segrate Italy http://wwwmondadoriit Inaugurated in 1975, the headquarters of the Mondadori Group is one of the most significant buildings designed by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer (1907), whose design and plans for the city of Brasilia had impressed Arnoldo MondadoriThe site, surrounded by a large lake, is made up of three elements: a large parallelepiped characterised by tall arches of varying widths, for the offices and editorial departments, linked to two low-rise and sinuous sections that appear to emerge out of the central building The first is where the restaurant, canteen, bar and shops are located; while the second, in the form of a willow leaf, hosts a number of editorial departments, the Archive and the Auditorium "With the Mondadori building I showed how important it is to maintain an external harmonious play on volume and free space, using arches of differing widths, with an unequal almost musical rhythm, that makes them distinctive" Oscar Niemeyer photo: Marloes Faber Project is not public! 1-1975 Oscar Niemeyer Publisher Mondadori Marloes_Faber By car, difficult to get the car parked at the other side of the highway Have a good look at the left and right before crossing the highway http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gerritkraal/guides/still%20to%20visit%20in%20europe%20%28by%20me%29/ 15