Àgora València, World Design Capital 2022 pavilion
13/04/2022.
[VAL] Spain
metalocus, CARLOS GONZÁLEZ
metalocus, CARLOS GONZÁLEZ
Àgora València is the new pavilion proposed by Miguel Arraiz, presented coinciding with the beginning of the works in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento de València, it will be open from June, with the aim of bringing design and creative talent closer to the entire Valencian Community to the general public, celebrating València World Design Capital 2022.
The modular, sustainable and removable structure will take two months to complete. Àgora València will have its own calendar of transversal activities for all audiences while the city celebrates its status as the global epicentre of design and will later relocate to La Marina de València, where it will once again serve as a focal point, this time in the planned Design District from the city.
The modular, sustainable and removable structure will take two months to complete. Àgora València will have its own calendar of transversal activities for all audiences while the city celebrates its status as the global epicentre of design and will later relocate to La Marina de València, where it will once again serve as a focal point, this time in the planned Design District from the city.
Àgora València by Miguel Arraiz. Rendering by Quatre Caps
Àgora València by Miguel Arraiz. Rendering by Quatre Caps
Àgora València by Miguel Arraiz. Rendering by Quatre Caps
The pavilion was designed by Miguel Arraiz, architect and project director of València World Design Capital 2022, together with the firm Arqueha Arquitectura y Urbanismo, responsible for technical development with the advice of the interior design firm Cosín Estudio.
Àgora València consists of a structure with floor plan dimensions of 24 by 10 meters and a height of 9 meters. The pavilion will have an envelope of ceramic pieces placed perpendicularly on the façade to filter the light as the hours go by, developed by the companies Inalco and Wandegar.
Light has been treated in the project as one more construction material, an idea that will be completed with the upper cover made by Manolo Garcia (master carpentry and Fallas artist), a large piece of brace that will cover the pavilion. This element will simulate the waves of the Mediterranean Sea in reference to the city as a historical point of union between different cultures.
At dusk, an artistic and immersive lighting installation created by the Radiante creative studio will turn the pavilion into a great lighthouse as a symbol of the pride of the entire city of Valencia for being the World Design Capital.
Àgora València consists of a structure with floor plan dimensions of 24 by 10 meters and a height of 9 meters. The pavilion will have an envelope of ceramic pieces placed perpendicularly on the façade to filter the light as the hours go by, developed by the companies Inalco and Wandegar.
Light has been treated in the project as one more construction material, an idea that will be completed with the upper cover made by Manolo Garcia (master carpentry and Fallas artist), a large piece of brace that will cover the pavilion. This element will simulate the waves of the Mediterranean Sea in reference to the city as a historical point of union between different cultures.
At dusk, an artistic and immersive lighting installation created by the Radiante creative studio will turn the pavilion into a great lighthouse as a symbol of the pride of the entire city of Valencia for being the World Design Capital.
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Architects
Collaborators
Advice.- COSÍN STUDIO.
Structuralist.- JOSEP MARTÍ.
Roof.- MANOLO GARCÍA ARTISTIC CARPENTRY.
Envelope.- INALCO + WANDEGAR.
Lighting.- RADIANTE CREATIVE STUDIO.
Structuralist.- JOSEP MARTÍ.
Roof.- MANOLO GARCÍA ARTISTIC CARPENTRY.
Envelope.- INALCO + WANDEGAR.
Lighting.- RADIANTE CREATIVE STUDIO.
Builder
ATG DESARROLLOS.
Area
350 m².
Dates
Construction.- April-May, 2022.
Opening.- June, 2022.
Opening.- June, 2022.
Location
Plaça de l’Ajuntament, 46002 València, Spain.
3D Renderings and CGI
Miguel Arraiz
Miguel Arraiz, Valencia (1975). Architect and creative. In the year 2000, he founded» bipolaire architects» where he developed his skills as an architect until 2012. Was in charge of the cultural activities of the Valencian Order of Architects from 2002 until 2008.
After that he started to investigate the field of urban art, creating the firm «Pink Intruder» which was a project organized by a group of artists with expertise in performing interventions in urban space, edition of the art and the organization and coordination of cultural events, until 2018.
One of the highlights of his career was «Renaixement» the Burning Man Honoraria project that was built in BRC, Nevada, during Burning Man 2016. Was also the beginning of a fluid cultural exchange between Burning Man and Fallas festivity in Valencia, that ended with the role of Burning Man Regional Contact for Valencia that he is representing at the moment.
He is currently the project director of Valencia World Design Capital 2022.
After that he started to investigate the field of urban art, creating the firm «Pink Intruder» which was a project organized by a group of artists with expertise in performing interventions in urban space, edition of the art and the organization and coordination of cultural events, until 2018.
One of the highlights of his career was «Renaixement» the Burning Man Honoraria project that was built in BRC, Nevada, during Burning Man 2016. Was also the beginning of a fluid cultural exchange between Burning Man and Fallas festivity in Valencia, that ended with the role of Burning Man Regional Contact for Valencia that he is representing at the moment.
He is currently the project director of Valencia World Design Capital 2022.
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