Around the Bogota water reservoir. San Rafael Park by IDOM
06/04/2020.
[La Calera - Bogotá] Colombia
metalocus, JOAN MARSET
metalocus, JOAN MARSET
San Rafael Park will be a 1,200 ha park located 30 minutes far from Bogota DC city centre, in Colombia. The project was commissioned to to Spanish architecture firm IDOM and designed by Jabier Fernández Sánchez.
The park surrounds the main potable water reservoir that supports Bogota and is part of the El Sapo Protected Natural Reserve. Due to the strict requirements in terms of natural protection, all the activities projected are passive recreational activities.
The park surrounds the main potable water reservoir that supports Bogota and is part of the El Sapo Protected Natural Reserve. Due to the strict requirements in terms of natural protection, all the activities projected are passive recreational activities.
Overview master plan. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Overview landscape. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Rendering. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Eastern prairies restaurant, rendering. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Down to the beach. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Entry building. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Entry building. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Water musuem. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Overview. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Quarry, restaurant. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Paths. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Ecoturism. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Thematic tours. San Rafael Park by IDOM
North meadow picnic. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Riverside vegetation. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Riverside vegetation. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Restaurant rendering. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Rendering. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Rendering. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Landscape. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Landscape. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Landscape. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Landscape. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Landscape. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Landscape. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Landscape. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Landscape. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Landscape. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Landscape. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Landscape. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Landscape. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Landscape. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Landscape. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Casa del Carmen, rendering. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Rendering. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Building access. San Rafael Park by IDOM
Rendering. San Rafael Park by IDOM
The San Rafael Park designed by Jabier Fernández Sánchez will have 6 different landscape units. The reservoir, the native Andean forest, the beach, the northern meadow, the eastern meadow and the water treatment station are conceived respecting their current natural conditions through a landscape design that is believed to preserve native species and protect them from foreign.
Parque San Rafael has a unitary design, based on the historical "Haciendas" through the use of continuous white facades and sloping ceilings. All buildings are constructed using "dry construction" techniques, avoiding materials such as concrete and applying sustainability criteria.
Parque San Rafael has a unitary design, based on the historical "Haciendas" through the use of continuous white facades and sloping ceilings. All buildings are constructed using "dry construction" techniques, avoiding materials such as concrete and applying sustainability criteria.
Project description by Jabier Fernández Sánchez
San Rafael Park is a 1,200 ha park located in La Calera town, 30 minutes far from Bogota DC city centre. The park surrounds the current main potable water reservoir that supports Bogota and is contained in the El Sapo Protected Natural Reserve. Conceived as a new lung for the city, it was thought to provide Bogota with extra 1.5 square meters of public land per citizen. Due to the strict requirements in terms of natural protection, all the activities projected are passive recreational activities, that will contribute to strengthen the natural heritage and inspire a green concept of enjoyment.
San Rafael Park consists of 6 different areas, named as Landscape Units, that are related to the current natural conditions in the area. The Reservoir, the Native Andean Forest, the Beach, the North Meadow, the Eastern Meadow and the Water Treatment Station are preserved respecting their natural conditions and reinforcing their growth by means of a landscape design thought to prioritize the native species and protect them from foreign ones.
The architecture and pathways projected in San Rafael Park have a unitary design, based on the historical “Haciendas” by using white continuous render façades and inclined roofs. This permits a unitary perception of the nine buildings of the park, that only consume 1.5 ha of the whole 1,200 ha territory. In spite of this historical approach to the conception of the materiality and volume of the buildings, there is a deep thought in terms of sustainability and respect of the natural conditions. All the buildings and pathways are built with “dry construction” techniques , using neither concrete nor cement nor foundation that can affect the natural conditions of the environment. In addition they are lifted at least 50 cms from grade level to avoid any damage to the land, water currents or natural elements.
The landscape design was thought as a recreation of the native ecosystems that are already in the Reserve. This approach reproduces the way each ecosystem grows naturally, and the result is a changing landscape that will mature over time.
Both the landscape and the architecture proposals will coexist with the infrastructure responsible for the Water Treatment, that could not be interfered by the Project, due to the importance of its function for the city of Bogota. The strategy adopted to include this infrastructure was to evince the relevance of the water resource and its treatment for people’s lives. A museum that shows the water cycle was projected near the main Water Treatment Plant opened visually to it, associating the museum experience with the real process.
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Architects
IDOM. Jabier Fernández Sánchez
Collaborators
Ceocom (Topography), AUS Alfonso Uribe Suelos (Geotechnical investigation).
Client
Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional.
Dates
2020
Area
Park area.- 12 Ha. Built gross area.-15,181 m², Urbanization.- 77,000 m².
Landscape.- 176,793 m².
Location
La Calera, Bogotá, Colombia.
Jabier Fernández Sánchez
Jabier Fernández Sánchez. Architect ETSAB, 2008. Architecture Country Manager Colombia en IDOM Consulting, Engineering, Architecture. (2008-...). He works as a Senior Architect for the spanish IDOM Architecture and Engineering firm. He directs international projects such as Riyadh's New Metro's Line 3 Shallow Underground Stations or Egypt's New Control Centres for the Security of Luxor Antiquities Sites, develops projects from the conceptual approach until their construction phase, including also Site Supervision and Project Management are some of his duties in IDOM. Leading teams in architecture projects and commercial relationships are some of his skills. He is used to deal with international clients worldwide; Russia, Egypt, China or Saudi Arabia among others.
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