Between folds and brittle walkways. Urban elevator and public space in Zumaia by Vaumm + Taperstudio
11/06/2020.
[Zumaia - Gipuzkoa] Spain
metalocus, AGUSTÍN GAMARRA
metalocus, AGUSTÍN GAMARRA
Vaumm + Taper designed the project for the urban connection and improvement of accessibility in the San José neighborhood, located in the historic center of Zumaia, in Gipuzkoa, north Spain.
The project sets aside the idea of minimal connection and generates generous aerial streets and uneven trays that become new public spaces for citizens.
The solution of two walkways on different levels connects a vertical articulator with the immediate environment of a nursing home, guaranteeing its direct relationship and accessibility. The other section descends gently towards the slope and becomes a new room of pause and calm.
The project sets aside the idea of minimal connection and generates generous aerial streets and uneven trays that become new public spaces for citizens.
The solution of two walkways on different levels connects a vertical articulator with the immediate environment of a nursing home, guaranteeing its direct relationship and accessibility. The other section descends gently towards the slope and becomes a new room of pause and calm.
Urban elevator and public space in Zumaia by Vaumm + Taperstudio. Photograph by Pedro Pegenaute
Urban elevator and public space in Zumaia by Vaumm + Taperstudio. Photograph by Pedro Pegenaute
Urban elevator and public space in Zumaia by Vaumm + Taperstudio. Photograph by Pedro Pegenaute
Urban elevator and public space in Zumaia by Vaumm + Taperstudio. Photograph by Pedro Pegenaute
Urban elevator and public space in Zumaia by Vaumm + Taperstudio. Photograph by Pedro Pegenaute
Urban elevator and public space in Zumaia by Vaumm + Taperstudio. Photograph by Pedro Pegenaute
Urban elevator and public space in Zumaia by Vaumm + Taperstudio. Photograph by Pedro Pegenaute
Urban elevator and public space in Zumaia by Vaumm + Taperstudio. Photograph by Pedro Pegenaute
Site plan. Urban elevator and public space in Zumaia by Vaumm + Taperstudio.
Floor plan. Urban elevator and public space in Zumaia by Vaumm + Taperstudio.
Section 01. Urban elevator and public space in Zumaia by Vaumm + Taperstudio.
Section 02. Urban elevator and public space in Zumaia by Vaumm + Taperstudio.
Constructive section detail. Urban elevator and public space in Zumaia by Vaumm + Taperstudio.
The urban elevator and public space in Zumaia by Vaumm + Taper, solves a vertical connector for the five different levels of the geography of the place, proposing a central plaza as a space of enjoyment for the neighborhood, projecting the parking lots below it.
The importance of the project's geometry takes advantage of its dimensions and qualities so that instead of directing people orthogonally, they give freedom to more fluid and brittle movements. Generating new visual and sensory sequences between the catwalks.
A series of interconnected objects of free movement and the predominance of contemporary materials, concrete and steel, that combine with each other to give a structural rigor that covers wood to be the intermediate material between architecture and the residents of San José.
The importance of the project's geometry takes advantage of its dimensions and qualities so that instead of directing people orthogonally, they give freedom to more fluid and brittle movements. Generating new visual and sensory sequences between the catwalks.
A series of interconnected objects of free movement and the predominance of contemporary materials, concrete and steel, that combine with each other to give a structural rigor that covers wood to be the intermediate material between architecture and the residents of San José.
Project description by Vaumm + Taper
The project stems from a contest of ideas called by the Zumaia city council with the intention of improving accessibility to the San José neighborhood. This neighborhood, located next to the old town, is characterized by its narrow streets and its great unevenness, as well as lacking important public spaces.
The proposal, already in the competition phase, proposes to solve the accessibility of the neighborhood by means of an urban elevator that, using the core of the existing tower in the residential building, connects up to 5 different levels and, at the same time, takes advantage of the new flows of circulation to reconfigure the public space around them.
Two footbridges are projected for this. The upper one, just over 28 meters, connects the elevator with the surroundings of the San Juan residence. In order to guarantee accessibility to the senior center, it is extended with another section of about 27 meters in length, which running on the slope and 4 meters wide, serves as a terrace and outdoor pause area.
In the lower area we find another footbridge, smaller in size, around which a square is created that serves as a small lung for the neighborhood and that houses covered parking spaces under it.
Taking into account the magnitude of the intervention, the geometric implementation of the proposal is taken care of with the aim of causing the least possible impact. To do this, the lower area works with the fold of the slabs, generating a plaza at two heights that moves away from the houses and enables better sunlight.
In the case of the upper catwalk, the piece with the greatest impact, a structural system was chosen to save the light as lightly as possible. Its broken geometry also contributes to reducing its impact and, in addition, allows generating new visuals. Again, this walkway does not exclusively try to connect two points, but with its variable section, wider in the central section, it aims to look out over the roofs of the houses, appearing as a viewpoint towards the urban core and towards the sea.
As for the finishes, a reduced palette of materials has been used which, on the other hand, are closely linked to the function they perform. Thus, the use of concrete predominates - lower area and in contact with the ground -, steel - on walkways and ironworks - and wood - as a covering material and mediation with the user.
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Architects
Collaborators
Quantity Surveyor.- Julen Rozas Elizalde.
Engineering.- Garuz Engineering.
Builder
Altuna y Uria.
Area
700 m²
Dates
2019.
Venue/location
San José neighborhood, Zumaia. Gipuzkoa. Spain.
Photography
Marta Álvarez Pastor, Iñigo García Odiaga, Jon Muniategiandikoetxea Markiegi, Javier Ubillos Pernaut, Tomás Valenciano Tamayo. vaumm
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Jon Ander Azpiazu Juaristi, Unai Gómez Arriaran. Taper Arkitektura
Taperstudio Arkitektura is an architecture firm lead by Jon Ander Azpiazu Juaristi and Unai Gómez Arriaran in which professionals of different fields collaborate.
Based in Bilbao since 2015, TAPER offers services both to private clients and public administration. These services go from urban planning to public space and equipment projects, residential projects, new works and rehabilitation.
They propose a creative and functional architecture. A green, environmentally committed, architecture. In close communication with their clients, they are present at every stage, handling the whole process of each work.
Jon Ander Azpiazu Juaristi (Bilbao,1984). Architect graduated from the University of the Basque Country in 2009, he also studies in Florence (Univesitâ Degli Studi), Barcelona (UPC) and Madrid (UEM), where he completes the Master of Advanced Techniques in Architectonic Projects. Before starting his own professional project, he collaborates in several architecture firms such as VAUMM (Donostia), SSARK (Stockholm), ARUP (Madrid) or ACXT-IDOM (Bilbao). In 2015 he cofounds TAPER arkitektura together with Unai Gómez Arriaran. In 2019 he finishes the Master in Wood Structures, Construction and Design (UPV/EHU)
Unai Gómez Arriaran (Donostia-San Sebastián, 1984). Architect graduated from the University of the Basque Country in 2010, he also studies in Granada and Napoli. During his first professional stage he collaborates in several architecture firms such as Abar arquitectos (Barcelona), VAUMM (Donostia) and OPEN architekci (Warszawa). In 2012-2013 he finishes the Master in Urban Planning at Cataluña´s Polytechnic University (UPC), in Barcelona. In 2015 he cofounds TAPER arkitektura together with Jon Ander Azpiazu Juaristi. He is Passive House Designer from 2019.
Based in Bilbao since 2015, TAPER offers services both to private clients and public administration. These services go from urban planning to public space and equipment projects, residential projects, new works and rehabilitation.
They propose a creative and functional architecture. A green, environmentally committed, architecture. In close communication with their clients, they are present at every stage, handling the whole process of each work.
Jon Ander Azpiazu Juaristi (Bilbao,1984). Architect graduated from the University of the Basque Country in 2009, he also studies in Florence (Univesitâ Degli Studi), Barcelona (UPC) and Madrid (UEM), where he completes the Master of Advanced Techniques in Architectonic Projects. Before starting his own professional project, he collaborates in several architecture firms such as VAUMM (Donostia), SSARK (Stockholm), ARUP (Madrid) or ACXT-IDOM (Bilbao). In 2015 he cofounds TAPER arkitektura together with Unai Gómez Arriaran. In 2019 he finishes the Master in Wood Structures, Construction and Design (UPV/EHU)
Unai Gómez Arriaran (Donostia-San Sebastián, 1984). Architect graduated from the University of the Basque Country in 2010, he also studies in Granada and Napoli. During his first professional stage he collaborates in several architecture firms such as Abar arquitectos (Barcelona), VAUMM (Donostia) and OPEN architekci (Warszawa). In 2012-2013 he finishes the Master in Urban Planning at Cataluña´s Polytechnic University (UPC), in Barcelona. In 2015 he cofounds TAPER arkitektura together with Jon Ander Azpiazu Juaristi. He is Passive House Designer from 2019.
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