Coto Experience Lookout Point by Rocamora Diseño & Arquitectura
08/06/2018.
[Alicante] Spain
metalocus, PABLO SEBASTIÁN
metalocus, PABLO SEBASTIÁN
Description of project by Rocamora Diseño & Arquitectura
The Levantina's Monte Coto quarry in Pinoso (Alicante), an exceptional panoramic view of Marble extraction, is solved by this architectural intervention.
This space is intended to work as a communicative and didactic platform for those visitors that never have been close to the stone industry. The most highlighted decision of this project was to solve all construction materials by means of reusing and recycling those that could be found in the quarry.
The hardened steel drills, generally used in the past as trephines to extract stone, were abandoned. However, they are now reused as a permeable fence that builds the platform boundary, all made with a minimum impact on the quarry spectacular views.
Flooring is solved with large dismissed blocks of marble recycled as constructive elements.
With this project the Levantina Company commits to opening itself to the general public by means of a project that begins now and will be completed with an open-air museum over the same platform. This project is also an extension of the exhibition named "Marble/Levantina/Tradition" (Mármol/Levantina/Tradición) carried out in 2014 by Levantina's Foundation together with the City Council of Pinoso.
Ángel Luis Rocamora Ruiz, in February 1999 concluded studies Arquitecto Técnico in the TFC , with work: Estudio Histórico y Constructivo de “LA CASA ESTUDIO DEL PINTOR JOSÉ MARÍA LÓPEZ MEZQUITA”. He studied Artes Aplicadas a la Escultura 2000-01. In July 2007 studies concluded Arquitecto Superior in the TFC , with the work "Enosección: directrices para la elaboración de vino y enoturismo en las cooperativas del Medio Vinalopó”.
In 2012 completed Master studies in sustainable architecture and urbanism in the TFM, in paper " La práctica arquitectónica del acontecimiento temporal".
He has worked for 9 years with architects Carmen Pérez Molpecerez, Javier Gironella Pallarés and Efigenio Giménez García development projects and project managers. Since 2000 works as a freelancer, and author.
In 2010/2011 , 2012/13 and 2013/14 was appointed Colaborador Honorifico in the degree of Architecture , Departamento de Expresión Gráfica y Cartográfica de la Universidad de Alicante, for the subjects of Proyecto Arquitectónicos I-II and Análisis de Formas I (AIGI).