Navarre studio GVG (Galar-Vélaz-Gil) winner of the Railway Museum contest in former Delicias station

25/05/2020. [MAD] Spain
metalocus, JOAN MARSET

The Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda has announced the resolution of the project competition to renovate and expand the headquarters of the Railway Museum, in the former Madrid-Delicias Station.

The jury meeting on May 6 chose the winning proposal is that of the Navarran architecture studio GVG (Galar-Vélaz-Gil).

The resolution of the contest coincides with the station's 140th anniversary, inaugurated on March 30, 1880.

First prize (winner), motto: 1878-1880, by GVG (Daniel Galar Irure, Josecho Vélez Ballesteros and Javier Gil Ayesa).

First prize (winner), motto: 1878-1880, by GVG (Daniel Galar Irure, Josecho Vélez Ballesteros and Javier Gil Ayesa).

First prize (winner), motto: 1878-1880, by GVG (Daniel Galar Irure, Josecho Vélez Ballesteros and Javier Gil Ayesa).dor), lema: 1878-1880, por GVG (Daniel Galar Irure, Josecho Vélez Ballesteros y Javier Gil Ayesa)

First prize (winner), motto: 1878-1880, by GVG (Daniel Galar Irure, Josecho Vélez Ballesteros and Javier Gil Ayesa).

First runner-up, motto: Galería de máquinas, by AGI Architects Spain and CSD3 Architects.

Second runner-up, motto: Versatilidad, by Junquera Arquitectos

Third runner-up, motto: Cambio de vía, by Frade arquitectos, Estudio Álvarez-Sala, José Joaquín Lizasoain Urcola.

Thirteen teams of architects participated in the call, in which the First Prize (winner) of € 20,000 with the motto 1878-1880 went to the GVG, architecture studio, consisting of Daniel Galar Irure, Josecho Vélez Ballesteros and Javier Gil Ayesa, who propose to recover the original spirit of the station understood as a complex of buildings, infrastructure and activity, as well as to enhance its urban and social capacities.

In addition, three accésits have been awarded:

First runner-up of € 10,000 with the motto, Machine Gallery corresponds to the team consisting of:

• AGI Architects Spain sl
• CSD3 Arquitectos slp

Second runner-up of € 3,000 with the motto, Versatility corresponds to the team consisting of:

• Junquera Arquitectos slp

Third runner-up of € 3,000 with the motto, Change of track corresponds to the team consisting of:

• Frade arquitectos sl
• Estudio Álvarez-Sala slp
• José Joaquín Lizasoain Urcola

The winning team will be in charge of preparing the execution project and also assuming the optional management of the works.

"The Jury values the respectful approach to the building in the existing spatial, constructive and operational aspects, singling out the intervention with elements that do not break its architectural qualities, and resulting in a synthetic, clear and orderly solution."

The assessment has been carried out by the members of the jury appointed on the proposal of Adif, the Spanish Railways Foundation, the Madrid College of Architects, the Madrid City Council, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Agenda itself Urban. Its members include relevant figures from the world of architecture, such as Víctor López Cotelo and Iñaki Ábalos Vázquez.

Intervention process at the Delicias station.

The whole of the proposal is divided into phases. After the transfer of the Library and the Archive, the museum refurbishment of the old station passenger building will begin, with the rehabilitation of roofs, structure and facades, the transformation of the lobby, and a new access and exterior urbanization works.

In the next phase, the restoration and structural and constructive consolidation of the canopy of the Central Nave and the museum refurbishments that require the transfer or protection of the exposed historical vehicles, the restoration of the covering, the main roof structure and facades and works will be undertaken. urban development on the north and south facades.

The last phases are destined to the restoration of the interior and exterior facades and the covers of the lateral bodies of the passenger building, to finish with the conditioning of the area reserved for complementary uses to the Museum.

The project has an urban regeneration aspect in the surroundings of the station, which is specified in the creation of a walkable boulevard on the access roads, cleared of vehicles and the creation of new buildings for exhibition, workshop and storage.

More information

Daniel Galar Irurre, Josecho Vélaz Ballesteros, Javier Gil Ayesa. GVG Estudio

GVG Estudio consists of an interdisciplinary team managed by Daniel Galar Irurre, Josecho Vélaz Ballesteros and Javier Gil Ayesa. Thanks to our large team of collaborators we are able to cover large scale projects.

We have more than 20 years of architectural experience and numerous works, which have been built, awarded and published all over the world. Yet, we still turn every day into a new challenge in which we put all our knowledge and enthusiasm at the customer´s and the project´s service, regardless its magnitude.

Our working method practices a complementary relationship between the conceptualized idea adapted to the local issues and the resolution of complex layouts focusing on utility, beauty and economic sustainability.