New Velodrome of the city of Medellín by El equipo de Mazzanti

The new velodrome of Medellín is projected in order to colonize a public space for greater social interaction through the cover proposed, flexible and lightweight, which is refered to the architecture of the circus.

Memory of project

The design of the velodrome was selected from a pool of 15 submissions following an international architecture competition. The winning submissionis a collaboration between a team of architects in New York and Barcelona (Cristina Goberna, Urtzi Grau, Ignancio González Galán, Farzin Lotfi-Jamand Bryce Suite) and an architecture office in Bogotá (El Equipo de Mazzanti).

The design is comprised of an innovative roof structure which will simultaneously house the racing arena and provide shelter for the adjacent public plaza. A foldable façade wraps the entire arena and can be fully opened during non-competition periods to allow for greater openness and public space.

“The design of the New Velodrome City of Medellín synthesizes two seemingly incompatible spatial conditions: The insularity of the sport infrastructure and the permeability of the public space” explained the members of the team.

Three elements define the public space of the new velodrome. The platform provides continuity of the pedestrian park. The facade vanishes during periods without competitions. The light roof dissolves the perimeter of the building.

The roof provides programatic and environmental support both to the velodrome and to the public space. Each of its modules follows the structural models developed by French engineer Le Ricolais.”

Text.- Equipo Mazzanti Arquitectos.

CREDITS.-

Architects.- El equipo de Mazzanti, Fake Industries and Ignacio Gonzáles Galán.
Collaborators.- Bryce Suite, Cristina Goberna Pesudo, Farzin Lofti-Jam, Giancarlo Mazzanti and Urtzi Grau (contest).

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Project diagram. New Velodrome of the city of Medellín by El equipo de Mazzanti. Image © courtesy of El equipo de Mazzanti.

General section. New Velodrome of the city of Medellín by El equipo de Mazzanti. Image © courtesy of El equipo de Mazzanti.

Access. New Velodrome of the city of Medellín by El equipo de Mazzanti. Image © courtesy of El equipo de Mazzanti.

Overview night view. New Velodrome of the city of Medellín by El equipo de Mazzanti. Image © courtesy of El equipo de Mazzanti.

Public space. New Velodrome of the city of Medellín by El equipo de Mazzanti. Image © courtesy of El equipo de Mazzanti. Click above to see larger image.

Inner vision below the cover. New Velodrome of the city of Medellín by El equipo de Mazzanti. Image © courtesy of El equipo de Mazzanti.

Public space. New Velodrome of the city of Medellín by El equipo de Mazzanti. Image © courtesy of El equipo de Mazzanti.

Inner vision. New Velodrome of the city of Medellín by El equipo de Mazzanti. Image © courtesy of El equipo de Mazzanti.

Outside vision. New Velodrome of the city of Medellín by El equipo de Mazzanti. Image © courtesy of El equipo de Mazzanti.

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Giancarlo Mazzanti

Giancarlo Mazzanti (1963, Barranquilla, Colombia) is a Colombian architect and the director of El Equipo de Mazzanti. He graduated in Architecture from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá in 1987 and later completed postgraduate studies in History and Theory of Architecture and Industrial Design at the University of Florence, Italy. In 1995, he established his architecture practice in Bogotá, which today operates as El Equipo de Mazzanti.

He has taught at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Universidad de los Andes and Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano in Bogotá, and has also taught or lectured at institutions including Princeton University, Harvard Graduate School of Design, the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University’s GSAPP.

Mazzanti’s work is especially recognized for exploring architecture as an instrument of social transformation. His public projects—schools, libraries, sports facilities and civic spaces—often use adaptable structures and collective spaces to encourage interaction and community life. Among his best-known works are Parque Biblioteca España and León de Greiff Library Park in Medellín, as well as several educational projects in Bogotá and Cartagena. His work is represented in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

His awards include the XX Colombian Architecture Biennial prize for Urban Development and Landscape in 2006, the Best Work of Architecture award at the VI Ibero-American Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism in 2008, and First Prize in Architectural Design at the 2008 Pan-American Architecture Biennial.

Published on: September 30, 2013

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