Precast concrete pavilion prototype. Port pavilion in Motril by Elisa Valero, DJarquitectura
22/03/2021.
[Motril - Granada] Spain
metalocus, MARÍA FERNANDA MORA
metalocus, MARÍA FERNANDA MORA
Elisa Valero, together with DJarquitectura, has been entrusted with the construction of a pavilion for the port of Motril, in Granada. The idea is that this pavilion would serve as a prototype, and could be replicated, both for other needs of the port and for other marine environments.
To do this, they have developed a new type of construction system in precast concrete, designing a panel that could be both a structure and an envelope.
To do this, they have developed a new type of construction system in precast concrete, designing a panel that could be both a structure and an envelope.
Port pavilion in Motril by Elisa Valero and DJarquitectura. Photograph by Fernando Alda
Port pavilion in Motril by Elisa Valero and DJarquitectura. Photograph by Fernando Alda
Port pavilion in Motril by Elisa Valero and DJarquitectura. Photograph by Fernando Alda
Port pavilion in Motril by Elisa Valero and DJarquitectura. Photograph by Fernando Alda
Port pavilion in Motril by Elisa Valero and DJarquitectura. Photograph by Fernando Alda
Port pavilion in Motril by Elisa Valero and DJarquitectura. Photograph by Fernando Alda
Port pavilion in Motril by Elisa Valero and DJarquitectura. Photograph by Fernando Alda
Port pavilion in Motril by Elisa Valero and DJarquitectura. Photograph by Fernando Alda
Blueprints.- Floor plans, elevations and section. Port pavilion in Motril by Elisa Valero and DJarquitectura
Constructive section. Port pavilion in Motril by Elisa Valero and DJarquitectura
Panel details. Port pavilion in Motril by Elisa Valero and DJarquitectura
Elisa Valero and DJarquitectura, with the geometry of their prefabricated elements, have managed to make the pieces fit together, through overlaps and simple encounters.
This model, without armor, has made it possible to reduce material consumption, an economic and environmental benefit.
This model, without armor, has made it possible to reduce material consumption, an economic and environmental benefit.
Description of project by Elisa Valero and DJarquitectura
The research group RNM 909 efficient housing and urban recycling was commissioned by the port of Motril to design and build some pavilions for port use as a prototype that could be replicated solving other needs of the port and by extension in other marine environments.
To develop a new typology of construction system in precast concrete, a heuristic research strategy has been applied that combines theoretical calculation with practice in the construction of a case study. A panel that could be structural and enveloping has been designed for this.
The prefabricated elements had to have a geometry that would allow the pieces to fit together, which has been achieved by means of an overlap and easy-to-place encounters with foundations and forging.
The elimination of steel reinforcement has meant freeing ourselves from the regulatory obligation of concrete coatings and consequently reducing material consumption. Reducing the consumption of material and energy is no longer only an economic advantage but an ethical requirement of all of us who live on this small planet.
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Architects
Elisa Valero Ramos, DJarquitectura.- Juana Sánchez Gómez, Diego Jiménez López.
Collaborators
Leonardo Tapiz Buzarra.
Builder
Developer
Area
170.60 sqm.
Budget
€ 186,383.02.
Dates
Project Date.- May 2020. Start date of the work.- June 2020. Completion date of work.- September 2020.
Manufacturers
Prefabricated fiber panels.- Prefabricados Hermanos Quijada S.L.
Location
Port Enclosure 18613 Motril - Granada, Spain.
Photography
ELISA VALERO. Elisa Valero architecture
Elisa Valero Ramos born in Ciudad Real (Spain) in 1971. She is graduated from the ETSA (Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura) Valladolid in 1996. She completed her PhD at the ETSA Granada in 2000 and won a scholarship from the Real Academia de España in Rome in 2003. She is the author of five monographies, has worked as reviewer and lecturer and was invited by numerous architecture schools in Europe and by the UNAM in Mexico City. She is currently Professor of Architectural Design at the ETSA Granada.
This is how Elisa Valero describes her work: "At a moment in our culture when noise is enormously dense I have chosen an architecture that acts in silence, serenely and without drawing attention to itself. […] I am interested in living space, landscape, sustainability, precision and an economy of expressive resources. I am not interested in styles. I am more interested in books than in magazines, in consistency than in genius, coherency than artistic composition. And I understand originality as the rediscovery of the true meaning of things. I am interested in architecture rooted in the earth and in its own time. I accept the determinants of architecture as the rules of a very serious and enjoyable game and I try to play it in a coherent, rigorous way. While it is no longer stylish to speak of serving, I believe that an architect’s work is a quintessential service intended to make people’s lives more agreeable—a noble calling that seeks to make the world more beautiful and more human and to make society fairer. Architecture is no place for the nostalgic, it is a job for rebels”.
This is how Elisa Valero describes her work: "At a moment in our culture when noise is enormously dense I have chosen an architecture that acts in silence, serenely and without drawing attention to itself. […] I am interested in living space, landscape, sustainability, precision and an economy of expressive resources. I am not interested in styles. I am more interested in books than in magazines, in consistency than in genius, coherency than artistic composition. And I understand originality as the rediscovery of the true meaning of things. I am interested in architecture rooted in the earth and in its own time. I accept the determinants of architecture as the rules of a very serious and enjoyable game and I try to play it in a coherent, rigorous way. While it is no longer stylish to speak of serving, I believe that an architect’s work is a quintessential service intended to make people’s lives more agreeable—a noble calling that seeks to make the world more beautiful and more human and to make society fairer. Architecture is no place for the nostalgic, it is a job for rebels”.
Juana Sánchez, Diego Jiménez. DJarquitectura
DJarquitectura began in 2001 and is formed by the Architects Juana Sánchez and Diego Jiménez, the office is located on the coast of Granada and from there they develop their work individually or in association. DJarquitectura maintains a commitment to research and teaching, both are professors at the eAM´.
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