Remodeling of Plaza del Salvador by OOIIO [I]
16/11/2015.
[I/II] [Talavera de la Reina] Spain
metalocus, CLAUDIA CENDOYA, IRENE GARCÍA
metalocus, CLAUDIA CENDOYA, IRENE GARCÍA
OOII wins the competition for the rehabilitation of Plaza del Salvador in Talavera de la Reina by using the pottery typical of the place as the main element of the proposal, thus recovering not only the urban space but also revitalizing the traditional industry and local business of this material.
Plaza del Salvador by OOIIO. Photography © Eugenio H. Vegue and Francisco Sepúlveda
Plaza del Salvador por OOIIO. Fotografía © Eugenio H. Vegue y Francisco Sepúlveda
Plaza del Salvador by OOIIO. Photography © Eugenio H. Vegue and Francisco Sepúlveda
Plaza del Salvador by OOIIO. Photography © Eugenio H. Vegue and Francisco Sepúlveda
Plaza del Salvador by OOIIO. Photography © Eugenio H. Vegue and Francisco Sepúlveda
Plaza del Salvador by OOIIO. Photography © Eugenio H. Vegue and Francisco Sepúlveda
Plaza del Salvador by OOIIO. Photography © Eugenio H. Vegue and Francisco Sepúlveda
Plaza del Salvador by OOIIO. Photography © Eugenio H. Vegue and Francisco Sepúlveda
General plan of Plaza del Salvador by OOIIO.
Sections of Plaza del Salvador by OOIIO.
Section of Plaza del Salvador by OOIIO.
Axonometry of Plaza del Salvador by OOIIO.
Schemes of Plaza del Salvador by OOIIO.
Schemes of Plaza del Salvador by OOIIO.
Scheme of Plaza del Salvador by OOIIO.
Plaza del Salvador by OOIIO. Photography © Eugenio H. Vegue and Francisco Sepúlveda.
Plaza del Salvador by OOIIO. Photography © Eugenio H. Vegue and Francisco Sepúlveda.
As part of the competition organized for the rehabilitation of urban space in Talavera de la Reina, the architectural firm OOIIO has won two prizes with its proposals for two spaces, Plaza del Salvador and Plaza de San Miguel.
The intervention in Plaza del Salvador aims to create a space for culture, an outdoor flexible and multifunctional stage to celebrate different activities and revitalize the surrounding areas.
Description of the project by OOIIO
The Square of Culture is a proposal of urban intervention which has as main objective to revitalize culturally the public space of Talavera de la Reina. We make a multiple and flexible scenic space that surrounds and delimits El Salvador square. A place you can enjoy watching a film in the summer cinema, listening to music in the open air, going to photography exhibitions, dancing in concerts and “verbenas”…
This project comes from a rigorous analysis of the public urban space in Talavera, taking into account the traffic flows, sunlight, topography, and pre-existing use.
Let’s reactivate the public space!
TRAFFIC FLOWS AND GRADIENTS
The project takes advantage of the square natural gradient to generate several open-air stages and grandstands. The square pavement reaches from the pedestrian zone to the road, to achieve a visually larger square and make the passer-by the real user of the public space.
SUNLIGHT AND FUNCTIONALITY
The square shaping comes from the sunlight and shadows study, with a functional objective. The children's games zone with morning winter sunlight, the benches, grandstands, and vegetation protected from summer sunlight.
SIGHTS AND VEGETATION
The frame stage is placed in the most visible point of the square becoming an emblematic element of the Culture Square. The existing vegetation is reinforced by a green slope that surrounds the main stage.
USE AND CULTURAL REACTIVATION
Current uses (church, school, and commercial) are emphasized, as long as we preserve a specific area for children to play and some terraces and we create a scenic space with a double stage for cultural entertainment events. This urban auditorium will make the cultural offering of Talavera more powerful.
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Architects
Design team
Competition.- Joaquín Millán Villamuelas, Magdalena Polvorinos, Gabriela Sanz, Miguel Cárdenas.
Execution Project.- Joaquín Millán Villamuelas, Magdalena Polvorinos.
Construction.- Joaquín Millán Villamuelas, Jesús Reyes García.
Execution Project.- Joaquín Millán Villamuelas, Magdalena Polvorinos.
Construction.- Joaquín Millán Villamuelas, Jesús Reyes García.
Client
Talavera de la Reina city.
Builder
Iniciativas RFL s.l.
Area
1,065 sqm.
Dates
2014-2015.
Location
Plaza del Salvador, Talavera de la Reina, Spain.
Budget
€249,900.
Photography
Eugenio H. Vegue and Francisco Sepúlveda.
Joaquín Millán Villamuelas. OOIIO
Joaquín Millán Villamuelas is architect for the Polytechnic University of Madrid, ETSAM. After working and learning with some of the most important and influential contemporary architects like Norman Foster and Rem Koolhaas, he founded OOIIO in 2009 as a laboratory for city and architecture able of providing architectural quality and uniqueness to each job.
He develops his doctorate in architecture at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, ETSAM, where he has taught architectural design, as well as in several seminaries and universities in Europe and Latin America. Joaquín Millán has given numerous lectures showing OOIIO´s work and his projects have been exhibited and published in many magazines, books and blogs and awarded in several countries.
