United pathways creating a place. O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane
19/10/2021.
[Ribeira] Spain
metalocus, JOSÉ JUAN BARBA, VALERIA OZUNA
metalocus, JOSÉ JUAN BARBA, VALERIA OZUNA
In a place of great patrimonial value and with a natural environment of irregular topography, Carlos Seoane designed O´Banco do Piñeiro with the idea of building a path to a point from which other spontaneous paths can emerge.
With the aim of generating these paths in an environment where diverse heritage values - historical, landscape, botanical - come together, the project builds the minimum, with an exceptional sensitivity, managing to create a special place to appreciate nature.
With the aim of generating these paths in an environment where diverse heritage values - historical, landscape, botanical - come together, the project builds the minimum, with an exceptional sensitivity, managing to create a special place to appreciate nature.
O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane. Photograph by Hector Santos-Diez.
O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane. Photograph by Hector Santos-Diez.
O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane. Photograph by Hector Santos-Diez.
O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane. Photograph by Hector Santos-Diez.
O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane. Photograph by Hector Santos-Diez.
O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane. Photograph by Hector Santos-Diez.
O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane. Photograph by Hector Santos-Diez.
O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane. Photograph by Hector Santos-Diez.
O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane. Photograph by Ana Amado.
O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane. Photograph by Ana Amado.
O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane. Photograph by Hector Santos-Diez.
O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane. Photograph by Hector Santos-Diez.
O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane. Photograph by Hector Santos-Diez.
O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane. Photograph by Ana Amado.
O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane. Photograph by Ana Amado.
O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane. Photograph by Ana Amado.
O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane. Photograph by Ana Amado.
Site plan. O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane.
Floor plan. O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane.
Elevation E.1. O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane.
Four-piece bench. O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane.
Verso Handrail. O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane.
Path railing - exploded view. O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane.
Model. O'Banco do Piñeiro by Carlos Seoane.
Carlos Seoane intervenes in this natural context with the firm intention of provoking different perceptions, beyond the usual ones, in the observation of the landscape, in order to understand all the dimensions of this incredible place.
The intervention is supported by a strategy similar to that used by Dimitris Pikionis in the realization of the viewpoints and paths of Mount Filopappou. Carlos Seoane uses exclusively recycled materials, as fundamental tool to carry out the project. Recycling slabs, cobblestones and elements raised or rejected in other cities, the remains of other interventions become a key piece to masterfully build this magical place.
The intervention is supported by a strategy similar to that used by Dimitris Pikionis in the realization of the viewpoints and paths of Mount Filopappou. Carlos Seoane uses exclusively recycled materials, as fundamental tool to carry out the project. Recycling slabs, cobblestones and elements raised or rejected in other cities, the remains of other interventions become a key piece to masterfully build this magical place.
Description of project by Carlos Seoane
The way
The strategy of this project is to create paths in an environment where diverse heritage values such as historic, landscape and botanical ones come together. The main intention is to build a path towards a point from which other spontaneous paths can emerge.
The idea is to build the minimum to generate the greatest interest and “to provoke different perceptions and thus understand all the dimensions of this place including the visual, acoustic and olfactory ones among others. That final spot of the path and the beginning of others is marked by a cubic stone bench and a protective metal railing for visitors in wheelchairs.
Recycling
The first element proposed was by using only recycled materials, basically slabs and raised cobblestones that were rejected in other cities and collected in a nearby warehouse that we took advantage of making all the pavements for the project.
Accessibility
In a place of such a heritage value, but in a natural environment with irregular topography, we propose a path accompanied by a railing to help the movement of people with a disability so that this environment of identity importance can be shared by all the people independent of their mobility.
What are the whispers saying?
"What are the whispers saying?" It is the phrase that is engraved on the support railing for the handicapped and that marks the end of the path, based on the poem by Eduardo Pondal “Os Pinos” (The Pine Trees) and origin of the Galician anthem. The complete phrase goes like this: What are the whispers saying on the green coast?, which means: what do the Galician people say?
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Architects
Collaborators
Architects.- Juan Marcos Docampo Chiaromonte, Marta Fernández Fernández, Raquel Ferreiro Garrido, María Montenegro Vázquez, María Montero Aradas. Engineers.- Marcial De la Fuente. Technical architect.- Luis Romero Vázquez.
Developer
Area
331 sqm.
Budget
47,795.00 euros (21% vat included) / 140 €/m².
Dates
Project.- January 2020. Completion of work.- February 2021.
Location
Road from Ribeira to Carreira, Ribeira, A Coruña, Spain.
Photography
Carlos Seoane
Carlos Seoane. Architect in A Coruña.
2009: Founded the CA institute, an educational institution dedicated to promote galician contemporary architecture internationally.
1997: Founded the studio, CSA arquitectura.
1991: Master's Degree in Architecture, MSAAD, Columbia University, NY, USA.
1989: Architecture Degree, School of Architecture of Coruña University, Spain.
1994: Post-graduate studies, Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Porto, Portugal.
Collaborated with: Alvaro Siza in Porto, Portugal 1994-1997; Vinoly Architects, New York, USA 1992-1993; ETC, Engineers and Planners, New Jersey, USA 1991-92; Local Associate for projects in Galicia of David Chipperfield, Peter Eisenman and Alvaro Siza.
Director of Fundación Compostela Arquitectura. Assistant Profesor at the Construction Department of the School of Architecture of Coruña since 1997. In 1989 tought Furniture Design ar Applied Arts School in Ourense where he was also Director of Department.
Articles in various architectural magazines ant the books:
2018. “Metro do Porto, Souto de Moura” wih Souto de Moura and Soledad Bugallo. ISBN: 978-84-697-2712-6
2015. “Siza x Siza” with Juan Rodriguez, K Frampton, Juhani Pallasmaa et alt.. ISBN: 978-84-697-2712-6
2013. “Compostelas Contemporáneas” with García Mejuto and O. Fuertes. ISBN: 978-84-616- 7444-2
2011. “Fundación Ibere Camargo” with Soledad Bugallo, Jorge Silva and Álvaro Siza. ISBN: 978-84-615-0864-8
2007. “Siza Au Thoronet” with Dominique Machabert. ISBN: 978-2-86364-182-8
2002. "FCI, Siza" in collaboration with L.W.Muñoz and Juan Rodríguez. ISBN: 93-2-86364-182-8
He has received s everal awards in Architecture, Painting, Photography and Design.
2009: Founded the CA institute, an educational institution dedicated to promote galician contemporary architecture internationally.
1997: Founded the studio, CSA arquitectura.
1991: Master's Degree in Architecture, MSAAD, Columbia University, NY, USA.
1989: Architecture Degree, School of Architecture of Coruña University, Spain.
1994: Post-graduate studies, Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Porto, Portugal.
Collaborated with: Alvaro Siza in Porto, Portugal 1994-1997; Vinoly Architects, New York, USA 1992-1993; ETC, Engineers and Planners, New Jersey, USA 1991-92; Local Associate for projects in Galicia of David Chipperfield, Peter Eisenman and Alvaro Siza.
Director of Fundación Compostela Arquitectura. Assistant Profesor at the Construction Department of the School of Architecture of Coruña since 1997. In 1989 tought Furniture Design ar Applied Arts School in Ourense where he was also Director of Department.
Articles in various architectural magazines ant the books:
2018. “Metro do Porto, Souto de Moura” wih Souto de Moura and Soledad Bugallo. ISBN: 978-84-697-2712-6
2015. “Siza x Siza” with Juan Rodriguez, K Frampton, Juhani Pallasmaa et alt.. ISBN: 978-84-697-2712-6
2013. “Compostelas Contemporáneas” with García Mejuto and O. Fuertes. ISBN: 978-84-616- 7444-2
2011. “Fundación Ibere Camargo” with Soledad Bugallo, Jorge Silva and Álvaro Siza. ISBN: 978-84-615-0864-8
2007. “Siza Au Thoronet” with Dominique Machabert. ISBN: 978-2-86364-182-8
2002. "FCI, Siza" in collaboration with L.W.Muñoz and Juan Rodríguez. ISBN: 93-2-86364-182-8
He has received s everal awards in Architecture, Painting, Photography and Design.
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