RESULTS OF THE SECOND
SUSTAINABLE BUILDING CONTEST
FOR ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS
“Complex Food Center”
2nd edition
2013 2014
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WINNERSTEACHERSJURY
For several years now, VMZINC® has been mobilised and demonstrating its commitment to the environment: developing solutions making it possible to meet sustainable building requirements, site insertion and integration, providing Environmental Product Declarations, eco-design approach aiming to reduce the environmental impact of each new product put on the market…
In 2011, VMZINC® decided to go even further and launched its Archizinc Campus competition, with a view to raising future architects’ awareness of zinc and its precious environmental characteristics, and informing new generations about the role of architecture in sustainable development. The brand decided to build on the success of this initiative with a second edition of the competition in 2013.
By giving students an opportunity to express themselves again, Archizinc Campus 2 contributed to a rich debate on the integration of a project into its environment, bioclimatic operation of buildings and the role of zinc, as well as the role of sustainable building from a global urban perspective.
A competition that provides a wealth of learning opportunities for the students, us as a manufacturer and the members of the Jury that we are pleased to introduce you to in these pages.
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Inthese difficult times of economic, cultural and social crisis, architecture is challenged in its capacity to meet new societal challenges. This
means building cities within cities, densifying, converting numerous buildings using a sustainable approach and facilitating the creation of social interaction between people living in the same neighbourhood.
This work of transforming the places we live in is an essential task for students in architecture schools, who will have to find the means to cater for this desire to change the urban environment with innovative and inventive architectural projects.
The Archizinc Campus competition gives students an opportunity to test their knowledge, continue to broaden their expertise and propose new, alternative solutions for urban development as part of the sustainable development of the environment in which we live.
ED ITORIALFRANÇOISE-HÉLÈNE JOURDA
Rolled zinc is a durable
and recyclable material
with a recycling rate of
more than 98%.
Manufacturing rolled
zinc requires a small
quantity of energy
compared to the
manufacture of other
metals used in similar
applications. In this
regard, VMZINC® products
provide pertinent
solutions for sustainable
building.
THE 5 STRONG POINTS OF ZINC Rolled zinc, durable by nature
Zinc, a naturally occurring element in our environment
Zinc is a naturally occurring element in the environment.
It is contained in varying concentrations in rocks, soil,
water and the air. All living organisms use the zinc
available in their environment for specific functions of
their metabolism. It has become an essential element
that is necessary and vital for all living organisms in all
ecosystems. In the earth’s crust, zinc occurs naturally at
an average concentration of approximately 80 g/ton.
Mining resources
With 1,900 million tons of zinc mining resources identified
and a recycling rate of 40% for the entire zinc industry (for
all applications: fertilisers, oxides for pharmacy, tyres,
paint, galvanising, rolled products, etc.), zinc mining
resources have a life expectancy of between 1 and 2
centuries.
The “rolled zinc for building envelopes” application is the
most durable of all applications in the zinc industry, with a
recycling rate of at least 95% (Western Europe) and can be
as high as 98 % (France).
The remarkable longevity of rolled zinc
Rolled zinc products used in construction have a distinctly
long lifespan. In Europe, there are many examples of zinc
roofs that are over one hundred years old!
The main reason for this durability is a specific feature of
zinc: it reacts to the presence of water, oxygen and carbon
dyoxide in the atmosphere by creating a self-protective
coating on its surface. Made up mainly of zinc hydroxycar-
bonate, this self-protective coating is compact, adhesive
and very soluble in rain water. It minimizes future
interaction between the zinc and oxygen, thereby slowing
down the speed of corrosion of rolled zinc and ensuring its
remarkable longevity.
The lowest grey energy
Rolled zinc is the metal solution for building envelopes
that offers the lowest level of grey energy (the energy
consumed to manufacture the VMZINC® solution). This
makes it an optimum choice for energy efficient buildings
and even more so for positive energy buildings
The exceptional recycling rate of rolled zinc
Zinc is potentially 100% recyclable. The actual recycling
rate of used rolled zinc is 95 % in Europe and 98% in
France. This exceptional level is due to the fact that rolled
zinc retains its qualities throughout its lifespan, to the
existence of a recycling industry and an excellently
organised recovery industry.
The main industries re-using secondary zinc produced
from zinc recycling are steel galvanising, zinc oxide
production and brass production. Used rolled zinc is
recovered mainly during renovation or deconstruction
work. Considering the quantity of rolled zinc used in
construction in Western Europe, resources of used rolled
zinc are estimated at more than 100 000 tons/year,
mainly located in France, Germany and Benelux.
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Environmental objective Contribution of VMZINC® products
Harmonious blending of the
building into its immediate
surroundings
Malleability.
- Varied range of aspects and colours (natural, preweathered
QUARTZ-ZINC®, ANTHRA-ZINC®, PIGMENTO®, and bilacquered)
- Large choice of roofing and facade systems.
Pertinent choice of building
systems, products and procedures - Provision of EPDs
- Sustainable products, 98% recycled, low energy consumption
during manufacture of zinc, maintenance free, easy to install
and remove.
Low-pollution sites
- Optimisation of site waste (very little waste, 100% recyclable)
- Low noise pollution (fast, semi-industrialised installation)
- No air or water pollution
- No water consumption.
Energy management
- VMZINC® systems are perfectly suited for compliance with
regulatory thermal requirements, integrated photovoltaic solar
systems.
Water management
- Compatibility of VMZINC® systems with rainwater collection
systems.
Hygrothermal comfort
- The structure of ventilated roofing systems makes it possible
to evacuate water vapour created during normal occupation of
a building.
- Hygrothermal regulation effect of wood used inside VMZINC®
systems.
Acoustic comfort
- VMZINC® traditional roofing systems perform well in terms of
airborne sound.
- In terms of impact noise, the acoustic performance of tradi-
tional roofing systems is improved by increasing the thickness
of thermal insulation (more stringent thermal requirement
regulations) and are therefore highly effective.
VMZINC® solutions for sustainable building
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The choice of programme for the competition was dictated by the characteristics of the
site and the various urban planning initiatives led by the municipality of Madrid. The
programme proposed adding a culinary dimension to the sports and cultural
dimension of the existing projects, such as the “Madrid Rio” project. The object was to
contribute to developing the food self-sufficiency of the region while proposing
harmonious blending of the building into the site.
Students were invited to consider environmental issues relating to preserving resources
and improving the ecological value of the site, and the energy efficiency of the building
or the use of renewable energy.
To help them, VMZINC® provided an eco-design tool that was specifically developed for
the competition. In the form of an ergonomic, user-friendly Excel file, this tool assesses
the thermal performance of the envelope, the solarisation index and carbon footprint of
building products and materials chosen for the project. This tool was used for all the
scenarios envisaged by the students and made it possible for them to objectivise their
choices and increase their awareness of the main levers for action to improve the
environmental performance of a building.
An ambitious programme
This site in Madrid is located in an urban
zone of 1,200 hectares undergoing major
renewal and development. Its surface is
1,200 hectares. The Vicente Caderón sta-
dium (5.3 hectares) is served by several
transport links:
- the river Manzanares, the M-30 ring road
(which is to be covered in the near future)
- the “Paseo de los Potones”,
- and the San Isidro footbridge that crosses
the river Manzanares.
> Creation of a culinary complex or complex Food Center
ARCHIZINC CAMPUS
The Archizinc Campus competition is set to last in international architecture schools. It is held every two years. Candidates participate as part of the course they are pursuing or as independent candidates. They can participate individually or in teams of up to 4 members.
2nd EDITION
In all, 30 submissions from 90 students in 5 European schools participated in this edition:
- Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture (ESA), Paris (France)
- Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura (ETSA), Madrid (Spain)
- Universita di Pavia, Pavia (Italy)
- Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Montpellier (ENSAM), Montpellier (France)
WHAT ARE THE SELECTION CRITERIA?
Four criteria were used to assess the students’ submissions:- Environmental quality- Architectural quality- Technical innovation- Quality of expression and
presentation
PRIZES
The winning teams, accompanied by their teachers, were invited to the awards ceremony in Paris in October 2013. 1st prize: 3,000 €2nd prize: 2,000 €
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The challenge of this
second edition of
Archizinc Campus: the
creation of a culinary
complex at the Vincente
Calderón stadium in
Madrid, the official
stadium of the Atletico
de Madrid football
team, located in the
Arganzuela area in the
south-west of the city.
> Andres ATELA (Architect - Spain)After studying at the ETSAM in Madrid and the Architectural Association in London, he worked with R. Meier (New York) and Tsao &
McKown (Singapore). He then became head of the Atelier Seraji studio (France) before setting up Atela Architects in 2000. He has
taught in France and abroad and since 2003 he has been lecturing at the Ecole d’Architecture de La VILLETTE in Paris.
> Cécile LEPOT (Journalist - France)A graduate of the ESAG in Paris (1989), she participated in several public and private urban planning projects with various architecture
studios in Paris. In 2001, she joined Architectures à Vivre magazine as a journalist and then worked with EK magazine, specializing in
eco-responsible urbanism. .
> César Daniel SIRVENT PEREZ (Architect - Spain)After studying at the EPS in Alicante (1996) and the ETSA in Valencia (1999), this architect is currently finishing his doctorate on “Housing
of the working classes in the former USSR countries”. A founder member of Equipo ЯE_ de Técnicos en Rehabilitación, he is also director
of the ALTUR Coop.V technical office and a professor at the University of Alicante since 2000.
> Giovanni SASSO (Architect - Italy)Vice president of INBAR (Association for Ecological Design) and an expert in environmental architecture, he designs “Zero Energy”
buildings, wooden buildings, passive housing… An adviser and teacher to Masters students, he teaches and gives conferences on
sustainable architecture, certifications and energy diagnostics of materials.
> Jean-Philippe THOMAS (Architect - France)A graduate of the École d’Architecture de Nancy, this environmental architect also taught there from 1993 to 1997. In 2011, he set up
the Jean-Philippe Thomas Architectes studio. Minimizing environmental impacts, combining elegance and comfort, harmonizing with
the surrounding environment and promoting “better living” are this architect’s driving values.
> Maria-Jose PRADO PICCIO-MARCHETTI (Architect -Spain)Having obtained her degree in 1995, she became an urban architect for the city of Madrid and was subsequently appointed Director of
the Permit Department for the planning and housing sectors.
> Patrice TURPIN (Urban Planner - France)He has a diploma in Permaculture and a degree from the Institut d’Urbanisme de Paris and the Conservatoire National des Arts et
Métiers. A specialist in engineering and environmental quality, he is currently Head of Inddigo Sustainable Building, a sustainable
development consulting and engineering company.
> Simone SOLINAS (Architect - Spain) An architecture graduate of Politecnico di Milano (Italy) in 1999, he has won several awards: “assa Bortolo international sustainable
architecture prize” (2009), “Chicago Athenaeum international architecture prize” (2007)… He has given conferences all over the world
(Italy, Australia, England, Spain…) and taught in Italy and Spain. Today he is a professor at the Cagliari School of Architecture (Italy).
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A JURY OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS TO ASSESS THE WORK OF UP AND COMING ARCHITECTS
Presided by FRANCOISE-HÉLÈNE JOURDA, architect and
professor at the University of Vienna (Institute of architecture
and design - Department of Spatial and Sustainable Design)
and recognised sustainable building consultant.
The Jury was made up of 8 professionals from
complementary backgrounds:
A Jury of experts
presided by architect
Françoise-Hélène
JOURDA held their
deliberations and
commended some
determining charac-
teristics shown by the
candidates: coherence
of argument and
ideas, consideration of
ecological, social and
economic issues with
pertinent architectural
and environmental
responses.
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Patrice Turpin, Giovanni Sasso, Cécile Lepot, Andres Atela, Françoise-Hélène Jourda and César Daniel Sirvent Perez
WE NEED TO TAKE AN ORGANIC APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE BUILDING
Françoise-Hélène Jourda, Maria-Jose Prado Piccio-Marchetti and Giovanni Sasso
JOINT INTERVIEW
In your opinion, what is
the point of a competition
like ARCHIZINC CAMPUS,
organised by industrials for
architecture students?
Françoise-Hélène Jourda -
A competition is an opportu-
nity to both express oneself
personally and measure
oneself against other students
from different countries.
This emulation enriches the
experience and prepares
students for professional life.
Another strong point is that
ARCHIZINC CAMPUS invites
students to question them-
selves about sustainably de-
signed housing, from a global
urban perspective that goes
beyond simply thinking about
the materials to be used.
Maria-Jose Prado Piccio-
Marchetti – Competitions
punctuate the professional life
of architects. Participating in a
European-wide competition as
a student is therefore a very
formative experience and an
opportunity to apply knowledge
acquired to work on a concrete
programme. Students must take
into account building materials
suppliers, a sector that is part
of the professional rather than
the academic world but which
plays a vital role in the way an
architectural process unfolds.
Giovanni Sasso – I think
ARCHIZINC CAMPUS is particu-
larly well designed because
it allows architecture schools
to get involved in a concrete
manner to seek innovative
architectural solutions.
The theme, which required
combining the structural and
environmental dimensions,
was a source of both creativity
and constraints, two parame-
ters that are vital in this type
of competition.
Was this second edition of
ARCHIZINC CAMPUS a good
vintage?
F.-H. J. – The winners dealt
very well with a subject that
is complex in its geography
and the impressive size of the
site which imposed, from an
urban densification perspec-
tive, drastic and therefore
difficult choices for students at
this stage of their studies. The
reflection on the integration
of the programme into its
surroundings, bioclimatic
operation of the buildings,
choice of materials, products
and systems is pertinent.
In the winning project, the
relationship with the river was
particularly well dealth with.
This enclosure, designed as
a south-facing space, has
balconies offering a new view
of the waterways.
They contribute to a well-
managed integration of the
building into its environment.
I also liked the installation
of zinc on the facade by the
French students (Joint special
mention), which gives a
certain visual fluidity as well
as serving as a sun-shield
(installed as a grid).
The other joint special
mention proposes a coherent
vision of the MADRID RIO
pre-requisites in environmen-
tal, urban and landscaping
terms
G. S. – Each of the projects
demonstrates that there is no
single response to an urban
architectural programme. The
winning teams demonstrated
their capacity to combine the
urban and natural elements
of the area, reconciling the
past with the present and the
future. In terms of sustainable
building, this approach for
me is as important as energy
efficiency and eco-materials.
What do you think of
the pertinence of zinc
solutions in complying
with environmental and
sustainable building
standards?
G. S. – Zinc is a very beau-
tiful material that provides
huge potential in design
terms. Its use is multi-faceted.
This material is a real asset
for architects who want to
express their creativity while
proposing solutions that
blend perfectly into their
surroundings.
M-J P. P.-M. - Zinc is very
suitable for sustainable
architecture because of its
specific qualities, especially its
longevity. Rolled zinc products
are recyclable and require very
little energy consumption du-
ring manufacturing compared
to similar materials. VMZINC®
solutions contribute to sustai-
nable building because they
have a very long lifespan and
age well in most climates.
Does eco-design feature
sufficiently on the
curriculum in architecture
schools?
M-J P. P.-M. – In Spanish
architecture schools, sustai-
nable building is increasingly
important. It’s a concept that
wasn’t discussed at all up to a
few years ago. Now it is very
rare to see projects that do
not take sustainability parame-
ters into account.
F.-H. J. - In French schools,
eco-design is also very poorly
integrated and sometimes
does not feature at all. This
is all the more regrettable
beause we urgently need
to design and build using
alternative solutions with the
lowest posssible grey energy
materials. Eco-building should
be taught across all subjects,
throughout the academic year.
What regulations govern
sustainable building in your
country?
F.-H. J. – Currently, the 2012
Thermal Regulation governs
sustainable building in terms
of energy efficiency, even
though, to my dismay, a
certain number of public and
office buildings, and tower
blocks may not comply with it.
But the 2012 Thermal Regula-
tion does not solve everything.
Standards and labels such
as the BBC (French Energy
Efficient Building label), also
contribute to optimising
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Interest in the ARCHIZINC
CAMPUS competition,
strong points of the
2013 winning projects,
influence of sustainable building
in their respective
countries: an exchange
of viewpoints between
three members of the
jury, Françoise-Hélène
Jourda, Maria-Jose Prado
Piccio-Marchetti and
Giovanni Sasso
Françoise-Hélène Jourda
Maria-Jose Prado Piccio-Marchetti
Giovanni Sasso
energy consumption. But
nothing is being done about
grey energy, i.e. the energy
consumed to manufacture
materials. Builders must be
encouraged to use materials
with low grey energy. But no-
thing is being done about this.
If a new building standard
were to be introduced,
I would suggest minimizing
grey energy to a percentage
per square metre. This being
said, I don’t really believe in
standards that are constantly
being avoided. I have more
faith in what I call the “self-
conscience” of builders and
people in general in terms of
building sustainable places for
housing, work and leisure. To
achieve this, nothing is better
than information!
G. S. – There is no coherent
national regulation or control
systems. In 2007, the Italian
government adopted a “new
plan for energy efficiency,
renewable energy and eco-
industry”. For example an
Energy Certificate is required
to obtain tax breaks for reno-
vations. Since 2010, more res-
trictive criteria were extended
to all new buildings. The
2008 Finance Bill encourages
energy-based upgrading of
buildings and use of alterna-
tive resources via tax breaks, a
law considered to be the most
effective way to promote the
reduction of energy consump-
tion and a sustainable building
culture.
However, it must be noted
that significant disparities exist
between the various regions
in Italy.
What are the main
challenges facing
sustainable building in your
respective countries?
M-J P. P.-M. – Spain is an
increasingly mature market as
far as sustainable building is
concerned, in terms of clients,
architects and end users.
Urban planning is changing.
We are moving from cities
they are spread out with large
spaces devoted to traffic and
a waste of infrastructures ser-
ving relatively small clusters
of housing to compact cities
made up of tower blocks that
provide greater energy and
resource efficiency.
F.-H.J. – There are many
challenges facing sustainable
building in France. These are
structural, technical and
cultural in nature as the
overall mentality is still one of
what I call a dream architec-
ture that is obsolete, made
up of air-conditioned concrete
buildings with glass facades
and no sun-shields. Architects
must fight to impose sustai-
nable building programmes.
It is difficult to get people on
board for a wooden building
project with a passive design
because not only does it cost
more, it also involves a totally
different architecture that de-
fines new modes of using and
maintaining buildings.
But these are projects with
optimised environmental and
energy footprints, that are
clean and generate very little
noise pollution. So what we
need in France is a radical
change in mentality on the
part of all the stakeholders.
And this is only possible if
politicians, clients, industrials,
materials manufacturers, ar-
chitects and the general public
are convinced of the urgent
need for change in building
in order for people to use less
and less materials consuming
high levels of grey energy
like concrete, steel, granite...
Currently it will take over one
thousand years to maintain
the Earth’s temperature as we
know it today.
But without drastically chan-
ging our practises, especially
our building practises, the
temperature will increase by
5°C between now and 2050.
These are good reasons to act
now, don’t you think?
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1ST PRIZEARGANZUELA AQUAPONICS
This project provides a vision of pragmatic renovation with a view to energy efficiency. The team
opted to preserve some of the buildings around the stadium. They changed some of the stands into
a panoramic green park featuring aquaponic plants (plants grown in “symbiosis” with fish farming)
designed for the Madrid climate and consistent with the notion of Slow Food.
The solar chimneys, wind turbines and photovoltaic panels use seasonal flows (heat and wind),
thus reducing ventilation in summer and retaining heat for the plants in the winter. The closed loop
rainwater and runoff evacuation system is used to water the vegetable garden and supply the
sanitary water system. The jury liked this coherent bioclimatic operation designed to cope with the
urban and climatic constraints of Madrid.
The jury members also chose this project for the pertinent and original way in which it uses the tech-
nical capacities of VMZINC® zinc and solutions. On the canal side, an immense cladding structure in
dark zinc (ANTHRA-ZINC®) serves both as a heat collector and a sun-screen. Pillars were “thickened”
with zinc to construct solar chimneys.
SCHOOL ESCUELA
TÉCNICA SUPERIOR DE
ARQUITECTURA (ETSA),
Madrid (Spain)
TEACHER:
JAVIER NEILA
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THE JURY’S
OBSERVATIONS
The relationship with
the river is especially
well managed. This
enclosed space,
designed to be open
to the south, has
balconies providing
spectacular views of
the waterways. These
contribute to the
integration of the
building into the
surrounding
environment.
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RAQUEL DONADO
Was the theme of the second edition of
ARCHIZINC CAMPUS one of the things that
motivated you to participate in the
competition?
Yes it was. Imagining a new use for an old building
was for us a very stimulating work perspective,
especially for a public space. It’s a bit like giving
new life to a structure nobody wants any more or
that is no longer of any use in its surroundings. The
programme imposed a series of major constraints.
A set of coercive specifications such as these is for
us a very appealing context in which to work
because it motivates us to push the boundaries of
our creativity. Finally, our curriculum rarely gives us
an opportunity to participate in a project in which
the key issue is environmental efficiency. So we
seized the opportunity!
What were your main choices and decisions
to meet these constraints?
The stadium was a huge obstacle, both visually
– because it obstructed the view of the river and
its banks - and in terms of the traffic flows
envisaged as part of the Madrid Rio project.
This is why we focused on opening up the space
while at the same time retaining certain
buildings so as to integrate it intuitively into the
new urban zone being developed. Changing part
of the stands into planted terraces at varying
heights creates areas for walking and provides a
brand new view of the city and the Madrid Rio
project. We also decided to divide the original
building in two. One part is exclusively devoted
to leisure activities and the other houses the
competition’s programme requirements:
municipal market, urban garden, business
incubator. And to meet the challenges of
sustainable building, we integrated various
bioclimatic solutions to manage resources and
use the wind and the sun according to the
seasons.
Had you already used zinc in your
architectural projects?
Yes, but we had used it in a conventional way. In
our ARGANZUELA AQUAPONICS project, we
wanted to experiment different, more innovative
ways of using zinc - like the dark ANTHRA-ZINC®
superstructure that captures heat and serves as a
sun-shield. This experience strengthened our
appreciation of this material and its sustainable
building qualities.
What is the point of this type of competition
in your opinion?
It’s an opportunity for us to measure ourselves
against students from other countries and to have
our project assessed by an international jury, which
is quite something! Working in a tandem was a
constant source of inspiration, we each pushed the
other’s boundaries. We would like to pursue the
positive dynamic initiated by ARCHIZINC CAMPUS in
a non-competitive context.
Three terms to define sustainable building
Taking care of the Earth!
INTERVIEW OF THE CANDIDATES
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ISAAC LEVY CACERES
Taking care of the Earth.
THE JURY’S
OBSERVATIONS
The building is well
designed in bioclima-
tic terms. The passive
(solar chimneys) and
active devices
(integrated solar
panels) ensure users’
comfort.
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2ND PRIZECALDERÓN GASTRONOMIC CENTRE
Why did you decide to participate in
ARCHIZINC CAMPUS?
This competition was presented to us as part of
our Bioclimatic Design Project class. We quickly
understood the potential this competition gave
us to increase our skills. The challenge to be met
also gave us an opportunity to contribute to
improving our city. As a team, we worked so well
that we are currently looking for other
competitions so we can continue working
together!
As students in Madrid, how did you organise
your work?
We organised a series of interviews with people
working or living on site to gain a better
understanding of the urban issues relating to the
site. Our main objective was to reflect on the
best way to change the stadium into a
completely new programme that would be
perfectly suited to our project, the Calderon
Gastronomic Centre. This approach is essential for
us because it is one of the main paradigms of
21st century architecture, which consists of
recycling obsolete buildings that contribute to
consolidating the urban fabric.
How did you use zinc in your project?
We knew the characteristics of zinc from our
materials class. But there’s a big difference
between theoretical knowledge and applying it
in a concrete manner. So we had to do some
extra work to understand all the possible uses of
zinc. Because right from the start, we decided to
use the material in an unconventional way, as
we did on the facade for example.
Would you like to pursue a career in
sustainable building?
Participating in ARCHIZINC CAMPUS has
strengthened our desire to continue working in
this direction. This being said, we don’t consider
sustainable building as an architectural segment,
but rather as a pre-requisite in the design stage
of a programme. We want to become responsible
architects.
Three terms to define sustainable building
Committed, social, vital.
CLARA MEDINA GARCIA
SCHOOL ESCUELA
TÉCNICA SUPERIOR DE
ARQUITECTURA (ETSA)
MADRID (SPAIN)
TEACHER:
JAVIER NEILA
As with the winning project, this team preserved certain elements of the stadium. At the heart of these
buildings, a greenhouse for growing local produce sits next to the vegetable gardens, installed above
the underground car parks. The programmatic response to the concept of a market is clear, precise and
in keeping with the requirements of the Madrid Rio project. The candidates also proposed an urban
park combining cultural and leisure activities, enhanced with a promenade above the vegetable
gardens. This urban strategy, which gives pride of place to diverse pedestrian flows, is one of the strong
points of the complex. The work on the facade with staggered strips of zinc is impressive. The jury also
highlighted the technical aspects of the project, which are very detailed and comprehensive. Apart
from the visual quality of the project, hierarchy and variety of elements are well expressed.
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INTERVIEW OF THE CANDIDATES
INIGO LORENTE
RIVEROLA
Committed, social, vital.
THE JURY’S
OBSERVATIONS
Installation of zinc on
the facade provides a
certain visual fluidity,
as well as creating a
sun screen (installed
on a bay). This switch
in use from a prosaic
element to an element
of architectural
cladding is
aesthetically
interesting.
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The team opted to entirely eliminate the existing site. The programmatic response to translating
the plot expresses an interesting landscaped urban strategy in line with the Madrid Rio project. The
students created vast spaces for promenades over two levels, connected by patios providing sunlight.
The play of shadow and light is original and pleasant. The stratum at level 0 houses a park that
integrates into the extension of the city. Level 2 features all the functional programmes in visual conti-
nuity with the canal. The jury liked the efficiency of the cross-section diagrams. The elimination of
all the existing buildings allowed the candidates to judiciously design topographic elements to direct
and evacuate maximum quantities of rainwater. The zinc downpipes act as a sort of “filter facade”. The
overall result is a realistic, intelligent project that really stands out from the other winning projects.
JOINT SPECIAL MENTION AG(U)AVE
What were the technical challenges you
met with?
Our project is partially buried and covered with an
accessible green roof. To support its weight, we
opted for a forest made up of concrete and zinc
columns. The main challenge was providing light
in this relatively deep space. Opening the roof at
various places enabled us to solve this problem
and highlighted the interaction between the
interior space of the market and the inhabited
ground. The open, low-lying location made the
concept of inside/outside really difficult to define.
How did you use zinc?
We tried to imagine innovative ways of using zinc,
to get off the beaten track. The forest of columns
that collect rainwater gives an aesthetic, sound
dimension to our project. We used zinc to create a
porous wall, with which we played to generate
daylight in the market.
In your opinion, what are the other strong
points of your approach?
We tried to anchor the project in the site in such a
way as to create a link between the Arganzuela
area, the river Manzanares and the Rio Madrid
promenade. We concentrated on an ecological
solution that works in a cycle. The topography of
the site makes it possible to collect rainwater in
winter and re-use it in summer. Waste from the
market is recovered for compost, which is used as
fertiliser for the garden, the vegetable garden and
the greenhouse.
Three terms to define sustainable building
Essential, global, respectful.
School Ecole Spéciale
d’Architecture (ESA),
Paris (France)
TEACHER:
CARL FREDERIK
SVENSTEDT
SARAH DELAUNAY
LEA RUBINSTEIN
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Essential, global,respectful.
AMANDA DUTRIEUX
THE JURY’S
OBSERVATIONS
The facilities house
an urban farm that
is one of the strong
points of this project.
The project provides a
coherent vision of the
prerequisites for the
Madrid Rio project in
environmental, urban
and landscape terms.
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In this project, the former site has been entirely eliminated. The programmatic response designed
by the students aims to lay out the site using systemic networked architecture. The four elements –
earth, wind, fire and water – that dominate the complex express an original manner of colonising the
space, which is both soft and geometric. The jury liked the way different scales were approached. In
this Italian style complex that is also reminiscent of the old fortified towns in the south of France, a
huge number of walkways were created within the various facilities. The candidates understood and
integrated the various functions required by the theme of the competition. From an agricultural and
energy point of view, the environmental strategy (collection of heat and water) seems pertinent.
JOINT SPECIAL MENTIONREALITY AS A CYCLE 4X4
What technical challenges were you faced
with?
The first was to design a project intended for a
neighbourhood and a city we had never visited.
We had to understand the urban, architectural
and environmental issues from photos and
descriptions. Then the main challenge was to
integrate our architectural project into a network
with that of the Madrid Rio project, which is
more fluid and tortuous. And all of this while
allowing the natural and artificial elements to
cohabit. We also had to work for the first time
ever on sustainable solutions such as the water
wall.
The circle and the figure 4 are the matrix for
your project. Why?
Our idea was to create a self-sufficient zone that
would take over the space in the following way:
resources are produced in the fields, used in the
business incubators, then sold and consumed in
the market. For us the circle was the most
appropriate architectural form to express the
constant renewal of the environment via the four
elements – earth, air, fire and water – and time
– through the four seasons. We designed the
market as a sort of vortex combining the four
buildings/elements. Its curved zinc roof, which
looks like a wave, gives a softness to the overall
geometric rigidity
.
Did you know the qualities of zinc before
this competition?
As part of our project, we used the various
properties of zinc. Its flexibility for the roof of the
market, its range of colour for the business
incubators and its modular panels for cladding,
which are in perfect harmony with the logic
behind our project.
Three terms to define sustainable building
Flexible, recyclable and sufficient investment.
VALENTINA TORRENTE
SILVIA MOTTO
School Universita di
Pavia, (Italy)
TEACHER:
ALESSANDRO GRECO
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MARIANNA GOTTI
Flexible, recyclable and sufficient investment.
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