과거의 시간안에 밀집된 도시를 축소하여 재구성합니다.
콘크리트, 강철, 유리 그리고 황금빛 화강암으로 만들어진 커뮤니티 스페이스는
마드리드의 부족한 커뮤니티를 위한 공간으로 제안되며 문화재단에서 운영하는
보육시설과 노인센터 그리고 각종 커뮤니티를 이루는 스포츠 센터 및 음악학교로 구성됩니다.
건축적 유산은 후손에게 물려준 소중한 자산이지만 고 농축되어
현재의 공간마저 경직시키는 현재의 시간안에 우리는 자연을 갈망하게 됩니다.
여기 커뮤니티 센터 내부에 위치한 중정- 그린스페이스-은 이와같은
갈증을 조금이나마 해소시켜주는 탈출구로 마드리드의 작은 커넥션 허브가 됩니다.
아직 마드리드를 가보진 못했지만 대단히 밀집된 건축공간 안에 숨쉴 곳은
어디인지 궁금해 집니다. 과거의 공간을 훼손하지 않는 범위에서 조화롭게
현대적인 공간으로 재구성한 프로그램의 조닝이 돋보입니다.
reviewed by SJ
On February 15 2005, an agreement was signed between the City of
Madrid and the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid (COAM) to
coordinate a set of actions towards the restoration of the complex of
Escuelas Pías de San Antón, that had suffered a fire few years before.
It included an architectural competition and the subsequent development
of the winning project.
The main goal of such agreement was to impulse the restoration and
insertion of a mixed-use program of social interest, one that would
revitalize Escuelas Pias’ urban context. Such program included the new
headquarters for COAM and the COAM Cultural Foundation, a nursery, a day
care and senior center, sport facilities and a music school. Extensive
underground parking space was also to be built, covering both the needs
of the new buildings and nearby residents.
Architects: Estudio Gonzalo Moure – Gonzalo Moure Lorenzo
Location: Escuelas Pías de San Antón, Madrid, Spain
Design Team: Myriam Pascual Luján, Pedro Barranco Vara, Jose
María Cristobal González, Marcos S. Gutiérrez, Fernando Ruiz Martínez,
Enrique Carreras Rufín, David Torres Barrón, Pablo Matilla Pérez, David
Manso Pulido, Verónica San José González
Structure Consultant: Juan Carlos Salvá
Installation Consultant: Ignacio Menéndez-Azcárraga, Integral Ingeniería
Photographs: Jorge Crooke Carballal
All of this should be done without interfering with the religious services that take place in the church of San Antón, included in the complex, and which is object of a restoration as well. As an indispensable condition, a public-access, green open area is set as core of the complex. The program is regarded as an opportunity to consolidate a very diverse array of activities and interests in a single architectonic response.
The total built area for Escuelas Pías de San Antón is 5878 sqm, of
which 628 belong to the baroque church of San Antón, a declared
“Building of Cultural Interest” by architect Pedro Ribera that is
completely embedded within the complex an constitutes the only part that
didn’t suffer the progressive ruination that affected the rest of the
lot.
The value that the project seeks is to create a serene -yet full of
lively contentment- atmosphere. New ledge continuity in the preserved
facades is also proposed, as the complex never had it, thanks to a
loggia-balcony that dematerializes during the day and transforms into a
vibrant lantern at night, hovering over the city,…above a garden. A
place of quietude, of serenity, that embraces life,…a place for reunion.
A surprise, an “accent” to the city.
A secluded space with an open character. A place where trees are
discovered through transparency at street level. A garden in this dense
part of the city…an open space that allows to breathe, where life
unwinds naturally. Architectural atmospheres with a whisper-like quality
to them; honest and clear construction; a doric attitude, an
approximation to essence where matter reveals its natural values…the
understanding that, “in architecture, honesty is an intellectual
position“.
It is predominantly built with just concrete, steel, glass and golden
granite. “The shade of a tree” is here regarded as a space of
unparalleled value. The true transformation of an urban space is
produced both through its buildings as well as its trees. If we are able
to pass on a garden with trees in this part of the city as inheritance
to our children, we will have built valuable urban heritage.
from archdaily