It's a building that houses 163 houses distributed over five floors in height, two warehouses, storage rooms and garages
The block was already awarded in the year 2014 by the official College of architects of Madrid for its quality and good professional practice.
A building of 163 subsidised, promoted by the company Municipal de la Vivienda y Madrid flooring (EMVS) It has been awarded the XIII biennial Spanish of architecture and urbanism (BEAU).
The contest, that have been presented 449 proposals, It has recognized in its category of “Interventions in the periphery” the promotion Vallecas 69, commissioned by the EMVS study Olalquiaga architects.
The BEAU is one initiative of the Ministry of public works, through the General direction of architecture, Housing and land, in collaboration with the Superior Council of the colleges of architects of Spain (CSCAE), the Fundación Caja de Arquitectos and the Union of groups of Architects Planners, It is intended to reward the works and architectural and urban projects developed in Spain, both Spanish and foreign professionals, and of the efforts made by the Spanish in other countries.
Vallecas promotion 69, designed by architects Rafael, Paul and Alfonso Olalquiaga It is located in the District of Villa de Vallecas and houses 163 housing, two warehouses, storage and distributed over five floors in height and two underground garages. The building It combines urban space and the community with a volume that is fragmented and empties into some areas. Block courtyard, Although for private use, is visually connected with the outside.
Dwellings are equipped with a climate control mechanism: a foreign system of lamas for changing light conditions, sunlight and ventilation, as well as privacy. This element allows you to generate a continuous and ever-changing envelope at the time that helps create a unified and identifiable image building. This continuous enclosure hides a small outdoor terrace as a, you restore cross-ventilation to the room.
This award is in addition to the Prize obtained this same building in the year 2014, awarded by the official College of architects of Madrid (COAM), that he appreciated its architectural quality and good professional practice that represents.
The award-winning works, a total of 22, “They show different attitudes in the mode of intervene on heritage, the city and the landscape with professional and innovative solutions. They are contributions that improve the landscape and urban environments in which there are”, According to the minutes of the jury.
The architects responsible for the property, they now work in various representative projects for public administration, as the technical assistance for the rehabilitation of the plant is basement of the Palace of the Congress of Deputies. They have also been involved in the transformation of the Prado Museum and have carried out projects and consulting in architecture and urbanism, both in Spain and abroad.
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