EXTRASTUDIO's Awarded Proposal at Fundación COAM, Madrid

If you’re in Madrid this week, hurry to see the remaining days of the exhibition of the competition entries for Madrid’s Valdebebas Urban Park at the Colegio de Arquitectos de Madrid. The exhibit will remain open to the public until October 1st at the Fundación COAM.

One of the exhibited entries is the proposal by Portuguese EXTRASTUDIO in collaboration with landscape architects Oficina dos Jardins that reached an honorable mention. Here is a description from the architects:

The joint venture between EXTRASTUDIO and the landscape architects Oficina dos Jardins, was awarded an Honorable Mention on the International Competition for Madrid´s Valdebebas Urban Park. The competition, developed in two phases, selected 6 proposals for a second phase. EXTRASTUDIO’s proposal was ranked 4th among 163 international practices.

Valdebebas new urban park, with an area of 80 hectares, is part of Madrid´s largest expansion plan, which includes Real de Madrid’s new Sport City, the new IFEMA extension (Madrid’s Trade Fair Centre), the new Barajas airport terminal and Campus de Justicia, with projects by Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, Foreign Office Architects and Zaha Hadid.

EXTRASTUDIO’s proposal, Enlace, features a park generated by an organic system of fluxes, for pedestrians and bicycles, connecting the overall urban fabric. Focusing specially in self-sufficiency and sustainability, the proposal incorporates a system of water reservoirs and superficial drainage channels, los caminos energéticos, emancipating the park’s watering needs in a low-cost strategy.

The jury report highlights the wide pedestrian path network creating public clearings, the introduction of educational facilities for organic vegetable production and the creation of a system of water reservoirs.

Credits:
Architecture: EXTRASTUDIO - João Ferrão, João Costa Ribeiro, Maria João Oliveira, Tiago Pinhal, Madalena Atouguia, Sónia Oliveira,Daniela Freire, Evelina Betina, Andreia Teixeira, Manuel Sanchez-Vera, Pablo Vaggione;
Landscape architecture: OFICINA DOS JARDINS - Inês Bordado, Sónia Caldeira, Inês Valadas, Sílvia Figueira: Bartolomeu Perestrelo;
Landscape architecture consultants: CITEREA;
Foundations & structural engineering, services, traffic, Irrigation, electrical, fire & safety and sustainability consultants: SENER -Jesús Rodrigues, Carolina Suárez, Osvaldo Gandini, Rosario Díaz, José Moro, Nora Larrea, César Marrón, David Ocio, Carlos Villanueva, José Arana, Javier Vázquez, Natalia Artigas, Cristina Alonso, Ana Bueno, José Antonio Galletero, Isabel Navarro, Gabriela Pereyra, Juan Francisco Paz, María del Lluc Sierra