OKE, New Culture House and Library of Ortuella by aq4 arquitectura
05/02/2013.
[VIDEO] By aq4 arquitectura. [Ortuella, Vizcaya] Spain
metalocus, SERGIO CIDONCHA.
metalocus, SERGIO CIDONCHA.
Memory of Project.
OKE is the new Ortuella Culture House, in the former mining area of Vizcaya. Today there is no extraction of iron sulfate. The valleys that previously received rusty sand dunes, now pile groups of metal ships lacquered in polygons. Everything has been erased, and there is no trace.
We have been lucky enough to build there, where a main street and a square can be joined. OKE looks from side to side through a road, as far as possible, to see and be seen from a distance in a precise approach maneuver.
It is a concrete structure that alternates bays of 380 and 750 centimeters, defining the empty space – filled space, where the program is finding its place to facilitate storage and different activities. It is a flexible organization for predictable and unpredictable uses of the house of culture. Each bay defines its own section.
Shaping the volumes that define the building to respond to the different topographic levels that delimit the place. From the topography of the valley, the roofs are displayed as facades.
Completing a new urban route where existing exterior spaces connect with different activities in the library, square and street.
Working with the topography to define two different access and uses that are set by the program. The parking entrance from the existing one on the square, can give direct access to Catalina Gibaja street (height 0.00 m).
Allowing the Multipurpose Room to function independently, with an access of 3.35 m as part of the new plaza, where different activities can be developed, although the rest of the building is closed.
We knew about the scale of the underground infrastructures. We wanted to build something that was there long ago, before the absurd polygons.
Text: aq4 arquitectura.
CREDITS:
Main architects: Ibon Bilbao España, Jordi Campos Garcia, Caterina Figuerola Tomás, Carlos Gelpí Almirall.
Team collaborators: Iván Pena, Alberto Berga, Javier González, Albert Duque, María Ruiz, Mónica Molas, Alessandra Sirianni, Marta Milà.
Promoter: Ayuntamiento de Ortuella.
Builder: UTE Urioste.
Date: 2011 (Finalization), 2008 (Initiation).
Project: New Culture House and Library in the mining area.
Surface: 3.480 m2 (Built), 930m2 (Urbanized).
Budget: 3.348.656 € (PEM).
Site: Calle Catalina Gibaja, Ortuella. Vizcaya, Spain.
aq4 arquitectura, was borned in Barcelona in 2003 and it is formed by Ibon Bilbao, Jordi Campos, Caterina Figuerola, Carlos Gelpí. Our work early received recognition by winning in 2003 and 2004 the two first awards in national competitions for public facilities. Following these awards we intensified our research through public competition and we were rewarded with another two concerning to equipment and housing. In 2007 we won the competition for UDC campus residential area of Coruña, which allowed us to open a new field of research within the university housing typology and timber construction. Lately we have won the first award for “Third graders and research staff Residence of the UPV” ( Basque Country University) in Leioa Spain.
We have been lecturers in various national and international centers such as in 2005 at the School of Archittetura da Venezia. Furthermore, we have been selected for various exhibitions.
They have been selected for the following exhibitions: RIBA Consortium. Jovespai Camp Redó market. Palma de Mallorca (2011); COAC. Architecture for Health. 18 years of healthcare architecture in Catalonia (2010); Architecture for Health. 18 years of healthcare architecture in Catalonia. Spain (2010); Own work. Housing. Techical Architecture School of A Coruña. Spain (2007); "Ortuellako Kultur Etxea". Culture house and Library in Ortuella. Vizacaya. Spain (2005).
In 2003, in collaboration with arquitecturaquatre in an architecture workshop, they received COAVN Architecture awards EHAEO, interior design for housing reform at Churruca Pier and they were selected for Mostra di Archittetura Biennale di Venezia 2000 with its proposal for EUROPAN 5.
In recognition of our work, we have been selected twice in the Exhibition Venice Biennale di Archittetura, within the space Contexts Vogadors in the 13th Exhibition and in 2000 for the Spainish Pavilion.
Ibon Bilbao España (Portugalete 1968). COAC 37285/4.
Today-1998 Associate teacher. Department of Architectural Design. ETSAB. UPC.
Today-2011 Member of AxA. Arquitectes per l’Arquitectura.
Today-2004 Member of architecture office “aq4 arquitectura”.
Today-2003 Visiting teacher. Master "La Gran Escala". ETSAB. UPC.
2005 Member of Expert Committee on architectural themes of GISA.
2003-96 Member of architecture office “arquitecturaquatre”.
2001-97 Collaborator of architecture office Bonell, Gil i Rego arquitectes.
1996 Architect for the ETS Arquitectura de Barcelona. UPC.
Jordi Campos i García (Barcelona 1968) COAC 33212/9.
Today-2005 Municipal Architect of ALP.
Today-2004 Member of architecture office “aq4 Arquitectura”.
2000-2003 Member of architecture office “arquitecturaquatre”.
2000 Architect for the ETS Arquitectura de Barcelona. UPC.
2000-97 Collaborator of architecture office Albert Pla i Gispert.
1997-96 Collaborator of Patronat Metropolità del Parc de Collserola.
Caterina Figuerola Tomás (Palma de Mallorca 1968). COAC 29000/9.
Today-2004 Miembro del estudio de arquitectura “aq4 Arquitectura”.
2003-96 Member of architecture office “arquitecturaquatre”.
2001-00 Collaborator of architecture office Ravetllat –Ribas arquitectes.
1998-96 Collaborator of architecture office Valcarce-Valls arquitectes.
1996 Collaborator of architecture office Josep Miàs arquitecte.
1996 Architect for the ETS Arquitectura de Barcelona. UPC.
Carlos Gelpí Almirall (Houston 1968). COAC 28377/0.
Today-1998 Teacher Dept. Construction of Architecture. ETSA La Salle. URL.
Today-2004 Member of architecture office “aq4 arquitectura”.
2001-97 Collaborator of architecture office Bonell, Gil i Rego arquitectes.
2003-99 Miembro UTE Rego. Xairó. Gelpí. Brufau. Barnés.
2000-98 Member of architecture office “arquitecturaquatre”.
1999-98 Collaborator of architecture office Albert Pla i Gispert.
1997-94 Collaborator of architecture office Eduard Bru arquitecte.
1996 Architect for the ETS Arquitectura de Barcelona. UPC.
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