Bayonne Miradour is the name of the mixed building designed by Josep Lluís Mateo that we already published here and of which we now present a new video filmed by the Chilean filmmaker Pablo Casals Aguirre, who revisits the project in France, developing the idea of the project as gate to the city, while showing the interaction of its residents with the building and its open spaces.
The film focuses on three important aspects of the proposal of the Barcelona architecture studio Mateo Arquitectura: first, the volume of the building as the main protagonist. The way it is sculpted and emptied. This is followed by an understanding of the program, which represents the organization of a large urban density and a mixed-use program. Finally, the large landscaped spaces generating empty spaces in the built mass that allow natural lighting and ventilation in the interior spaces.
The film focuses on three important aspects of the proposal of the Barcelona architecture studio Mateo Arquitectura: first, the volume of the building as the main protagonist. The way it is sculpted and emptied. This is followed by an understanding of the program, which represents the organization of a large urban density and a mixed-use program. Finally, the large landscaped spaces generating empty spaces in the built mass that allow natural lighting and ventilation in the interior spaces.
The perimeter adapts to the spatial and contextual conditions. The south and east facades, most exposed to traffic, are protected from noise by a double-glazed cladding that creates a conservatory terrace with high energy quality. Its sloping cornice offers the built mass an added dynamism, accompanying traffic that runs tangential to the building. Where it faces west, the volume is broken down, and its envelopes are reflecting metal: this is where Mateo Arquitectura allows light and air into the courtyard. Lastly, towards the river - to the north-, the horizontal terraces follow the geometry of the water.
Secondly, the park, where the ground is protagonist -vegetation, transparency, public space, pedestrian connectivity. Reorganization of circulation around the approach to the henri grenet bridge, building a viaduct to enable pedestrians to cross below and transform the area into a space that is truly urban, not just for cars. this space includes a massive presence of vegetation as a backdrop to the scene.
Ultimately, the rivadour residences — a line that Mateo Arquitectura had to build. The complex closes the urban space and is a continuous block that follows the river before breaking off towards the city. at its end, it rises up to accommodate a hotel. This continuous line forms the limit between the park and the approach to the bridge, and dialogues with the existing urban complex at a smaller scale. the permeable ground floor guarantees pedestrian continuity through the new urban space.
