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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Madrid Tourist Information Pavilions in Spain by José Manuel Sanz Architects + Irene Brea

 
October 27th, 2016 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: José Manuel Sanz Architects

The tourist information devices are situated in different strategic places along the city:

Plaza del Callao, Paseo de Recoletos, Museo del Prado, Museo Nacional Reina Sofía  and in Paseo de la Castellana avenue, close to Santiago Bernabeu´s stadium.

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

  • Architects: José Manuel Sanz Architects + Irene Brea
  • Project: Madrid Tourist Information Pavilions
  • Location: Madrid, Spain
  • Photography: José Javier Cullen
  • Client: Madrid-Destino, Ayuntamiento de Madrid
  • Architect in Charge: José Manuel Sanz Sanz
  • Project team: Irene Brea Martínez, Leticia Llansó García, Luisa Santamaría Gallardo
  • Technical Project Manager: Irene Brea Martínez, Leticia Llansó García, Jaime Sanz de Haro, Javier Vila Navarro
  • Site Manager: Juan Antonio Santuy
  • Contractor: Olprim. Grupo Olmar
  • Project Year: 2016

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

Designed as special pieces in the urban city structure, these five small pavilions are situated within some of the most cultural and commercial city areas. Offering information, as well as different touristic products (ticketing, etc ), the pieces have been created  using the last available technology.

Pretending to be recognizable pieces, the devices are as well adaptable to different urban situations.

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

Each one has three different attention points where the services are offered. Parting from this point, these necessities generate the possibility of making three different spaces according to the different functions needed. Thus, the pavilion is configured as a clover ground floor which, in fact, is the one that offers the biggest possible perimeter. At the same time, the division of the roof geometry in two different planes makes an indispensable shadow area created for the raining and hot days.

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

To the end of including the pieces within the visual city structure, the pieces have been thought following principles of transparency and visual lightness. From the interior, the workers can feel they are, in fact, in an exterior space and, therefore visually included in the city.

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

The object is prefabricated, mounted and assembled in a short period of time, being its structure an ensemble of metallic tubes and screwed structural profiles. All the rest constructive elements are either fixed directly to this main structure, or to different substructures arising out of the main one. The support on the ground it is made through adjustable elements which permit the object adaptation to different places. The rain water is collected in the roof, driven through an interior object´s tube and finally directly dewatered to the street.

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

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Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

Image Courtesy © José Javier Cullen

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Image Courtesy © José Manuel Sanz Architects

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Image Courtesy © José Manuel Sanz Architects

Image Courtesy © José Manuel Sanz Architects

Image Courtesy © José Manuel Sanz Architects

Image Courtesy © José Manuel Sanz Architects

Image Courtesy © José Manuel Sanz Architects

Image Courtesy © José Manuel Sanz Architects

Image Courtesy © José Manuel Sanz Architects

Image Courtesy © José Manuel Sanz Architects

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