Lanzarote Dynamic Square

Description

reTH!NKING team is delighted to introduce the new competition: Lanzarote Dynamic Square. The competition consists of the realization of a project that provides the city of Arrecife with an open space for the people. The main objective of this project is to turn El Almacén square into an urban point of culture and social encounter.

Objectives

The main objective of this project is to turn El Almacén square into an urban point of culture and social encounter. For this, the following factors must be taken into account:

•Shade: in a place where the temperature is stable all year round, with 24ºC in summer and 17ºC in winter, it is important to foresee areas of surplus in an urban void such as this.

•Biosphere Reserve: An important factor to take into account, as we have previously said, is the recognition of Lanzarote as a Biosphere Reserve. This implies that any initiative has as its premise respect for the environment, protection of the environment and natural resources and sustainable development.

•Energy efficiency. The use of renewable energies will be valued both to supply the plaza and the Cultural Innovation Center “El Almacén”.

•Vegetation: it is also recommended to provide green areas

•Storm Tank. You can not raise buildings under ground or large trees. (You do not have to define this object)

•Demolition: The demolition of the existing building that “breaks” the plaza. Enabling a more quadrangular square and a greater opening to the surrounding streets.

•Mediating: The dividing wall with the adjacent building must be respected as a video projection space (video mapping) giving the square a changing quality every so often

All students and architects  or related professions anywhere in the world can participate in the contest.

Participation can be individual or in groups, being eight (8) the maximum number of members. Team members can be from all disciplines (artists, philosophers, photographers, etc.), being mandatory, the presence of an architect.
It is allowed that members are from different universities and countries. This competition is a pre-phase for the recruiting of the winner team for the realization of the project, therefore is IT IS INDISPENSABLE to have a qualified architect in the team. The architect must be spanish or at least to be compromised to associate with a spanish architect for the construction of the project.The price of registration is the price that each participating team much pay, regardless of the number of members.In case that one team or participant wants to submit more than one proposal for the same competition must register twice (or as many as want to present projects) paying the appropriate fee each time. Under no circumstances should the participation of any juror, or anyone organizing professional agency relationship with any of the above will be accepted.