Valencia Projects 15 Created 12-Dec-07 By Mieke Vullings, Rotterdam, Netherlands Unicorn Theatre London, United Kingdom Keith Williams s theatre Past Serpentine Gallery Pavilions Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2003 City Hall The Big Blue 2000 Laban Dance Centre Canary Wharf Underground Station 5 Peckham Library Palau de les Arts 11 City of Arts and Sciences 12 L'Umbracle 13 Valencia, Spain garden, park, promenade 6 L'Hemisfèric 14 Valencia, Spain auditorium, cinema, planetarium 7 Luna Rossa Team Base 15 Valencia, Spain Renzo Piano boat house, workshop 8 London, United Kingdom Foster & Partners subway station 10 Valencia, Spain culture, park, urban plan London, United Kingdom Herzog and De Meuron education, culture 4 London, United Kingdom Ron Arad pavilion Veles e Vents Valencia, Spain dance theater, music theatre, opera London, United Kingdom Foster & Partners office, square 3 London, United Kingdom Oscar Niemeyer pavilion Valencia, Spain David Chipperfield s exposition space, leisure, pavilion, tourism, watch-tower London, United Kingdom OMA - Rem Koolhaas pavilion, park, gallery 2 Prince Felipe Science Museum 16 Valencia, Spain museum 9 London, United Kingdom Will Alsop library http://wwwmimoaeu/users/mieke/guides/valencia/ 1
photo: Hélène Binet photo: Hélène Binet Unicorn Theatre Tooley Street 147 SE1 2HZ London United Kingdom http://wwwunicorntheatrecom/ Unicorn Theatre is one of the leading producers of professional theatre for children in Britain Founded in 1947, their mission is to create amazing shows for children which are fun, challenging and exciting shows which rise to the challenge of a child s imagination The radical new project, a result of a 5 year collaboration between Keith Williams s, and the Unicorn team, is the most far reaching theatrical base for young pleople s drama anywhere in the UK It has been widely celebrated for its dramatic architecture and spaces, and the skilful handling of its complex formal programme on a very tight urban site The new building contains 3 theatres, rehearsal and education studios, foyer, café and bar, as well as the normal back stage spaces as green room, dressing rooms and the like On the south bank of the Thames, this new theatre will enrich the lives of over 100,000 children, their families and teachers every year 12-2005 3640 m² Interior architect, Theatre consultant Contractor Theatre consultant Structural engineer Keith Williams s MI_MOA Theatre Projects Consultants Mansell Construction Services Charcoalblue Arup Unicorn Theatre photo: Hélène Binet By underground: London Bridge: Northern (Bank branch) and Jubilee Lines Tower Hill: Circle & District and DLR (Tower Gateway) By Bus: 47, RV1, 381 Buses to London Bridge: 17, 21, 35, 40, 43, 48, 133, 141, 149, 343, 521, 705 Buses to Tower Hill: 15, 42, 78 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/mieke/guides/valencia/ 2
photo: Richard Bryant/arcaidcouk photo: Stephen White Past Serpentine Gallery Pavilions Kensington Gardens 1 W2 3XA London United Kingdom http://wwwserpentinegalleryorg/ Serpentine Gallery is one of London s best-loved galleries for modern and contemporary art Its Exhibition, ure, Education and Public Programmes attract approximately 750,000 visitors a year and admission is free Each Summer, the Serpentine commissions an internationally acclaimed architect to design a temporary Pavilion for its lawn The programme is unique worldwide Conceived by Julia Peyton-Jones, Director, Serpentine Gallery, the project represents a rare opportunity for architects to create a more experimental structure in the United Kingdom, where none of those invited has ever built before Those selected previously are Zaha Hadid, 2000, Daniel Libeskind with Arup, 2001, Toyo Ito with Arup, 2002, Oscar Niemeyer, 2003, MVRDV, 2004 (unrealised) and Álvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura with Cecil Balmond Arup, 2005 The Serpentine Pavilion 2006 was co-designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Rem Koolhaas and innovative structural designer Cecil Balmond photo: John Offenbach 10-2006 Main designer, Technical engineer OMA - Rem Koolhaas Alvaro Siza Vieira Daniel Libeskind Eduardo Souto de Moura MVRDV Oscar Niemeyer Toyo Ito Zaha Hadid s Arup Serpentine Gallery MI_MOA Open daily, 10am - 6pm Nearest Undergrounds: Knightsbridge, Lancaster Gate or South Kensington Buses 9, 10, 52, 94, 148 Metered parking in Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park Full disability access http://wwwmimoaeu/users/mieke/guides/valencia/ 3
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2003 Kensington Gardens 1 W2 3XA London United Kingdom http://wwwserpentinegalleryorg The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2003 was both simple and ingenious Built in steel, aluminium, concrete and glass, its ruby-red ramp contrasted with the surprise of a partly submerged auditorium, affording views across the park It also housed specially conceived wall drawings by Niemeyer The Pavilion conformed to Niemeyer's principle that every project must be summarized, caputed, in a simple 'sketch' and that once the support structure is finished the architecture should be more or less complete 6-2003 Oscar Niemeyer Serpentine Gallery Marieke_Mannens Open daily, 10am - 6pm Admission free Nearest Undergrounds: Knightsbridge, Lancaster Gate or South Kensington Buses 9, 10, 52, 94, 148 Metered parking in Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park http://wwwmimoaeu/users/mieke/guides/valencia/ 4
photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: David Baugh City Hall The Queens Walk 110 SE1 2AA London United Kingdom http://wwwlondongovuk/gla/city_hall The City Hall is located on the south bank of the Thames This distinctive glass globe is home to the Mayor of London, the London Assembly and the GLA It expresses the transparency and accessibility of the democratic process and demonstrates the potential for a sustainable, virtually non-polluting public building The building has no front or back: its shape is derived from a geometrically modified sphere This hybrid form is designed to minimise the surface area exposed to direct sunlight The design incorporates a number of features designed to make the building as green as possible Robert Townshend designed the surrounding public space City Hall usually takes part in London Open House, on the third weekend in September each year Check wwwlondonopenhouseorg for details 7-2002 18000 m² Main designer, Landscape architect Structural engineer Building costs consultant Foster & Partners Townshend Landscape s Arup Davis Langdon & Everest Greater London Authority (GLA) Marieke_Mannens Members of the public may visit parts of City Hall Monday to Friday from 8am to 8pm To visit as much of the interior as possible, including the ramp down to the debating chamber, look out for opportunities in London's annual late-september 'open house' weekend (wwwlondonopenhouseorg) Underground and rail stations: London Bridge (Jubilee and Northern lines and mainline station), Tower Hill (Circle and District lines), Tower Gateway (Docklands Light Railway) Buses: 42, 47, 78, 381, RV1 River services: to London Bridge City Pier, also Tower Millennium Pier and St Katharine's Pier - see Transport for London - river services Bicycle: bicycle racks are available at City Hall, on the south side of the building by Potters Fields Park http://wwwmimoaeu/users/mieke/guides/valencia/ 5
The Big Blue 2000 Canada Square 10 E1 4 London United Kingdom Situated in Canada Square, this was designed both as the skylight of the shopping mall below and as a sculptural image above ground, especially when the blue lights around it reflect off the curved under-surface Many of the locals refer to it as the "Flying Saucer" The Big Blue is a huge, asymmetric glass fibre object which rests on a ring of structural glazing, making it appear as if it were floating above the ground Its bold sci-fi looks are typical of the vitality Arad brings to all his commissions and exemplifies the way in which he has made the avant-garde accessible 1998 Landscape architect, Interior architect Ron Arad Marieke_Mannens Canary Wharf Group 24/7 situated in public space London Underground Jubilee Line to Canary Wharf River Travel from the Embankment to Canary Wharf throughout the day Parking: Follow signs for Cabot Square or Canada Square car parks Cabot Square is accessed from the lower level of Westferry Circus roundabout http://wwwmimoaeu/users/mieke/guides/valencia/ 6
photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Laban Dance Centre Creekside SE 8 3DZ London United Kingdom http://wwwlabanorg The building is designed by award-winning architects Herzog & de Meuron Purpose-built for dance training, it is the largest and best equipped contemporary dance school in Europe The fully accessible building supports the needs of dance with specialist facilities By day the building's semi-translucent cladding allows traces of dance and movement to be visible through the walls By night, the building becomes a coloured beacon with light and movemnt spilling out illuminating the surrounding area Only certain sections (cafe, pilates studio and health suite) of the building are open to the public on a daily basis However, they offering weekly guided tours, for more information or to book a tour see the guided tours section or contact the External Relations team tours@labanorg photo: Naomi Schiphorst Project is not public! 2-2003 7800 m² Structural engineer Landscape designer Artist Theatre consultant Contractor Project manager Herzog and De Meuron Whitby Bird & Partners Vogt Landschaftarchitekten Michael Craig-Martin Carr & Angier Ballast Construction Arup The Laban Centre Marieke_Mannens The cafe and other public areas of the building are open 900pm - 500pm Monday to Friday There are weekly tours of the whole building for more information see website Laban Please do not come to the building expecting to be able to see the whole building as the students are the main priority and Laban needs to keep the disruption to a minimum, thanks for you understanding The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) offers a frequent service to Cutty Sark station which is a few minutes walk from Laban The DLR joins to the London Underground at Monument / Bank (Central, Circle and District Lines), Shadwell (East London Line), Canary Wharf (Jubilee Line) and Stratford (Central Line) At Cutty Sark turn right out of the station and right again on to Creek Road Take the second left after the bridge, Creekside and Laban is a on your left (10 min walk) http://wwwmimoaeu/users/mieke/guides/valencia/ 7
Canary Wharf Underground Station Canary Wharf Station 1 E14 5AB London United Kingdom http://wwwtflgovuk/ Canary Wharf Underground Station is built in a hollow of the former West India Dock It is intensively used, with more peak time travellers than those using Oxford Circus Constructed using 'cut-and-cover' techniques, the station itself is entirely underground The only elements of the building that are visible externally are the vaulted glass canopies above the entrances The roof of the station - the building's 'lid' - has been landscaped as a public park, with grass, trees, seating, fountains and paths On entering the station concourse from either the platforms or from surface level at Canary Wharf, the large size of this space makes a notable impact 1999 31000 m² Infrastructure consultant Structural engineer Foster & Partners Land Use Consultants Arup Jubilee Line Extension Project (JLEP) Marieke_Mannens Monday - Saturday: 6 am to midnight Sunday and public holidays: 8 am to 11 pm Travelling time from Canary Wharf, via the Jubilee Line, to London Bridge, is 7 minutes, to Waterloo 11 minutes, to Westminster 13 minutes, to Green Park 15 minutes and to Baker Street 20 minutes Canary Wharf Docklands Light Railway and Jubilee Line stations are in zone 2 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/mieke/guides/valencia/ 8
Peckham Library Peckham Hill Street 122 SE15 5JR London United Kingdom The building is a key element of the ongoing Peckham Square Project which is transforming the identity of the centre of Peckham It is a reinvention of what is expected of a public library building and a building of unusual boldness, and what Alsop s call? 'architectural generosity' The library is one element of the new public community facilities on the new Peckham Square The five-storey building comprises a branch library space on the upper two floors, a 'One Stop Shop' Southwark Council advice unit on the ground floor, separately accessible from the Square, and the council's Education and Training Advice Centre for Adults on the first floor All three elements operate different opening hours and staff 1999 Acoustics consultant Structural engineer Technical engineer Lighting designer Contractor Will Alsop AAD Adams Kara Taylor Battle McCarthy Janet Turner Sunley Turriff Southwark Education & Leisure Services Marieke_Mannens : Mon, Tue, Thu and Fri: 9:00hrs to 20:00hrs Wed: 10:00hrs to 20:00hrs Sat: 9:00hrs to 17:00hrs Sun: 12:00hrs to 16:00hrs The library is located on the plaza at the junction of Peckham Hill Street and Peckham High Street close to Peckham Rye rail station http://wwwmimoaeu/users/mieke/guides/valencia/ 9
photo: ACM 2006/Photo: Miracle Candela photo: ACM 2006/Photo: Miracle Candela Veles e Vents Port America's Cup 1 46024 Valencia Spain http://wwwportamericascupcom/ Grandstand, pit stop and VIP centrepiece, David Chipperfield's America's Cup Pavilion was constructed under extreme time pressure and is now the jewel in the crown of Valencia's ingenious new urban marina: Port America s Cup A homage to the speed and elegance of ocean racing with sharp edges and dramatic light and shadethe city invested 500m euros in the infrastructure: the innermost basin of the docks was separated from the container port by an newly built channel, connecting it to the sea The port is only 3000 meter from the city centre The architect: the brief was to build something exciting where people could congregate to watch the racing So the idea of using the building to create shaded platforms was important It has to be place where you can stand outside as much as inside You re here to look out at sea and that s where I put the emphasis You re continuously aware of the long view to the sea and on the other side the view into the port photo: Wojtek Gurak 6-2006 10000 m² Lighting designer Associate architect David Chipperfield s Artec Luminotecnia b720 arquitectos Consorcio Valencia 2007 MI_MOA http://wwwmimoaeu/users/mieke/guides/valencia/ 10
photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd Palau de les Arts Pont de Monteolivet 1 46013 Valencia Spain http://wwwlesartscom This is the final segment of Valencia's 'City of Arts and Sciences', following the opening of L Hemisfèric in 1998, the Prince Felipe Science Museum and L Umbracle in 2000 and the opening to the public of L Oceanogràfic in 2003 The building is designed with a dual intention: that of acting as a multi-hall auditorium and also forming an urban landmark It is used as an opera house, dance and music theatre The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía has 4 different halls and also has facilities for teaching and other activities closely connected with the artistic and cultural fields The roof is the most representative part of the complex The roof or plume is the most structurally spectacular detail, 230m in length and 70m in height, while the two shells which embrace the building on the outside are made of laminated steel with an approximate weight of 3,000 tons and feature delicate ceramic work (trencadís) on the outside photo: Wojtek Gurak 2004 37000 m² Generalitat Valenciana anandi_schiphorst Depending on the agenda of performances Check the website of the City of Arts: http://wwwcaces/palau/ Motorway A-7 and N- 340 road: go across the Comunidad Valenciana from North to South Motorway A-3: connects Madrid and Valencia Motorway 234: connects Valencia with Aragón, Castilla-León and the north of the Iberian Peninsula Valencia coach station is located on the bank of the former course of the River Túria This is the stopping place for regular services arriving from all over Spain Just cross the river and catch EMT The following EMT buses reach the project: 19, 35, 95 y 40 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/mieke/guides/valencia/ 11
photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott City of Arts and Sciences Pont de Monteolivet 1 46013 Valencia Spain http://wwwcaces/ Built in the dried up river bed of the Turia, the City of the Arts and Sciences is an architectural ensemble comprising a science museum (El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe), planetarium (L'Hemisfèric), opera house (El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía), promenade (L'Umbracle) and a parking structure Built between 1998 and 2003, the buildings are surrounded by shallow pools Two streamlined bridges, also designed by Calatrava, cross the promenade between the opera house and the planetarium Other than the water, Calatrava also used white concrete and shattered tiles to tie the various buildings together into a whole Closest to the city centre, the 75m high opera house acts as an urban landmark Its most striking features are the shell that wraps the building?s volumes as well as an enormous cantilevered plume The planetarium occupies the centre of the complex Like a colossal eye, its glass facades open to reveal the spherical theatre photo: Bjorn Utpott 2003 Generalitat Valenciana Bjorn_Utpott Acces to l'hemisferic: Open from 10:00 h to 21:00 h Motorway A-7 and N- 340 road: go across the Comunidad Valenciana from North to South Motorway A-3: connects Madrid and Valencia Motorway 234: connects Valencia with Aragón, Castilla-León and the north of the Iberian Peninsula Valencia coach station is located on the bank of the former course of the River Túria This is the stopping place for regular services arriving from all over Spain Just cross the river and catch EMT The following EMT buses reach the project: 19, 35, 95 y 40 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/mieke/guides/valencia/ 12
photo: Anandi Schiphorst photo: Anandi Schiphorst L'Umbracle Pont de Monteolivet 1 46013 Valencia Spain http://wwwcaces/umbracle Following catastrophic flooding in 1957, the river was diverted in the southern section of the city and the old riverbed, now dry, it created a 10 km long park crossing the city centre It was here that it was decided to locate the new complex of the City of Arts and Sciences, on flat land on the right bank of the final stretch of what was once the River Turia L Umbracle is the entry port to the City of Arts and Sciences It is shaped by a succession of 55 fixed arches and 54 floating arches of 18 meters high On them grows climbing plants, which will provide shade along the whole landscaped walk and will give a feeling of a "Winter Garden" Planted with native species, palms, orange trees, rock roses, mastic trees, rosemary, bougainvillea, that change shape and colour with every season, create different ambiences over the course of the walk Inside the structure is an outdoor art gallery, called the Stroll of the Sculptures with nine sculptures from contemporary authors photo: Wojtek Gurak 10-2002 7000 m² Generalitat Valenciana anandi_schiphorst Free acces 24/7 Valencia coach station is located on the bank of the former course of the River Túria This is the stopping place for regular services arriving from all over Spain Just cross the river and catch EMT EMT buses: 19, 35, 95 y 40 Motorway A-7 and N- 340 road: go across the Comunidad Valenciana from North to South Motorway A-3: connects Madrid and Valencia Motorway 234: connects Valencia with Aragón, Castilla-León and the north of the Iberian Peninsula http://wwwmimoaeu/users/mieke/guides/valencia/ 13
photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Anandi Schiphorst L'Hemisfèric Pont de Monteolivet 1 46013 Valencia Spain http://wwwcaces/ Over a 2 km axis along the former course of the River Turia, 5 main sections share their cultural purpose and give people the chance to participate in a futuristic and unique architectural complex, in large open spaces: L'Hemisfèric, the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum, L'Umbracle, L'Oceanogràfic and the Palau de les Arts The planetarium L Hermisfèric was the first section opened to the public It represents a huge human eye that comes alive and opens up to the world: the "Eye of Wisdom" With over 45 million spectators, this is the only auditorium in Spain with a concave screen, 24 m in diameter, showing three audiovisual performances: representations of astronomical phenomena in the Planetarium, IMAX giant-screen films and state-of-the-art Omniscam Laser displays at the Laserium Over the years, L Hemisfèric has held courses, scientific lectures and exhibitions on astronomy, as well as hosting meetings for organizations involved in giant-screen cinema and planetariums photo: Wojtek Gurak 4-1998 14000 m² Generalitat Valenciana anandi_schiphorst Open from 10:00 h to 21:00 h Please check website wwwcaces for scedules of films Valencia coach station is located on the bank of the former course of the River Túria This is the stopping place for regular services arriving from all over Spain Just cross the river and catch EMT EMT buses: 19, 35, 95 y 40 Motorway A-7 and N- 340 road: go across the Comunidad Valenciana from North to South Motorway A-3: connects Madrid and Valencia Motorway 234: connects Valencia with Aragón, Castilla-León and the north of the Iberian Peninsula http://wwwmimoaeu/users/mieke/guides/valencia/ 14
photo: Enrico Cano photo: Enrico Cano Luna Rossa Team Base Calle del Doctor Juan José Dòmine 46011 Valencia Spain photo: Enrico Cano In June 2007, the final race of the 32nd America's Cup started Following the victory of the Swiss Alinghi team in 2003, the race returned to Europe after 150 years Switzerland being landlocked, Valencia was selected to host the event and Renzo Piano was asked to design the Italian Luna Rossa team's operating base in the Spanish city Piano has personified the programme, the race and its history in the building's skin The unusual construction is made of 50 recycled Kevlar sails that have been used in races in recent years The sails were preassembled on aluminium frames To improve its technical performance, and particularly its rigidity, the cladding was reinforced with polycarbonate panels; special sails were used to keep out wind and water The 485 panels form a semi-transparent patchwork box, reminiscent of a cubist sculpture Public access unknown! 2006 Cooperating designer Cooperating designer Cooperating designer Renzo Piano E Baglietto F Cappellini O Teke Prada SpA Kirsten_Hannema Located on the waterfront in Valencia's harbour http://wwwmimoaeu/users/mieke/guides/valencia/ 15
photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Bjorn Utpott Prince Felipe Science Museum Pont de Monteolivet 1 46013 Valencia Spain http://wwwcaces/ Set up by the Regional Government of Valencia, the 'City of Arts and Sciences' has become an international landmark and the symbol of Valencia's ambition to present an image to the world based on cultural tourism and dynamism Over a 2 km axis along the former course of the River Turia, 5 main sections share their cultural purpose and give people the chance to participate in a futuristic and unique architectural complex, in large open spaces: L'Hemisfèric, the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum, L'Umbracle, L'Oceanogràfic and the Palau de les Arts This spectacular building covering over 40,000 m2 is designed to allow ordinary people to get closer to science and technology It resembles a prehistoric-skeleton the longitudinal building, with the repetition of the modular, transversal sections along the whole length of the site, is a spatial tour de force photo: Bjorn Utpott 10-2000 40000 m² Generalitat Valenciana Bjorn_Utpott Low season: from 02/01 to 30/06: 10:00 19:00 h High season: from 01/07 to 30/09: 10:00 21:00 h Valencia coach station is located on the bank of the former course of the River Túria This is the stopping place for regular services arriving from all over Spain Just cross the river and catch EMT EMT buses: 19, 35, 95 y 40 Motorway A-7 and N- 340 road: go across the Comunidad Valenciana from North to South Motorway A-3: connects Madrid and Valencia Motorway 234: connects Valencia with Aragón, Castilla-León and the north of the Iberian Peninsula http://wwwmimoaeu/users/mieke/guides/valencia/ 16