Introduction
The contamination of our atmosphere is a problem that affects all countries of the world, without exception, and specially the big cities, due to the high concentration of combustion vehicles that are found in relatively small areas.
Now a days almost any country, developed or emerging, counts with some sort of plan to control and restrict their level of emissions to the atmosphere. And each and every single one of those plans considers the limitation of the emissions produced by private vehicles as one of their key points to success
Brazil is without doubt one the major emerging countries of the beginning of this century, and it is here to stay! Brazil wants to make things right this time and has developed a very ambitious development plan that will allow the country to keep growing at an incredible fast pace, but also in a way that is sustainable and ecofriendly.
The transformation of Rio has already begun and the city is getting ready to receive millions of visitors that will come to follow the greatest sporting events in the world.
Brazil is without doubt one the major emerging countries of the beginning of this century, and it is here to stay! Brazil wants to make things right this time and has developed a very ambitious development plan that will allow the country to keep growing at an incredible fast pace, but also in a way that is sustainable and ecofriendly.
The transformation of Rio has already begun and the city is getting ready to receive millions of visitors that will come to follow the greatest sporting events in the world.
Jury’s voting process resume
Contest: Sustainable transport center in Rio (stcRIO)
Organized by: STCenters
Jury
Sergi Balaguer
Adolf Sotoca
Verena Andreatta
Manel Herce
Guest architect
Raimondo Pibirí
Calendar
From November 15, 2011 to February 29, 2012
Jury meeting
March 22, 2012
Winners Announcement
March 27, 2012
Gathered in Barcelona on Thursday, March 27, 2012
The jury establishes the following evaluation criteria unanimously.
1. The development of the contest program as a key element in the generation of the proposal. The integration of the new program in the environment should provide new solutions based on their uniqueness.
2. Understand the project stcRIO as an element that integrates a complex network of metropolitan scale charging stations in the city of Rio. A mesh that exceeds the limits of the site where the energy and information flows are the protagonists.
3. Ability of the proposal to integrate with the morphology of the urban structure of Ipanema. Treatment of public space and relation between the 2 spaces surrounding: The General Osorio square and Ipanema beach. Consolidation of the north and south facades.
4. The ability to represent the project as a whole, on one only panel. Quality of the documentation to present the proposal in a clear and concise way.
Review of the projects
The jury unanimously selected three proposals for first, second and third prize.
1st prize
Team
PRE-
Country
USA University: Yale School of Architecture / California Polytechnic University / Tulane University
Members
Brandon Hall, Brian Vargo, Annie Peyton
The energy required for the solution of the program and the integration of technology in the new buiilding, make the information and energy-flows, an essential feature of the project. The design emphasizes the integration of new technologies and the will of generate a complex urban network, where the stcRIO is the central element of the charging stations are integrated into Rio de Janeiro. The project responds to the environment in a clear and concise manner. With just a single gesture it resolves the volume, and the program.
2nd prize
Team
Aplat
Country
Spain University: ETSAB / Polytechnic of Turin
Members
Andrea Polato, Laia Torrente Ribé
Ability of the proposal to generate a unitary piece that responds significantly to the two major fronts of the site: The Square and the beach. Sensitivity in creating an attractive elevated inner public space that relates these two spaces whilst integrating the block’s interior courtyards.
3rd prize
Team
hma
Country
Spain University: Escola Técnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona ETSAB (UPC)/ ETSALS
Members
Héctor Manresa Albá, Juan Valgañón Alvarez
The architecture transcends the plot of land generating connections between the square and the beach at different levels. The architecture is understood as a communication infrastructure in an intensely used area. The ground floor is empty out, generating a rich longitudinal section that clogs the plot, softening it by means courtyards and differences of section.
Honorable mentions
The jury has chosen 5 projects that will receive an honorable mention:
MAUD (Mission with Architecture and Urban Design)
Country
USA University: Cal Poly Pomona
Members
Jae Uk Chung, Daniel Ok, Jenny Chung
AFE
Country
Italy University: Universidad Politécnica de Turín
Members
Andrea Rossi, Federica Rosaclot, Elisa Testa
Arche
Country
Chile University: Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Members
Jorge Mancilla López, Carla González Cortez, Erik Parraguez
MGRD
Country
France
Members
Gautier Duthoit, Roxane Mathieu
2ADJ
Country
Spain/USA
University
ETSAB / ETSAM / CC New York
Members
Josep Alcover Llubià, Albert Figueras Roca, Diana Mera Hernando, Alejandra Sánchez Pérez
