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Lanzarote Dynamic Square Competition
El Cabildo de Lanzarote Competition for the city of Arrecife: Buildings in the Canary Islands, Spain
Dec 27, 2017
Lanzarote Dynamic Square Competition
# 015 Lanzarote Dynamic Square
Design contest by Rethinking Competitions
English text (scroll down for Spanish):
The Cabildo of Lanzarote has been trying since 1989 to reactivate and enhance the cultural attractiveness of Arrecife. The main objective of this project is to convert the El Almacén plaza (Arrecife) into an urban point of culture and social meeting. And with this contest it is intended to take an important step for it since the proposal will be built.
photo courtesy of Rethinking Competitions
Objectives:
? Sustainability and energy efficiency. The square with an area of more than 1000 m² can be a source of solar use either for the activities that are going to be developed as a possible source of power for the El Almacen building.
? Environmental Protection. The intervention must be respectful with the Environment, proposing a sustainable use.
? Treatment of facades of the surrounding buildings. The dividing wall of the adjacent building will be used as a white screen of Video Mapping that of a changing aspect to the square.
? Shadow: Elements will be available to hang different elements that shade the square. In addition to the need to include vegetation.
? Accessibility: i...