UNFURLING THE DRAGON

From the brief:

“The Gaudi La Coma Artists’ Residences is the first in a series of design competitions run in partnership with the Gaudi Knowledge Association and Inngenium Lab to celebrate Gaudi’s intellectual heritage. For this competition, participants are asked to submit designs for a sustainable artists’ residence and education complex called “La Coma”. It will be located in Huesca, Spain, and would need to follow Antoni Gaudi’s design values and principles of sustainability, functionality, aesthetics, and innovation. The jury is looking for designs that have the potential to become iconic landmarks while still remaining sensitive to the natural surroundings.”

Partnership between BUILDNER, Gaudi Knowledge and Inngenium Lab.

In order to understand The Great Master Gaudi, we posed the following questions …

Creating contemporary urbanism: How, as architects, can we come up with a possible model of reinterpretation of Gaudi’s style of architecture, which is an updated/contemporary version of the historic-cultural heritage of the place, which embodies a temporal and personal approach ? To ensure a design that draws inspiration from a comprehensive knowledge of the site (Fantova Town) and the events connected to it.

Novel construction techniques: What are the possibilities for design interventions that would involve Gaudi’s visionary approach, which was always way ahead of his time ? How can we reimagine/reframe processes to design for and with communities ? How can we challenge the traditional rules of compositions and explore the possibilities offered by different materials and construction technologies ?

A space for one, a space for everyone: How can we create an architectural environment which can thus be identified as a tangible solution to community needs which are branching across various disciplines that emanate out of a collaborative alliance ?

The meaning within: How to create an architectural language for the space which is characterised by a strong evolved character, based on the profound bond between man and space ?

Challenging the dimensions: Mastering a unique scale using physics and geometrical analysis.