Vícar, Almería, Spain

Theatre

National Competition, First Prize

SSA - Solinas Serra Architects -, Nicolás Carbajal Ballell, Gabriel Verd Gallego

Abstract

This landmark building, thought as a urban piece able to propose a new order, a more complex one than that accomplished by the freestanding volumes of the adjacent buildings, takes a typically Spanish, lively approach to cladding flat surfaces, with a combination of brass, bronze and plain copper strips. The building, in the central area of this colonial town in the western area of Almeria, consists of a series of rectangular masses differentiated with either horizontal or vertical regular cladding patterns. The entire theatre, with a capacity for 400 spectators, is raised on a plinth to create a series of public spaces – maximising combination of light and shade – where the copper cladding is continued. An abstract version of a giant classical portico frames the entrance.

RECEIVED AWARDS

Honorific Mention in the “L Exposición de Otoño”. Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Saint Isabel of Hungry. Seville, Spain, 2001.

Architectural Design Award and Award for Innovation given by The Copper In Architecture. Edition 13, London, United Kingdom, 2007.

TECU Architecture Award 2007, Public Buildings category given by KME Germany AG. Essen, Germany, 2007.

DEDALO MINOSSE International Prize’s Mention for building commissioners. Vicenza, Italy, 2008.

INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AWARDS 2008. Selected Work. Europe and USA expositions. Chicago, USA, 2008.

Work selected to participate in the exposition presented by Spain in parallel to the Sustainable Building 2008 World Conference (SB08). Technical Seminary organized by the Spanish Institute of Foreign Commerce (ICEX). Melbourne, Australia, 2008.

ARCO 2006-2007 Prize. Finalist Work. Prize given by the Official Architects Association of Almería. Almería, Spain, 2008.

SICE!2008 Prize. Prize for Use of Copper in Architecture.

SICE!2008 Prize. Sustainability, Innovation Quality in Construction Prize. Mention.

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SSA - Solinas Serra Architects -

Published on

December 01, 2008

Frontcover

December 01, 2008

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Elements

Outdoor Frames

Materials

Steel

Typologies

Theaters

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Head Designers

SSA - Solinas Serra Architects -, Nicolás Carbajal Ballell, Gabriel Verd Gallego

Photo by

Roland Halbe - www.rolandhalbe.de

Collaborator

Design Team

Nicolás Carbajal

Consultants

Structural engineering

Francisco Duarte

MEP

DiMarq

Other consultants

Antonio Alfonso Pérez Moreno

Buildings

General Contractor

Halsa, Hispano Almería

Construction Estimating

Victor Baztán, Eduardo Vazquez

Client

Consejería de Cultura - Junta de Andalucía (Regional Ministry of Culture), Diputación de Almería (Province Almería), Ayuntamiento de Vícar (City of Vícar)

Construction Manager

Simone Solinas, Gabriel Verd Gallego, Nicolás Carbajal Ballell

Facts Sheets

Date

Competition

August 2001

Design Service

February 2002

Building Opening

July 2007

Dimensions

Built Surface