Spain • 11-12 MAY
Cruise Ship Terminal by Arquitectos Hombre de Piedra and buró4
11-12 May 2022
IE Tower: P.º de la Castellana, 259E (Torre Caleido) 28046 Madrid
SEVILLE – The Port of Seville needed a new multi-purpose cruise ship terminal with a flexible character in order to accommodate the unpredictable number of passengers using it on a regular basis. The on-site construction needed to be extendable, moveable and had to be built in record time.
‘The port authority did not wait long before taking matters into their own hands and proposed the idea of using shipping containers’ say the designers from Arquitectos Hombre de Piedra.
Although this project seems to have raised many questions regarding temperature control and comfort of its interior spaces, the Seville-based architecture office hastens to say that this kind of challenge tends in fact to enrich their creative process.
This rational but elegant looking cruise ship terminal effectively combines shipping containers made of standard measurements into a much larger structure. This simplified design allows the architects to concentrate their efforts in naturally achieving an adequate internal temperature, considering on the one hand Seville’s singular climate and on the other, the thermal properties of steel. As steel containers conduct heat and have a tendency to rust in certain conditions, they must be employed cautiously if used for human occupancy. The architects’ intervention is in that case a success whether it is for its sustainability, low cost or durability.
The design from Arquitectos Hombre de Piedra and buró4 not only exemplifies a spatial-functional-constructive successful strategy but also constitutes a genuine success in terms of thermodynamic performances.
The air heated by the Mediterranean climate of Seville increases in volume and decreases in mass per volume. Due to buoyancy, the lower density elements float, therefore hot air rises up and is channeled towards the upper parts of the building. East-west oriented openings are provided to ensure a constant wind-induced ventilation so as to obtain optimal comfort.
Besides the impression of extreme simplicity and lightness highlighted by the white paint on the exterior of the building, the surfaces deliver high solar reflectance and its composition prevents overheating. Although the various strategies developed by the Spanish creative office have proven not to be sufficient enough in the event of extreme heat, the savings due to energy efficient design remain very encouraging.
Photos courtesy of Jesús Granada
PROGRAM
11 MAY
10:00
Robert Thiemann
WELCOME
The ambitions of The Next Space
10:15
Juan Prego
Introducing Design Thinking
Our lead facilitator pictures the two-day journey
10:30
Kick-off
11:00
Talk 1 - Jenny Lee
People first
Why homes should be designed with people to make them sanctuaries for people
11:30
Miguel Oliveira (pCon)
Think, visualize, order
How software can support interior designers and architects to make the most of their creative design process by saving time to specify furnishings
11:45
Make-a-thon
Talk 2 - 13:00
Jaime Gonzalo
Seamless convenience
How tech can make residences more responsive to changing needs and circumstances
13:30
Gudy Herder (Eclectic Trends)
Leave No Trace
A hands-on introduction to material trends: how to make spaces tactile, inhabitable and future-proof?
14:00
Lunch at IE Tower
15:00
WOW concept Madrid
Site visit
16:30
Roca Gallery Madrid
Site visit
16:45
Talk 3 - Cara Eckholm: (Nabr)
Revolutionizing Ownership
Can the process of customizing, financing and purchasing a home be similar to buying a car – including post-purchase upgrades through an app?
17:15
Talk 4 - Lekshmy Parameswaran and László Herczeg
Caring communities
How our homes can empower us to connect, self-organise and care for each other as we live, work and age
17:45
Make-a-thon (continued)
19:30
Cocktail and day closing at Roca Gallery
12 MAY
09:30
Talk 5 - Beatriz Jacoste
Transformative food
How a revolution in food production will transform the way we design habitats
10:15
Make-a-thon (continued)
12:00
Talk 6 - Mireia Luzárraga and Alejandro Muiño
Adaptive architecture
Why spatial fluidity and ambiguity can make houses future-ready