11/06/2024
MARITIME PAVILION
"Piled up in the background, the buildings of the Grao, the larger houses where the warehouses, the consignments, the ships' schedules, the rich and the aristocracy of the past [...] Then, like a long line of roofs, the view found the Cañamelar squeezed in a straight line, a long mass of constructions in a thousand colours, which declined as the port receded".
Flor de Mayo. Blasco Ibáñez, 1895
Just as Blasco Ibáñez highlighted in his prose the vibrant colours of the hut and its culture, we wanted to give a nod to this typical architecture of the early 17th century that was established in the "Pueblo nuevo del mar" and its peculiar grid of "barracas" parallel to the sea.
With the proliferation of tourism, this former fishing quarter soon found itself immersed in the interest it aroused as a place of rest and pleasure. In return for this growth, pollution emerged as the main problem affecting not only the well-being of its inhabitants but also the area's ecosystem.
Currently, on the Malvarrosa beach alone, more than 13.8 kg of plastic can be collected per kilometre and, in addition, 33,800 plastic bottles are dumped into the sea every minute.
To provide a solution to this pathology and improve the life of the community, we have proposed a collection of plastic bottles with the consequent cleaning of the beach and, through new technologies, give them a new life, now in the form of tiles in multiple applications.
For this occasion, a pavilion is proposed which tries to convince the population of the problem while bringing a new public space for those who need it: fishermen, surfers, children, etc.
The idea is based on a dry-jointing system so that the model pieces are assembled into a number of firm but flexible structures.
Finally, due to its plastic nature, it offers a wide range of material finishes such as the geometry alluding to the popular Valencian ceramics so present in this area.
https://arturodearmas.es/pabellon-maritimo/
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