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MADRID CASTELLANA NORTE, SPAIN ROGERS STIRK HARBOUR & PARTNERS AND GRANT ASSOCIATES
A masterplan by the pairing of Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners and landscape architect Grant Associates to create a new business and residential district in north Madrid has won outline planning. The proposal for Madrid Castellana Norte aims to transform a vast, 500-hectare tract of neglected land close to Chamartín railway station. The new green parks will serve to link the different neighbourhoods of the new district, as well as providing 15 km of cycle paths. The parks will feature a variety of tree-like, geometric canopy structures to offer shade, shelter and visual interest. The ‘Fractal Trees’ will complement a series of water features. The precise design detailing for each park will constitute “a distinct and recognisable space, mirroring the diverse typography of Madrid and its varied urban fabric,” the team commented.
MONROE BLOCKS, DETROIT SCHMIDT HAMMER LASSEN
Monroe Blocks in Detroit, Michigan is Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s first US project. Monroe Blocks is a mix of modern office space, residential units, restaurants, retail, and outdoor public areas, located on the northeast corner of Detroit’s Campus Martius Park, the 12,500 m2
FORNBUPORTEN & FORNEBU SENTER STATIONS, NORWAY ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS AND A_LAB (NORWAY)
Zaha Hadid Architects and A_Lab have won the architectural competition to design the Fornbuporten and Fornebu Senter stations, two of the six stations planned for the new Fornebubanen metro line in Oslo. The entrances at either end of the new Fornbuporten station define two distinct civic spaces at street level. To the south, a layered, orthogonal pavilion and public piazza “extend the Cartesian geometries of its surrounding urban fabric,” said the architects. To the north, an oval canopy sits within the natural landscape of the community park in which it is located. The Fornebu Senter station (pictured) was inspired by Norway’s mountainous landscapes and fjords, said the designers: “The design carves canyons and spaces for the flow of people.”
vacant for a generation until now. The project spans two city blocks and includes the first high-rise office tower to be built downtown in more than 25 years, as well as 4,800 m2
site has laid
of public
outdoor space. “Monroe Blocks is the kind of special project that only comes along once or twice over the course of a career in architecture,” said Kristian Ahlmark, partner and design director at Schmidt Hammer Lassen. “To be a part of a project this culturally significant that will play a part in the revitalisation of such a treasured city is an honour and a privilege.”
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