Category: Research
Symbiophilia
The competition for the ecological power plant puts Taiwan at the forefront worldwide in the field of renewable energies and the search for futuristic solutions capable of responding to environmental requirements.
Ressano Garcia Arquitetos was the only European team among the five finalists. The jury considered, on the whole, that the excellent project presented constitutes a reference for the environmental future.
130 hectares of a protected landscape area, the design proposes a new topography that expands the available space, allowing the new natural gas plant to coexist with renewable energies, the human activities – economic and leisure – of the local community, and the environmental protection.
In the context of the global debate on the dependence on fossil fuels and the transition to renewable energies, the environmental future requires new solutions. The proposal of Ressano Garcia Arquitectos focused on the connection to the site and the community, presenting a design that integrates the mega structures of energy production and the territory in an innovative solution that deserved the recognition of the international jury.
Media Referencing
” Ressano Garcia architect, from Portugal, proposed to create ecological spaces in the power plant site for educational and recreational activities.”
Taiwan News
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“In this way, we can create a resilient prototype model to replicated throughout Taiwan in varied topographies and cultural settings”
Competitions
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“The Hsinta power station renewal project is being developed in compliance with Taiwan’s Renewable Energy Development Act (REDA) energy policy that aims at boosting the gas-fired power ratio to 50% by 2025.”
NS Energy Business
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“Symbiophilia, a proposta dos Ressano Garcia Arquitectos, ganha o Prémio de Mérito no concurso internacional Hsinta Ecological Powerplant, Taiwan.”
Find Glocal
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Tagus Platform
It proposes a sustained reconfiguration of the port territory through the construction of a platform that reconnects the city and the river.
More than a new project between Alcântara and Santos, Tagus Platform is a concept. Innovative, it proposes an urban morphology that can be applied to any port city that wants to resume the connection with the river and / or sea.
| It surpasses, at low cost, the existing circulation barriers – road or railway – without affecting them, and creates a contemporary public space with different possibilities of use – stage of major events or a hanging garden in the middle of the industrial area. It is not a question of urbanizing the port lands, but of enhancing the opportunities in that area, improving urban conditions, and eliminating the deficiencies of the old city and its equipment. |
Tagus Platform proposes a sustained reconfiguration of this territory through the construction of a landfill, adding to the city and which, among many other features, allows access to the largest Portuguese museum (Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga), simultaneously creating a prime reception area to the Rocha de Conde de Óbidos Tourism Cruise Terminal.
The Tagus Platform project will be an emblematic public work that allows Lisbon to be projected on the international stage.
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“(…) innovative, because it proposes an urban morphology that can be applied to any port city that wants to resume the connection with the river or the sea. (…) with this new topography, the three-dimensional character of the city is valued (…) “
Expresso
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“The regeneration of the riverfront implies a theory of needs, by providing new public spaces for this fraction of the city by crossing existing circulation barriers between the city and the port, as an organized continuation of the city against the river”
“The evidence presented confirms that public spaces in port areas have a particular cultural significance. By creating a new urban image in the riverside area, which are extremely valuable for cities to be able to redefine the quality of urban life, as well as maritime activities. and leisure. “
Italia Nostra
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“This is the dream of the architect Pedro Ressano Garcia – a kind of hanging garden between the area of the Museum of Ancient Art and the river, through a platform that would pass over the 24 de Julho avenue and the train line, overcoming the obstacles that today they separate us from the Tagus. “
Público
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Campo das Cebolas
A space of transition between different realities of the city is proposed – the East to Praça do Comércio and to the North the hill of the Castle.
The proposal enriches the reflection and debate on the future of the riverfront itself, especially in the sections in which its regeneration has been postponed.
The urban design solution and the materials that guarantee a desirable continuity of the place, still allow the definition of different environments adjusted to the nature of the different spaces.
Campo das Cebolas is the most significant moment in the plan. Cuts and interruptions resulting from new threading and paths are integrated. This space becomes a place of passage and at the same time of permanence.
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Trans(in)spiration
The Trans(in)spiration building is a design proposal for a competition. The solution creates an organic living system within a rigid built environment. The project has an exterior self-regulating protective skin is comprised of large water reservoirs containing algae that filter water and air.
More than a proposal to retrofit a Los Angeles Federal Building, the design solution aims to become universal by making use of existing resources, rainwater, and greywater, to create a natural system easily adaptable to any similar structure. It is more than a site-specific project; it is a low-budget concept that can be disseminated across geographic and cultural urban centers on various scales.
Regular State 37º C Sweating State 37º C – 40º C
SWEAT: to excrete moisture in visible quantities through the opening of the sweat glands. As sweat evaporates, the skin cools, causing a reduction in body heat.
Algae/bacteria diagram
Algae filter captures sunlight for photosynthesis which produces oxygen and absorbs carbon dioxide.
Water system diagram
The water from wash hands basins and the rooftop is filtered by external water reservoirs with algae instead of going immediately to the city sewage system.
Facade diagram
The water reservoirs reflect the sunlight through the algae to create ambient colorful displays in the interior.
Evaporation and ventilation diagram
Evaporation of H2O is a cooling process whereby the solar heat energy changes the liquid molecules into water vapor.
It surpasses, at low cost, the existing circulation barriers – road or railway – without affecting them, and creates a contemporary public space with different possibilities of use – stage of major events or a hanging garden in the middle of the industrial area. It is not a question of urbanizing the port lands, but of enhancing the opportunities in that area, improving urban conditions, and eliminating the deficiencies of the old city and its equipment.
The system is dynamic: evaporation of this water provides a cooling effect in the warm season and also during the cold season this skin provides excellent thermal inertia. Referencing the new skin, but on a smaller scale, natural cooling towers surround existing staircases in the building. These towers work simultaneously with the new facade to improve cross ventilation and allow the building to transpire when needed.
Webeograd
The new Riverside Center in Belgrade is a delicate proposal for a complex nature, where the Danube and Sava rivers meet.
The concept presents a mesh / web that projects a new topography for the place. The web offers a flexible system in which each building can adapt to different uses. The transformation of morphology creates innovative solutions in public spaces that break with the traditions of conventional architecture and public spaces, due to their different natures.
A new topographie enhances the city’s three-dimensional character, linking institutions, and facilities to revitalize the area as a whole.
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Cruise Terminal
For the competition for the new Lisbon Cruise Terminal, a project was designed to show the genetic code of the riverside city.
Three fundamental values are valued: AL hamma, the port embankment, and urban morphology.
Lisbon has an unrepeatable opportunity here and environmental recovery provides an innovative solution.
| The project privileges the interaction between the territory and social groups, drawing the physical space from the social space. The different levels define places that invite you to stay and are organized around the water. |
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New Theatre
In Sundsvall, a city on the riverside located in the north of Sweden, it was proposed to transform an old port and industrial area built on an embankment over water, into a multifunctional arts and theater center, according to an organic geometry inspired by the shape of the rocks.
The new topography proposed is not only sustainable but also ensures energy efficiency for the building. Architecture and public space, two distinct territories, merge, challenging current urban design conventions.
| The volume of the two main amphitheaters highlights the city’s identity when designing a new skyline. |
The public space flows over the green roof that covers almost the entire structure, transporting nature to the urban environment.
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Kandinsky Concert Hall
Our project proposed forms, and spaces, constructed with musical notes. An architecture built out of sounds. Considering music has a material of the arts, Wassily Kandinsky was searching for similar processes to his paintings during the early 20th century.
Rhythm, abstract construction but also repetition and dynamic perception. The influence of music on painting is continued in architecture through the investigation of the painting. This process brought the possibilities of unimaginable architectural discoveries. An architecture for the music, inspired by the painting.
| Architect’s education is not rational, it must address the emotion. Emotions are not just pragmatic as a building can be they are complex and enrich life. Being an architect is not only an occupation, it is a way of living. It is a vocation that becomes a need! |
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