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MARCH 2007 NEWS ARCHIVE
March 2007 BERGAMO: THE URBAN CENTRE BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF STUDIO GAMBIRASIO
The roof covers an area of 829 sq.m., extending beyond the perimeter of the building to create extensive covered areas (over 500 sq.m.) planned as meeting places. On the first floor a tunnelled overhead walkway will link the Urban Center to the rail station. Particular attention has been dedicated to the systems with a view to optimum energy saving: heating and air-conditioning will be provided by floor and ceiling fitted radiator panels and pre-treated outside air distribution circuits. Source: www.archiportale.com March 2007 TENDER FOR BRIDGE SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURES ACROSS THE DANUBE IN BULGARIA Eighteen companies from eight countries (Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Greece, Turkey, Czech Republic and Bulgaria) participated on 3 April 2007 in the briefing in Vidin regarding the tender for infrastructural construction works on the Bulgarian bank of the Danube, adjacent to and linked to the construction project for the road-rail bridge to be built across the Danube, between Bulgaria and Calafat, Rumania. Over 15 kilometres of electrified rail tracks call for lighting systems, an international freight station and restoration of a passenger station, plus 8 road bridges. The project has expected costs of around 60 million euro, with start-up expected in March 2008. Source: www.demaniore.com March 2007 IN DUBAI - ARAB EMIRATES - A NEW CONSTRUCTION WASTE RECYCLING COMPANY A recycling company was recently founded in Dubai to reduce the economic impact of construction waste and promote environment-friendly architecture. Emirates Recycling LLC - an Al Rostamani Group company - is based in the Al Lusaily area. It will be the first company of its kind in the Gulf region and should be fully operative by the end of September. It will handle the transformation of construction waste into road bed and other materials for a variety of re-usage purposes, with investments estimated at around 70 million dirhams (approximately 14.3 million euro). The company is expected to be able to treat over eight million metric tons per year, operating in all seven of the Arab Emirates. Source: www.demaniore.com March 2007 NEW YORK: FUTURISTIC REFUGE FROM CITY LIFE The home designed to escape from city life has a futuristic architecture: known as VilLA NM, the one-family home design by Ben van Berkel of UNStudio. It is not a traditional home, nor is it designed for permanent residence: it is a summer home, or for weekends, a place in which the day can be enjoyed in complete tranquillity. Built on the top of a hill in the northern area of New York State: the side walls are full-height windows allowing entry of natural light. The building exterior is in different hues to reflect the colours of the surrounding nature: the walls are earth-coloured, whilst the tone chosen for the windows is similar to a twilight sky. Source: www.edilportale.com   March 2007 PORTUGAL AWAITING 600 MILLION FROM THE EU FOR LARGE-SCALE WORKS The Portuguese government hopes to obtain EU funding of 600 million euro to sustain large-scale infrastructure investments, such as the new Ota airport and TGV rail network. These projects, classified as top priority by the European Commission, should receive funds as part of the Transeuropean Networks global Community programme, with an overall budget of eight billion euro to be distributed among the 30 priority projects submitted by all member countries. To obtain the 600 million euro, Portugal is required to make 7.5% of the total available between 2007 and 2013, and therefore become one of the key beneficiaries of this programme which also finances the large-scale projects in the major European countries. Source: www.demaniore.com March 2007 LONDON: FIRST 'ZERO EMISSIONS' DISTRICT LAUNCHED The 'One Gallions' consortium is the partner chosen to head the zero-emissions building works in Gallions Park, the project for which was put together by British studio, Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects. The works aim to guarantee a sustainable lifestyle to residents, according to the principles of "One Planet Living": a significant reduction in carbon emissions and environmental impact, natural materials, integrated waste treatment management, onsite food farming, environment-friendly transport. The objective is the construction of 200 zero-emission residential homes, built to the highest possible environmental standards and exploiting renewable energy sources, and to promote the "Gallions Park" project as the standard development model in London and throughout the UK. Carbon emissions from buildings are considered to be the major cause of climate change, for which reason Greenpeace is also in support of this initiative. Source: www.archiportale.com March 2007 BILBAO: FOUNDATION STONE LAID FOR THE PELLI TOWER - IBERDROLA COMPANY HQ The new architectural symbol of Bilbao will be ready in 2011. It will become the HQ of Spanish power company Iberdrola, the project bearing the signature of architect César Pelli. The tower will be built in the Abandoibarra area - subject to an ambitious restructuring project - and seen from afar will become a familiar landmark for orientation in the city of Bilbao. The tower's 37 floors will reach a total height of 165 metres: the first five floors will be a hotel, the last eight will house the Iberdrola offices, and the remainder will be used as other offices. Pelli defines the project as a "glass obelisk": in fact, the building layout is a slightly rounded triangle, tapering as it climbs towards the skyline, much the same as an obelisk. It is also planned to build 143 luxury residential units adjacent to the tower. Source: www.archiportale.com   March 2007 THE NEW PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE IN LEICESTER Under construction now is the new Performing Arts Centre in Leicester, a theatre and scenic arts centre designed by New York architect, Rafael Viñoly. The building will be officially opened to the public at the start of 2008 as an "inside out" theatre: production, construction, know-how and technique become visible to the public and an integral part of the urban experience. The stage, in fact, is set in the centre of the building at road level, and passers-by can therefore see the scenography and behind-the-scenes movement from the outside. In Viñoly's project, the net distinction between front and rear facades of the building do not exist, as the stage itself is an integral part of the foyer and circulation areas. The aim of eliminating the confines between facade and rear of the building is achieved via a mesh encompassing the entire structure, confusing the boundaries between performance area and public area: the stage, workshops, seating and entrance areas will be separated by a series of partition walls and sliding curtains to meet the various functional and acoustic requirements. Source: www.archiportale.com March 2007 AIPE: SEMINARS FOR ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS AIPE - Italian Polystyrene Foam Association - has relaunched its training and updating programme for low environment-impact building design for construction designers and operators. The next seminars, "Zero energy buildings" will be held in Palermo on 24 May and Bolzano on 21 June, and are targeted to engineers, builders, architects and surveyors who will be given technical information on construction criteria awareness in relation to energy saving and environmental respect, objectives that are achievable also by careful design involving the use of efficient heat insulation systems. The seminars will cover several topics, of a physical nature (considerations in relation to energy saving) and of a more technical nature, such as heating and cooling systems using radiator panels and insulation techniques. Energy savings achieved via controlled mechanical ventilation systems will also be discussed, along with the various heat insulation techniques for civil and industrial buildings. Source: www.polimerica.it March 2007 SINGAPORE: 150-METRE RESIDENTIAL TOWER BLOCK OPTIMIZES SPACE
Source: www.archiportale.com March 2007 ABERTIS CONSTRUCTS THE LOGISTICS CENTRE NEAR SANTIAGO Spanish multinational Abertis - specialists in infrastructures, communications and transport - have acquired 63.3 hectares of land in the industrial park of Chilean company Enea to build a logistics centre in the area of the capital. The project involves a 248 million dollar investment on a strategic logistics centre, close to Santiago airport in the heart of the road convergence taking traffic to the main ports of San Antonio and Valparaiso with the urban Costanera Norte and Amerigo Vespucci highways. The first part of the project should become operational in 2009, whilst completion of all the structures is expected to take around 10 years. Source: www.demaniore.com March 2007 CINEPOLIS SPECIAL EFFECTS The new Cinepolis HQ - one of the largest multiplex chains in the world - has been designed by the KDM studio (Kaplan, McLaughlin, Diaz), San Francisco. It will be built in Morelia, Mexico. Construction costs of the works beginning this year and due for completion in 2008 are estimated at 16 million dollars, and will involve techniques targeted towards resource saving and valorisation. It is a complex of around 7000 sq.m. encompassing a square court of low building units with complete flow-through of natural light, filtered by sunbreaks. One of the buildings, linked to the totem tower, planned for construction in the free area of the inner court, will be crowned by a large garden terrace. Energy consumption will be minimised also via installation of a natural ventilation system. Source: www.professionearchitetto.it March 2007 ANCE, MORE INVESTMENTS ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS Investments in the building sector are expected to show a modest increase this year, particularly in the Southern and Central Italy, with values of between +1.9% and +0.9%, as compared to the estimated national average of around +0.7%. The data preview to be presented at Expoedilizia, the new building trade fair to be held in Rome from 28 November to 1 December this year. Not particularly outstanding figures but the sector trend is positive, considered to be stable and therefore long term. Source: www.demaniore.com March 2007 BURJ DUBAI: THE TALLEST TOWER IN THE WORLD
Source: www.infobuild.it March 2007 100 NEW STORES IN PORTUGAL The distribution sector plans to open almost a hundred new stores this year in Portugal, equal to an investment of around 300 million euro. 2007 is expected to see the arrival of new operators, such as Aldi, and new outlets of groups already operating in the Portuguese market. Source: www.demaniore.com |
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