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ITINERARIES: REFERENCE ROUTES
ALCALÁ DE HENARES
En la renovada edición de Open House Madrid, te invitamos a descubrir Alcalá de Henares el sábado 28 de septiembre. Este encantador municipio, Patrimonio Mundial desde 1998, ofrece una rica herencia cultural y arquitectónica.
Durante el evento, podrás explorar:
Sumérgete en la historia y cultura de Alcalá de Henares con esta oportunidad única. ¡Te esperamos!
ZARZUELA RACETRACK
It is one of the most exceptional works of Spanish architecture of the first third of the twentieth century, and the structure of the grandstands, with its canopies, one of the great achievements of the century worldwide. With the roof designed for the stands of the racetrack, Torroja plays with rhythm for the first time. He achieves this by changing the first design that proposed a flat roof and replacing it with cylindrical sheets that already suggested rhythm, it was a great novelty in Spanish architecture, the first of its kind in the country. The building is formed by the structure that supports the grandstands and its roof. The grandstands of the Hipódromo de La Zarzuela were declared an Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC) with the category of monument in October 2009.
The interior is pure scenography. Like in a movie fiction, the organization of space, lighting and details are perfectly resolved. The characteristic curved wall generates small concavities for islands of greater privacy. The Chicote armchair is famous, with a nickel-plated steel structure manufactured by the same company that produced Mies van der Rohe's tubular steel chairs.
SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE
The basic concepts of sustainable architecture could be said to have their origins in vernacular architecture; over the centuries they have not always been at the center of design interests, but they are today. More than a trend, sustainable architecture is a necessity in the fight against climate change. It is a necessity in both new projects and rehabilitation interventions, sustainable architecture covers many areas related to energy efficiency, the use of materials, the well-being of its occupants and much more.
In Madrid it is possible to find highly complex projects that have obtained LEED certification, such as Castellana 81, the first building on Paseo de la Castellana to achieve Platinum level, or Ciudad BBVA, Nuevo Campus IESE and Torre Caleido, buildings with the LEED Gold seal.
However, at the Reggio School a low-budget strategy has been developed to reduce the building's environmental footprint based on several design principles such as the radical reduction of the total amount of material used for its construction, reducing it to almost 50%.
In addition to being a benchmark of modular architecture, the Hexagons Pavilion is one of the milestones of Madrid's 20th century architecture, the second half of which constitutes a singular moment in terms of buildings in Casa de Campo, declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in the category of Historic Site in 2010.
CARABANCHEL, BETWEEN ART AND ARCHITECTURE
In this new edition of Open House Madrid we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the incorporation of Carabanchel to Madrid with a very special itinerary between art and architecture. This district has become a hub for creators, where more and more designers and studios set their residences and workspaces.
Lhe area, known as Madrid's Soho, has gone from being a working-class district of the Madrid periphery to being the focus of a great creative movement.to being the focus of a great creative movement.
ACdO /
Antillon House
Hyper House
Monamour Natural Design
OOIIO Architecture
photoAlquimia Studio
Point Of Reference Studio
La Quinta de Vista Alegre Route
Monumental Heritage Route in the fields of Carabanchel
Social Housing in Carabanchel
MADRID: FILM AND SERIES ARCHITECTURE
Madrid Film Office is once again collaborating with Open House with the design of the Itinerary "Madrid: Architecture of Cinema and Series". Following the proposed itinerary, visitors will be able to discover the relationship between cinema and television fiction in some of the most emblematic buildings in the city, opened for the occasion thanks to the festival. From the Railway Museum, which would serve as a Soviet, French or even Chinese station in Hollywood film classics such as Doctor Zhivago (1965), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) o Travels with My Aunt (1972), to the headquarters of the CSIC Center, filming location for the first seasons of The Paper House (2017-2021), the most internationally successful Spanish series of recent times.
Throughout the proposed visits, the itinerary allows visitors to learn more about the audiovisual legacy of the city of Madrid.
RUTA SOSTENIBLE BY VOLTIO
Te invitamos a conocer los 7 edificios más sostenibles de Madrid a través de la ruta Voltio, la marca de carsharing de Mutua Madrileña 100% eléctrico. Descubre los espacios a visitar con nuestro Mapa de la Ruta Voltio y ¡a disfrutar de la arquitectura madrileña!
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