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La Regeneracin
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La Regeneracin
Este nmero est dedicado al ingenio de los arquitectos para regenerar los espacios en los que vivimos y trabajamos, para preservar y adaptar los paisajes urbanos y los edificios existentes dndoles nuevos usos de forma sostenible y ahorrando recursos. Aunque esto tambin lleva consigo un desafo para los diseadores, teniendo que desarrollar su particular interpretacin de la historia dentro del contexto del siglo XXI. Los proyectos que presentamos en este nmero muestran diferentes formas de afrontar este desafo que van desde las intervenciones en estructuras existentes, hasta nuevos edificios que interactan con los antiguos para remodelar el paisaje urbano. Sin embargo, todas ellas tienen un nexo en comn: las diferentes y numerosas posibilidades arquitectnicas que ofrecen el cobre y sus aleaciones. Nuestro tema de portada es una clara muestra de ello. En este caso, las formas revestidas de latn se integran dentro del tejido urbano, aportando un entorno renovado a la Catedral de Lund. Con un estado inicial luminoso y moderno, las superficies de bronce pronto se irn oscureciendo y evolucionarn, adquiriendo una calidad atemporal. La misma calidad se muestra en las intervenciones con cobre preoxidado de una histrica villa italiana (p 18-21), crendose ejes de circulacin adaptados a la nueva funcin hotelera del edificio. La naturaleza eterna y permanente del cobre se ve reforzada por los elementos de latn incorporados a un castillo espaol (p 34-35). En este caso, no se busca una referencia literal sino una esttica abstracta totalmente acorde con las ruinas del castillo. Este enfoque guarda paralelismos con el uso del cobre para expresar las nuevas adiciones de una tpica casa rural de Luxemburgo (p 26-29). En una escala ms grande, la nueva ampliacin de un almacn restaurado en Londres (p 12-15), utiliza un revestimiento de bronce para reflejar la cubierta a dos aguas del edificio original, creando una composicin unificada. Un enfoque similar se utiliza para la ampliacin de una iglesia de Londres (p 32-33). La relacin entre edificios modernos y antiguos tambin se explora con la nueva casa de campo Orangerie en Holanda (p 8-11), incorporando un pabelln acristalado con una cubierta verde de cobre prepatinado que establece un vnculo con la casa original. Un enfoque ms literal se adopta en una nueva planta de tratamiento de aguas en Varsovia (p 2225), con una clara referencia a las ventanas y los tejados a dos aguas de sus vecinos del siglo XIX. Aqu, el cobre juega un papel ms tradicional como material de cubierta. Tambin consideramos el papel desempeado por el cobre de diferentes formas, para regenerar algunos edificios poco sugerentes del siglo XX (p 16-17 y p 30-31). Terminamos como empezamos, con otro ejemplo de una intervencin de cobre que remodela el entorno urbano de su husped ms antiguo en esta ocasin, los antiguos baos pblicos en Thiene, Italia (p 36-38). Se trata de un edificio redundante al que se le da una nueva vida como centro juvenil definido por la adicin de un caparazn de cobre. Esperamos que disfruten de este viaje por todos estos proyectos inspiradores, donde el cobre acta como un catalizador para la regeneracin urbana y la invencin arquitectnica. El equipo editorial
Copper Architecture Forum 32, abril 2012 Copper Architecture Forum forma parte de la Campaa Europea del Cobre en la Arquitectura y se publica dos veces al ao con una difusin de 25.000 ejemplares. La revista se distribuye a arquitectos y profesionales de la industria de la construccin en Blgica, Rusia, Polonia, Dinamarca, Grecia, Holanda, Noruega, Suecia, Finlandia, Ucrania, Hungra, Repblica Checa, Espaa, Francia, Italia, Alemania y Reino Unido.
Equipo editorial: Lennart Engstrm, Ari Lammikko, Chris Hodson, Hannele Kuusisto, Hermann Kersting, Robert Pinter, Irina Dumitrescu Correo electrnico: editorialteam@copperconcept.org Direccin: CAF, European Copper Institute, Avenue de Tervueren 168 b-10, B-1150 Brussels, Belgium Director: Nigel Cotton, ECI Maqueta y produccin tcnica: Naula Grafisk Design, Sweden Impresin: Strlins Grafiska AB 2012, Sweden Consejo editorial: Birgit Schmitz, De Kazimierz Zakrzewski, Pl Marco Crespi, It Nicholas Hay, UK Nikolaos Vergopoulos, Gr Nuno Diaz, Es Olivier Tissot, Fr Paul Becquevort, Benelux Pia Voutilainen, Se, No, Fi, Dk Robert Pintr, Hu, Cz, SVK Vadim Ionov, Ru birgit.schmitz@copperalliance.de kazimierz.zakrzewski@copperalliance.pl marco.crespi@copperalliance.it nick.hay@copperalliance.org.uk nick.vergopoulos@copperalliance.gr nuno.diaz@copperalliance.es olivier.tissot@copperalliance.fr paul.becquevort@copperalliance.be pia.voutilainen@copperalliance.fi robert.pinter@copperalliance.hu vadim.ionov@copperalliance.ru
Portada Centro para Visitantes de la Catedral de Lund (p 4-7). Foto: ke E:son Lindman
Contraportada El Granero, Londres (p 12-15). Foto: Tim Crocker
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comentario editorial un nuevo centro para visitantes de la Catedral de Lund, Suecia redefinicin de la casa de campo Orangerie en Holanda una moderna ampliacin de bronce rejuvenece un antiguo almacn de Londres regeneracin de un espacio desaprovechado en el centro de la ciudad de Helsinki
La Regeneracin
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Continuidad de Cobre
Una Fusin de lo Moderno y lo Antiguo Perfil de Cobre
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a copper-clad intervention restructures an Italian villa for new uses Warsaws new water plant refers to neighbouring 19th century buildings additions to a traditional Luxembourg house are expressed in modern forms transforming a 1970s office building with a transparent copper skin returning a 19th century London church to religious and community use simplicity and permanence define additions to an ancient Spanish castle distinctive copper-clad forms redefine the urban role of a disused bath house in Italy
Timeless Copper
2225 Pure Water under Copper Roofs

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2629 Copper Cottage 3031 Box Top 3233
Copper for House on the Rock
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new projects in our next issue and Copper Architecture news.
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INTERVENCIN DIVINA
Un nuevo centro para visitantes de la ciudad de Lund, en el sur de Suecia, utiliza formas facetadas con un revestimiento de latn para unir varios edificios existentes y para regenerar la plaza frente a la catedral del siglo XII.
por Chris Hodson
El diseo de la arquitecta Carmen Izquierdo, desarrollado a partir de la propuesta ganadora de un concurso, se centra en una intervencin totalmente contempornea de latn y vidrio que serpentea entre varios edificios antiguos, envolvindolos en el esquema global. La fachada de la calle Kyrkogatan incorpora una marquesina de latn como una continuacin del plano de la cubierta del edificio adyacente, con un patio de entrada debajo. El edificio contina en Kungsgatan y luego se extiende hacia la catedral, con el
auditorio terminando en una ventana con forma de embudo que simblicamente se levanta hacia las torres histricas.
de la escala y las lneas de los edificios existentes. El lema de la obra ganadora fue Portal & Atrium y las ambiciones de la propuesta original se pusieron en prctica con un programa completamente nuevo en el diseo final.
Aadiendo a los Estratos Histricos Carmen Izquierdo comenta que la idea era crear un edificio contemporneo que aadiese una nueva capa a los estratos histricos que conforman el centro de Lund. El nuevo edificio se esfuerza por armonizar con el paisaje urbano de una manera natural mediante la captura
El latn... un material natural que aporta una superficie rica y vibrante, que evoluciona con el paso del tiempo integrndose en el paisaje urbano.
En el interior, el espacio dominante es el vestbulo de entrada conectado con la plaza de la catedral y Kungsgatan. Con su atrio de doble altura, es un agradable lugar de encuentro utilizado para recepciones, exposiciones y ccteles, dominado por las oficinas de la planta superior. Aqu, la solidez de las paredes de hormign con la textura de la madera natural contrasta con la transparencia creada por las mamparas totalmente acristaladas. El expresivo auditorio se ha diseado como un espacio nico, con vistas a los chapiteles de la catedral desde su distintiva ventana trapezoidal con forma de embudo.
Arquitecta: Carmen Izquierdo Instalador del cobre: Malm Pltservice AB Producto de cobre: Nordic Brass Fotos: ke E:son Lindman
Una Puerta de Entrada para los Visitantes

Carmen Izquierdo aade que el edificio crea interesantes espacios secuenciales exteriores e interiores y ser una puerta de entrada para los visitantes de la catedral y un foro para el debate y el estudio en profundidad. El nuevo edificio tiene un diseo simple pero expresivo que interacta con el paisaje urbano circundante a travs de sus ngulos y declives. El latn se eligi para la piel externa del nuevo edificio por tratarse de un material natural que aporta una superficie rica y vibrante. A medida que el material evoluciona con el paso del tiempo, el edificio se integrar poco a poco con el paisaje urbano. En su estado nuevo y brillante, el edificio transmite su energa y exige una respuesta de los visitantes. Sin embargo, a medida que el latn se oscurece de forma natural con el paso del tiempo durante los primeros aos, adquirir una calidad ms sutil e intemporal. Las formas y el movimiento del edificio consiguen preservar las importantes vistas histricas y, al mismo tiempo, crear nuevas perspectivas. Tambin se generaron espacios pblicos ms ntimos y variados, tanto alrededor como dentro del nuevo edificio. En su inauguracin el ao pasado, el obispo Antje Jackeln describi acertadamente el nuevo edificio como el abrazo prolongado de la catedral.
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Continuidad de Cobre
La interpretacin de los arquitectos Braaksma & Roos de la casa de campo Orangerie utiliza el cobre para asegurar la continuidad contextual pero, como explican a continuacin, se trata de un material muy moderno. Por encargo de SAS Institute Inc., desarrollamos un plan para su sede en los Pases Bajos. SAS (antes conocida como Statistical Analysis System) tiene su base en una gran casa de campo histrica en Huizen. Cuando la empresa contact con nosotros, la casa contaba con una deteriorada ala de prolongacin de principios de la dcada de 1960. La esencia de nuestro concepto de diseo radica en la sustitucin de esta prolongacin con una interpretacin contempornea de la Orangerie, una tradicional edificacin anexa asociada con las grandes casas de campo. Se pens que fuera una adicin coherente con el contexto histrico de la casa original, que al mismo tiempo destacase como un edificio muy moderno.
Se estableci un dilogo entre lo antiguo y lo moderno. La casa original se define principalmente por el yeso blanco con el vidrio como material adicional, mientras que la nueva Orangerie est prcticamente construida de vidrio con elementos internos secundarios ejecutados como cajas blancas de yeso. Toda la cubierta de la Orangerie est revestida de cobre, al igual que los salientes curvados originales de la casa. Para las puertas principales de la elevacin este, se utilizaron pantallas perforadas de cobre prepatinado, dndole a la Orangerie un aire de transparencia.
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Kim Zwarts
Se estableci un dilogo entre lo antiguo y lo moderno
Kim Zwarts
Cobre Transparente Con la transparencia de las fachadas de cobre perforado y de vidrio y con su separacin fsica, la Orangerie se distingue de la casa principal y el paisaje circundante fluye a travs de su espacio. Para difuminar an ms la transicin desde el interior al exterior, el suelo interior de piedra se extiende hacia fuera siguiendo el contorno de la proyeccin de la cubierta. Una superficie de madera se extiende en torno a este suelo de piedra, contando con una mayor anchura en el lado sur para formar una bonita terraza.
Kim Zwarts
La funcin principal de la Orangerie en su planta baja es la de recepcin y bienvenida (Meet & Greet), en gran parte dentro de la zona de comedor. En esta planta tambin se encuentran una sala de conferencias y un auditorio separado en una zona interior y otra exterior. La primera planta dispone de dos oficinas abiertas, as como pequeos despachos, mientras que los espacios secundarios estn contenidos dentro de las cajas blancas. Por encima de estas cajas, en el lado norte, la cubierta de cobre se levanta como un sombrero para albergar la salida de aire.
Arquitectos: Braaksma & Roos Architectural Office www.braaksma-roos.nl INSTALADORES DEL COBRE Cubierta: Ridder Metalen Dak- en Wandsystemen BV Pantallas: Non Ferro BV PRODUCTOS DE COBRE Cubierta: TECU Patina Pantallas: TECU Patina Mesh Fotos: Paul Becquevort, Kim Zwarts
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el Cobre en detalle
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Detalle de la seccin
DETAILS Detalle de la seccin transversal
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Pollard Thomas Edwards architects
UNA FUSIN
DE LO MODERNO Y LO ANTIGUO
Este proyecto muestra la creacin de una nueva vida para edificios antiguos, con instalaciones que satisfacen las necesidades del siglo XXI y sin dejar de respetar y celebrar su integridad. Una nueva ampliacin con un revestimiento de bronce supone una declaracin dramtica y una intervencin delicada - el conjunto es una armoniosa fusin de lo moderno y lo antiguo.
Situado en el rea de Conservacin Riverside Abbey Road de Roding Valley en el este de Londres, el edificio del granero, protegido por su inters local, haba estado desocupado y abandonado durante bastante tiempo y necesitaba urgentemente una restauracin completa para volver a usarse de nuevo. En 2009 se le concedi la licencia de obras a un diseo realizado por Schmidt Hammer Lassen (SHL) para un nuevo barrio de industrias creativas centrado en los antiguos edificios del granero y la fbrica de cerveza.
Un Toque Ligero
Se eligi al estudio de arquitectura Pollard Thomas Edwards architects (PTEa), para desarrollar el diseo de SHL - en esencia se buscaba optimizar el uso del espacio tanto en los edificios nuevos como en los antiguos y, al mismo tiempo, preservar el carcter original y las referencias histricas. Aunque para reparar y restaurar la estructura original se necesit una obra importante, en la medida de lo posible el espritu de la conversin fue la restauracin sensible - un toque ligero. El granero restaurado con su nueva ampliacin revestida en bronce, ser la nueva sede de la empresa Rooff y contar tambin con otros usuarios creativos y comerciales. Rooff ha introducido mtodos de construccin sostenible para proporcionar un entorno de trabajo de alta calidad a un coste viable. La nueva ampliacin es respetuosa con el edificio original y se inspira en la forma de su cubierta a dos aguas. Los nuevos materiales, sobre todo los paneles de bronce, complementan an ms el original. La entrada se abre directamente a un ncleo central de circulacin vertical entre las dos alas, que ha sido cuidadosamente integrado en la estructura del antiguo edificio - con unos materiales modernos, un color y una iluminacin que complementan el origen histrico del mismo. Este ncleo le da un corazn nuevo y dinmico a la edificacin, totalmente accesible al pblico. El nuevo edificio se une al ya existente a travs del ncleo de circulacin vertical y de un puente que sirve de enlace en un nivel superior.
La fachada a orillas del ro antes de comenzar las obras
y tras su finalizacin.
Catalizador de la Regeneracin
La renovacin del granero y la construccin de la nueva y sorprendente ampliacin con un revestimiento de bronce forman parte de la primera fase de los objetivos de regeneracin del rea ubicada a orillas del ro Roding y se considera un importante catalizador para una mayor regeneracin de la zona. Este proyecto supone un ejemplo de buenas prcticas de diseo y conservacin y fue premiado en el apartado Comercial de los World Architecture News Awards en 2011.
Arquitectos: Pollard Thomas Edwards architects - www.ptea.co.uk Arquitectos del diseo inicial: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Instalador del cobre: Roles Broderick Roofing Ltd Productos de cobre: TECU Bronze Fotos: Tim Crocker
La entrada se abre directamente a un ncleo central de circulacin vertical entre las dos alas.
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Plano de la 3 planta
ENTREVISTA
Chris Hodson dialoga sobre el diseo del revestimiento de bronce en este proyecto con Andrew Stokes, arquitecto del proyecto del estudio Pollard Thomas Edwards architects. CH: Cmo se desarroll el diseo de la ampliacin? AS: En un principio, trabajando con SHL, utilizamos tcnicas tales como el estudio de las relaciones volumtricas, para explorar la forma, el diseo de aperturas o la insolacin. CH: Qu os llev a la eleccin del revestimiento de bronce para la nueva ampliacin? AS: La propuesta inicial de SHL utilizaba acero Corten, pero se sustituy por cobre debido a las preocupaciones del cliente sobre la erosin y la impermeabilizacin. Posteriormente, se consideraron el cobre, el bronce y el latn junto con otros materiales metlicos, pero al final elegimos el bronce. La intencin era darle a la ampliacin una esttica moderna que contrastara de forma dinmica con el contexto histrico, mientras que al mismo tiempo reconoce esta historia mediante el uso de un material de construccin tradicional como el bronce o el cobre.
CH: Tambin considerasteis los cambios en el material con el paso del tiempo? AS: La resistencia a las condiciones climticas tambin fue fundamental, dado que la cubierta es muy visible y evolucionar con el tiempo de manera diferente a las superficies verticales. Nos informaron que, en el corto y medio plazo, el bronce seguramente evolucionara un poco ms uniformemente. CH: Y la sostenibilidad y los aspectos medioambientales? Fueron importantes? AS: S, definitivamente. Al igual que el cobre, el bronce tiene unas credenciales sostenibles slidas y probadas en materia de durabilidad y vida til, no necesita prcticamente mantenimiento y puede ser totalmente reciclado. CH: Cmo se consigui el excelente diseo de las fachadas? AS: Utilizamos maquetas de trabajo para explorar diferentes formas de expresin del revestimiento metlico, por ejemplo, la forma y el tamao de los paneles y la direccin de las juntas: verticales, horizontales o inclinadas. La forma del edificio requera de un enfoque ms tridimensional, ya que la cubierta es esencialmente una pared inclinada, y estas maquetas nos han permitido comprender la interaccin de elementos clave como ventanas y clarabo-
Estudios para la ampliacin explorando las relaciones volumtricas.
Corte transversal de la nueva ampliacin, el atrio y el edificio existente.
yas, con diversas configuraciones de paneles metlicos. Las maquetas nos permitieron explorar soluciones para mantener la integridad de la forma de prismatide mediante la creacin de una apariencia similar en todas las caras del edificio, no slo en trminos de revestimiento, sino tambin en la forma y el detalle de las ventanas y la iluminacin natural a travs del tejado, que preferimos denominar como ventanas de tejado en lugar de claraboyas tradicionales. CH: Qu pensis del revestimiento de bronce una vez terminado? AS: Estamos muy contentos con el resultado final. El bronce est evolucionando bien, los detalles de las esquinas son ntidos y limpios, y las juntas verticales y el formato horizontal de los paneles se integran bien con el tamao y la ubicacin aleatoria de las ventanas. Las ondulaciones sutiles de los paneles suavizan el aspecto novedoso de la ampliacin, la cual combina muy bien con la ptina que nos hemos esforzado por mostrar en los edificios histricos. Se prest una especial atencin, en colaboracin con el instalador del revestimiento, a las conexiones de otros materiales con el revestimiento y al detalle y la disposicin de todas las juntas, lo que ha dado sus frutos en el aspecto final del edificio.
Al igual que el cobre, el bronce tiene unas credenciales sostenibles slidas y probadas en materia de durabilidad y vida til.
Maquetas de trabajo para la ampliacin.
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PeRfiL
DE CObRE
La regeneracin de la zona que se encuentra por encima del centro comercial situado en el corazn de la ciudad de Helsinki, proporciona una solucin sostenible para un muy necesario espacio de oficinas. El uso extensivo de un revestimiento de cobre prepatinado en esta nueva intervencin complementa el tradicional fondo de cobre verde que caracteriza al perfil de la ciudad.
La torre de oficinas del Evli Bank es un edificio de nueva construccin en un lugar inusual est construido en la parte superior de un enorme centro comercial en el corazn de la ciudad de Helsinki, que alberga oficinas y comercios. Evli Bank ya operaba desde varios sitios del centro comercial, pero quera tener a todo su personal bajo el mismo techo. Es casi imposible encontrar terrenos vacos para la construccin en el centro de Helsinki y la ubicacin de una nueva oficina en la parte superior del centro comercial supona una buena solucin. El nuevo edificio de cinco plantas utiliza el espacio desaprovechado en la parte superior, incluyendo las antiguas zonas de aparcamiento. El edificio de estilo comercial se encuentra dentro de una zona
por Hannele Kuusisto /Chris Hodson
pavimentada, parcialmente rodeada por las partes ms altas del centro comercial. Su revestimiento de cobre y su forma de L definen una nueva caja totalmente acristalada que inunda de luz el interior. Este espacio se adentra a continuacin en el edificio original, introduciendo la luz del da y proporcionando una circulacin vertical.
tro comercial ya tenan fachadas de cobre. Las fachadas del Evli Bank utilizan cobre prepatinado con un diseo que revela un poco de las tonalidades tpicas del cobre oxidado, ofreciendo una superficie variada y vibrante. Este material se utiliza de dos formas: en perfiles curvados como una superficie continua y modulada, y en un sistema horizontal de listones creando transparencia. Las secciones de listones de 90mm estn fijadas a los perfiles de montaje, que tienen una superficie de color cobre oxidado, utilizando remaches a prueba de cido. La combinacin de estas dos fachadas, mejoradas con las superficies de cobre prepatinado, aporta una nueva capa verde al perfil histrico de Helsinki.
Un material determinado por el contexto

Segn Olli Rouhiainen del estudio de arquitectura CJN, las dos consideraciones ms importantes en la eleccin del cobre para las fachadas fueron el importante contexto histrico y cultural del centro de la ciudad, y la presencia de muchos edificios cercanos revestidos de cobre. Su ubicacin elevada demandaba un material de prestigio y los edificios originales del cen-
Corte transversal del Centro Comercial mostrando la ubicacin del nuevo edificio.
Arquitectos: Arkkitehtitoimisto CJN Oy Instalador del cobre: Suomen Ohutlevyasennus Oy, Lai-Ters Oy (louvre system)
Productos de cobre: Nordic Green Living profiled sheets and Nordic Green Living Louvred System Fotos: Matti Kallio
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by Chris Hodson
Timeless
COPPER
In its inspirational rural setting at the foot of Italys Monferrato Hills, Rocca Civalieri was the summer sanctuary of Piedmontese nobles from the late Middle Ages. The villa and its associated buildings have now been restored, adapted and drawn together by a thoroughly contemporary, copper-clad intervention which fully respects the original building fabric, to create a convention centre, hotel and spa.
A timeless skin of pre-oxidised copper is used to express the new additions, starting as a rusticated base to the original classical villa. The horizontally stratified dark copper then develops into a new spa building which defines and divides separate external areas either side. The overall composition aims to create a place with clearly recognizable connotations respecting the existing architectonic and landscape values. As architect Stefania Masera explained: The demands of a building complex accommodating various different functions but still presenting itself as unitary whole suggested the creation of new circulation routes on two levels leading into a new addition. This addition then defines a new, open, main entrance courtyard to the complex. It also establishes, in conjunction with existing buildings now converted to bedrooms and suites, a more intimate courtyard characterised by a central, light timber pergola structure. The copper additions draw together the diversity of buildings and their spatial organisation, creating a place with clearly recognizable connotations.
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Alterations to the original fabric have been minimised and focused on the creation of flexible spaces to meet changing needs of the complex. On the ground floor, in addition to entrance, reception and bar, there are various communal and meeting rooms. The first floor houses a conference room with a small foyer and restaurant with kitchen and staff room, and hotel rooms and suites occupy the second floor.
Architects: Studio Baietto Battiato Bianco Associated Architects www.baiettobattiatobianco.com Copper Product: TECU Oxid Photos: Studio Baietto Battiato Bianco - Torino TO
Site plan
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South-West facade
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by Chris Hodson
Copper Roofs
Commissioned in 1876, the Filtry Waterworks was designed by British engineer William Lindley, who had previously gained recognition working with railways and, particularly, municipal infrastructure projects in numerous European cities. He designed the first underground sewers in continental Europe and, together with his sons, he designed systems for cities in Germany and elsewhere including St. Petersburg, Budapest, Prague and Moscow also turning his attention to urban planning. At Warsaw, he created a water purification system that continued to operate until the latest regeneration work. Here, he also collaborated with the architect Julian Herde with a complex of buildings generally faced with red ceramic tiles and decorative sandstone elements. Roofs were metal sheet on structural steel and windows steel-framed. A key aspect of Filtrys success in its urban context is the green landscape covering about 70% of the site area. This unique and historic infrastructure complex is protected locally and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pure Water under
Upgrading Performance
The well-loved landmark endured various changes after the 19th-century including additions in the 1970s which took no account of the local environment and attached no importance to the original buildings scale and form. In the mid-1980s, restoration of the original buildings began under the current architect, Richard Sobolewski of Dorjon International, including replacement of the zinc-coated iron plate roofs with copper. Technical and performance requirements have driven the latest, recently completed new treatment building. Water quality has now been improved within modern parameters and in line with European Union standards, and the use of chlorine dioxide for water disinfection and treatment has also been substantially reduced.
With thanks to Richard Sobolewski of Dorjon International for help with this article. Architect: Dorjon International Copper Products: Nordic Brown Light Copper Installer: Eurodach, Piaseczno Photos: Sebastian Taciak (new building exteriors), Richard Sobolewski (original buildings and interior)
Site Plan, showing the 30ha complex, with the new building highlighted red and original 19th century buildings black.
The regeneration of a remarkable 19th-century water treatment complex serving Warsaw takes a traditional approach with steeply-pitched copper roofs above brick walls, referencing without copying the style of the original architecture.
Original 19th century buildings (shown black on the Site Plan) have already been restored with copper roofs.
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The architects faced major challenges in accommodating the complex technical demands of the plant upgrade. From an architectural perspective, they have taken the original buildings as their reference point. They have rejected the notion of introducing modern forms and interventions as a contrast to the remaining fabric. Instead, they have embraced the architectural language of massive 19th century infrastructure buildings. Richard Sobolewski commented: We have not replicated the original architecture
ding dominate internally. Natural daylighting plays an important role where appropriate, via generous provision of rooflights and substantial vertical glazing.
Bringing Life to Surfaces

The problem of large windowless faades, dictated by buildings of this type, has been successfully resolved by planted embankments, creating a park-like landscape, as well as contrasting material textures and colours. The interplay of surfaces is also emphasised by the way the roofs are faceted and shaped. Different forms of pre-oxidised copper sheet have been used, including standing-seams alternating with the wider batten-role joints to generate a rhythm across the long-strip installation. It is particularly appropriate that such a large amount of copper roof surface is used on a complex dedicated to the delivery of clean water to a citys population. This is a clear reminder of coppers long history in serving us with safe water within our homes.
but have developed a similar character for the new block using modern materials. Extensive copper roofing plays a central role here and gives the permanence that buildings of this type merit.
Key to the architects approach is the differentiation of architectural forms for individual building elements. For example, steeply pitched roofs with strongly expressed gables covering particular areas contrast with landscaped green roofs over the main filter hall. Dramatic interiors result from the large spaces generated by this type of infrastructure building, and brick and ceramic clad-
Cross Section through the new building
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Copper Cottage
Architects team31 explain the rationale behind contemporary interventions to a traditional Luxembourg village house.
he owners of this 19th century cottage in a small village north of Luxembourg decided that they would retire there. The house, as it was, had the charm of an old cottage but did not offer the required comfort for a main
Photo: Paulo Lobo Luxedit
residence. The attached barn was being used as a garage and shed and the idea was to transform this huge empty volume into a new living room with a kitchen and to alter the existing cottage as little as possible. Various considerations influenced our design. The existing cottage has very small windows which give uninteresting views of neighbouring buildings, roofs and streets. The owners wanted views of their own property, gardens and the landscape. The existing stairs in the cottage were narrow, too steep and considered to be dangerous. It was decided that they should be replaced with wider and less steep staircases for safety and comfort.
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As the cottage will now be used by older people wishing to spend the rest of their lives there, it seemed obvious to design the layout in preparation for potential future mobility issues. As a result, it was necessary to locate a kitchen, living room, office, sanitary facilities and sleeping rooms all on the ground floor of the building, whilst retaining the possibility of a second, independent living space in necessary to clearly define the new parts of the building and the existing 19th century building. The owners wished to retain the authenticity of the existing cottage, which was probably built between 1805 and 1820.
Photo: Paulo Lobo Luxedit Photo: team31 Photo: Paulo Lobo Luxedit
the cottage. From an architectural point of view, we considered it
Designers Response
Working with the interior designer, our analysis of the owners proposal rapidly revealed that the barn was not big enough to accommodate the new living room and kitchen. Moreover, there were not enough windows on the facade to allow sufficient light into the living room and they did not offer the desired views of the landscape and the property. It was therefore obvious that an extension was necessary. In accordance with the wishes of the owners, the forms of the new volumes signal a contrast between our way of living now and the way we lived some 200 years ago. As a result, the old and the new are interrelated - yet provide a contrasting effect. The transition from old to new does not operate on one precise borderline but rather by the effects of transparency and sightlines from old to new and vice versa. The new, very large plate glass windows open the perspectives up to the more set back location of the cottage. The old cottage has been kept in its original
state (almost), with its configuration of small rooms, low ceilings and exposed beams and old stone and parquet floors. The facades and roofs of the new volumes are characterised by a covering of copper used here as a modern material. It is both rustic and modern, and with a visual appearance that develops in sympathy with the rural setting in the north of the country.
Architects: team31 architecture office (Folmer/Rodesch/Weyland) www.team31.lu Interior Designer: Laurent Biever Copper Installer: KALBFUSS GMBH Copper Products: TECU Classic and TECU Zinn
Copper rustic and modern... developing in sympathy with the rural setting.
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BOX TOP
An undistinguished 1970s office building in the Netherlands has been transformed with a rooftop extension encased by a transparent copper skin enveloping the original building.
The building owners, Trinit Automation Uithoorn (NL), sought to office building. As well as upgrading with higher energy performance and other improvements, the project also needed to create more space. This was achieved with a rooftop extension providing a canteen and meeting rooms, as well as a large multi-purpose seminar room. Here, high, sloping ceilings give a distinctive character to the internal space.
Photo: Erik ten Hove
by Chris Hodson
express the companys innovative nature in the expansion of their
Original office building before alteration.
Integrating Intervention
box-like form, firmly integrated into the existing building fabric and reacting with existing facades not just a new storey sat on top. The new box is completely covered in a transparent copper mesh skin, simply passing over windows, frames and solid walls behind, providing a seamless continuum expressing the geometric shape of the addition.
Cross section showing new roof level intervention.
Drawing: Erik ten Hove
Externally, the intervention is conceived as a three dimensional
Photo:Hans van Nieuwkoop
CoPPer Close-UP
The designers, Architektenburo Ten Hove, commented:
We deliberately chose copper for the mesh skin, where the colour of the material naturally changes over time and therefore indicates the age of the building. Using a grid of equilateral triangles gives
freedom from the constraints of linear structures and, with the copper mesh, diffuses the box surfaces externally. But internally, the mesh screen still allows clear views to the outside while providing solar shading, and inward opening windows allow ventilation and cleaning.
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Copper for house on the rock

Regeneration of this 19th century London church involved an extensive refurbishment programme to return the building to its former use. But it also involved a modern extension to provide a permanent home for the growing, 3,000 or so, congregation of the Nigerian-based House on the Rock church, as architects Paul Davis + Partners describe.
St Georges Church in the Tufnell Park Conservation Area was built in 1867 as a historical, circular building based on a 5th Century Greek Church and modelled on Shakespeares Globe Theatre. The building has had a colourful past. Saved from demolition in 1973, actor George Murcell turned the church into the St Georges Theatre. More recently it fell into the hands of squatters and it was only when they were finally evicted in 2006 that the project was able to commence. As well as its primary function as a church, the building is also used as a community
centre, adult learning centre, crche and a venue for other social events. To meet these demands, a new, copper-clad extension creates a contemporary architectural solution contrasting with the church aesthetic, yet remaining subservient to the original building and making no attempt to emulate its style. This modern 2-storey extension links the existing church and the bell tower and provides flexible multi-purpose spaces to meet the needs of both church and community. The new intervention is separated from the original fabric of the church by a continuous band of glazing.
Matching the contemporary materiality of the new building with the stone and slate of the existing church provided a welcome opportunity to explore solutions for an ever-occurring challenge. Copper, with timber cladding and glass, provided the answer with a naturally changing surface and an air of permanence. The designers endeavoured to minimise energy demand by considering the embodied energy of materials and using recycled materials wherever possible.
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Castle entrance approached via the straight staircase bridge with curved brass handrail.
A gradual regeneration is taking place to the ancient Ribadavia Castle in the Ourense area of north-west Spain, heralded by new brass elements transforming the entrances to the castle. Architect Miguel Angel Calvo Salve describes his approach to these interventions, which add an ageless simplicity and sense of permanence.
Since 1999 we have been working on a lengthy process of study, research, consolidation and retrieval of the remains of Ribadavia Castle. The remains are extremely fragile due to their abandonment and the neglect of local government in the past. Ribadavia Castle is located within the historic area of the village and was built incorporating the old wall and supported by a series of circular and square towers on a large rock outcrop. There is no record of the earliest human settlement, apart from the fact that a necropolis and a temple existed in the upper part of the town, where the castle now stands.
Architect: Miguel Angel Calvo Salve Copper Specialist: Aceros Argimiro Photos: Miguel Angel Calvo Salve
establishing a Methodology
We believe that maintaining, transforming or reusing this historic building requires at least that we understand its physical and emotional realities, in its present state and throughout its history. Through very careful observation and systematic documentation, intensive research of historical sources, technical analysis, study of pathologies, identification of traces and memories, and finally a reflective intuition, we have established a methodology expressed in a Master Plan for this castle that will substantiate the basis for future interventions in the monument, thus creating the potential for its transformation and reuse.
Strength and Malleability

A part of the intervention was to design the entrances to the ruins of the Castle. It was decided to make various individual elements in brass, and also bronze, to give a jewel-like quality amongst the ancient building fabric. These included access bridges with stairs, gateway doors and exhibition display elements. The choice of brass was based on its qualities as a material that ages with time, developing a patina just as the stone walls have done. Its strength and malleability was essential in the creation of these disparate elements.
The brass main doors appear impenetrable with a strong silhouette and square apertures reminiscent of a portcullis.
Smaller brass doors in the Necropolis share the open linear grid.
Simple, folded brass elements are used to hold information display boards.
The choice of brass was based on its qualities as a material that ages with time, developing a patina just as the stone walls have done.
The brass Necropolis door is more open in character with a linear grid highlighting the stone archway.
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URBAN SHELL
Architect Luisa Fontana explains how a shell-like copper and glass intervention regenerates a disused public bath house and reorientates the building to define a new urban square.
The original, early 20th century building had been unused for over 40 years and its previously hidden, undistinguished rear faade was exposed by the creation of a new public square in the 1980s. The restoration and expansion of the building provided an opportunity to redefine a new urban role. The European funded project is for a new Centre for Cultural Activities for Youth and is unique in Italy. It provides a link between the University and the World of Employment, creating an international focus to serve the local community.
Rear facade of the disused bath house before addition and renovation.
A Bold Approach
The regeneration carried out in conjunction with engineers Arup (structure and energy strategies) and Manens (installation) reflects a bold architectural and urban planning approach. It involves restoration of the original building and addition of a new volume, in the form of shell made of steel, copper and glass. The profile of the shell develops a close relationship with its urban context. It is
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erforated brise soleil that protect the interior from direct sunlight, and characterised by different heights. A second opening smaller and varying in shape, is on the north side, opposite the old buildings.
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Energy Independent
The building is also an example of smart design and energy self-sufficiency, to minimise energy consumption and carbon emissions. Dynamic thermal modelling software, developed for the Arup building energy simulation, enabled solutions to be optimized and energy saving benefits quantified. The project has achieved an A certification in the Eco Domus energy class with a system developed by VI. Energy. The result is an integrated organism, energy independent from the network, where climate and environment interact. Various renewable techniques are incorporated including geothermal energy, the pre-heating of primary air through an underground maze and self-generation of electricity using biodiesel. The design optimizes natural lighting and ventilation, while the building materials provide a high performance, thermal inertia envelope.
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Contraportada El Granero, Londres (p 12-15). Foto: Tim Crocker

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Una Fusin de lo Moderno y lo Antiguo Perfil de Cobre

2225 Pure Water under Copper Roofs

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Copper for House on the Rock

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Una Puerta de Entrada para los Visitantes

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CONFERENCE AND CHAT ROOMS BOOKSTORE ARKEN AUDITORIUM

CLEANNING STAFF BOOKSTORE KITCHEN LAURENTIIHALL

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Plano de la planta baja

Plano de la planta superior

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Se estableci un dilogo entre lo antiguo y lo moderno

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DETAILS Detalle de la seccin transversal

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Pollard Thomas Edwards architects

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La fachada a orillas del ro antes de comenzar las obras

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Plano de la planta baja

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Corte transversal de la nueva ampliacin, el atrio y el edificio existente.

Maquetas de trabajo para la ampliacin.

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Un material determinado por el contexto

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