Materials reuse and regional transformation scheme

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    Project entry 2011 "Materials reuse and regional transformation scheme", Gijón, Spain: RE-using strategy - catalog of construction systems made of reused materials.

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    Holcim Awards 2011 Europe ceremony - September 15, 2011 - Milan, Italy: Presentation of the Holcim Awards "Next Generation" 2nd prize 2011 Europe for Materials reuse and regional transformation scheme, Gijón / Xixón, Spain (l-r): Head of the Technical Competence Center of the Holcim Foundation and member of the Holcim Awards jury, Hans-Rudolf Schalcher, Switzerland; prize winner, Elisa de los Reyes Garcia, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain; and CEO of Holcim Spain, Vincent Lefevbre.

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    Project entry 2011 "Materials reuse and regional transformation scheme", Gijón, Spain: RE-inhabiting - main sections, introduction to different communities.

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    Project entry 2011 "Materials reuse and regional transformation scheme", Gijón, Spain: RE-qualifying: urban planning.

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    Project entry 2011 "Materials reuse and regional transformation scheme", Gijón, Spain: RE-generating: landscaping.

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    Project entry 2011 "Materials reuse and regional transformation scheme", Gijón, Spain: RE-programing - main plans.

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    Project entry 2011 "Materials reuse and regional transformation scheme", Gijón, Spain: RE-inhabiting - communities (1).

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    Project entry 2011 "Materials reuse and regional transformation scheme", Gijón, Spain: RE-inhabiting - communities (2).

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    Project entry 2011 "Materials reuse and regional transformation scheme", Gijón, Spain: RE-designing - construction.

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    Project entry 2011 "Materials reuse and regional transformation scheme", Gijón, Spain: RE-supplying - water/air.

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    Project entry 2011 "Materials reuse and regional transformation scheme", Gijón, Spain: RE-assembling - structure.

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    Project entry 2011 "Materials reuse and regional transformation scheme", Gijón, Spain: Team picture.

  • Next generation Next Generation 2nd prize 2011–2012 Europe

The RE-converting project incorporates multifaceted architectural tools and concepts to generate a sustainable society based upon minimal human impact while also providing energy, employment, and welfare conditions for the people who live, work and play in the new community. 

By Elisa de los Reyes Garcia - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Ideas: Embodied Carbon , Circular Materials & Building Components

The RE-converting project incorporates multifaceted architectural tools and concepts to generate a sustainable society based upon minimal human impact while also providing energy, employment, and welfare conditions for the people who live, work and play in the new community. 

Materials reuse and regional transformation scheme

Project authors

  • Elisa de los Reyes Garcia

    Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

    Spain

Project updates

September 15, 2011 | Holcim Foundation Awards | Milan, Italy

Sustainable place making and materials innovation

The winners of the 3rd International Holcim Awards competition for sustainable construction projects and visions from across Europe have been announced at a ceremony in Milan. A total of USD 300,000 was presented to ten outstanding projects submitted by architects, planners, engineers and project owners. The winning projects show the wide range of approaches in the region to sustainable construction that respond both to intensified urbanization and innovation in building materials and construction techniques.

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June 23, 2011 | Regional Jury Report – Europe | Zurich, Switzerland

“An impressively detailed presentation for addressing social and environmental issues of de-industrialized sites” – Holcim Awards Jury

Within the impressively detailed presentation, the holistic approach for a design and program that deals with social and environmental issues of de-industrialized sites was evaluated by the jury to be very convincing. It proposes a complex concept for the recycling of construction materials, reuse of existing building structures, reorganization of urban areas, and a bio-diverse regeneration of the urban landscape.

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March 31, 2011 | Project Entry & Details | Gijón / Xixón, Spain

Project Entry 2011 for Region Europe

The RE-converting project incorporates multifaceted architectural tools and concepts to generate a sustainable society based upon minimal human impact while also providing energy, employment, and welfare conditions for the people who live, work and play in the new community. As a showcase for the reconversion of many abandoned industrial sites, the project develops a detailed concept for a community on the site of a decommissioned shipyard in Asturias, northern Spain.

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