E15 Winning Teams Portraits/Interviews

Productive Memories

Oliva (ES) - Lauréat

Représentant de l’équipe : Luis Bernardo Vaamonde (ES) – architecte ; Associés : Ana Méndez Garzo (ES), Ignacio Burgos González (ES) – architects
Collaborateur : Santiago Cañete Sánchez (ES) – architecte

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^{L. Vaamonde, A. Garzo, I. González & S. Sánchez}

"Historically, productive plots were located away from cities, disconnected because of contamination. Factories were supplied by natural ecosystems without a sense of responsibility about ecological wellness. When their activities came to an end the place fell into disuse and lost its meaning as a part of the city. The industrial area lacked in territory instead. Our main issue was to face Oliva’s landscape and try to give a productive meaning according to urban life, while protecting its identity. Oliva’s large pottery tradition with its old factories and territory made us fall in love since the beginning. We decided to reactivate its memory by implanting productive uses that could place value on the area and make it alive again."