SEVILLE, SPAIN
PUERTO TRIANA DEVELOPMENT SEVILLA
SEVILLE, SPAIN
SIZE 40,000 m2 / STATUS Competition Winner 2007 / Completed 2016 / DESIGN TEAM Balmori Associates / Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects / AYESA
The project is located across Guadalquivir River from Seville, on a site that was previously part of the Expo '92. It is composed of a tower flanked by two podiums that run north-south. The tower’s program is offices and a 5-star hotel, the podiums’ is shops, cafes, and restaurants.
The dynamic public space defined by the podiums concentrates pedestrian flow through an active “street” with spaces for cultural, recreational, and commercial activities that leads to Caixaforum Madrid, a museum and cultural center.
The podiums create a pedestrian-scale urban environment; they open like arms to welcome people who arrive from different parts of the city, and then get closer to create a more intimate space protected from the sun.
The top of the podiums are parks accessible to the public, offering a space for walking and recreation.
Balmori Associates has designed two modular concrete benches for Escofet for the project.