MRIO

Madrid Río

Madrid, Spain
MRIO Arquitectos [Burgos & Garrido Arquitectos + Porras LaCasta + Rubio & A-Sala + West 8]
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The Madrid Río project is the most significant development in Madrid in recent decades, and is arguably one of the most ambitious public space projects in Europe in recent years. In 2003, the city council decided to bury the six-kilometre section of the first major ring road that ran along the banks of the Manzanares River. The construction of the road 30 years ago meant that the city's connection to the river was severed, leaving it isolated, inaccessible and invisible.

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The team led by Ginés Garrido, comprising the firms Burgos & Garrido Arquitectos, Porras La Casta, Rubio & A-Sala, and West 8, won the international competition launched in 2005 to design a public space in the area freed up by the underground relocation of the motorway. The project connects Madrid with its surrounding landscapes, transforming the Manzanares River into a point of connection between the city and its geography.

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Madrid Río comprises 150 hectares of green spaces and 6 hectares of public and sports facilities, as well as centres for interpretation and artistic creation, an urban beach, children's play areas, kiosks and cafés. This project has returned the city of Madrid to the geography of the river.

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Location
Madrid, Spain
Client
Madrid's City Council
Typology
Public space
Surface
6.7 km
Cost
Arquitectos
Ginés Garrido [director]

Burgos & Garrido Arquitectos [Francisco Burgos, Ginés Garrido]
Porras LaCasta Arquitectos [Fernando Porras-Isla, Arantxa La Casta]
Rubio Álvarez-Sala Arquitectos [Carlos Rubio, Enrique Álvarez-Sala]

& West 8 [Adriaan Geuze, Edzo Bindels]

Designers
MRIO Arquitectos [Burgos & Garrido Arquitectos + Porras LaCasta + Rubio & A-Sala + West 8]
Architecture team
architecture
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Rotterdam
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Christian Dobrick, Enrique Ibáñez González, Joost Koningen, Freek Boerwinkel, Karsten Buchholz, Lennart van Dijk, Juan Figueroa, Michael Gersbasch, Madalén González, Sander Lap, Silvia Lupini, Perry Maas, Ricardo Minghini, Eva Recio, Marta Roy, Carlos Saldarriaga, Alexander Sverdlov, Mariana Siqueira, Shachar Zur
Architecture Team [BGA]
Jaime Álvarez Santana, Irene Álvarez de Miranda Silgo, Silvia Aydillo Zuazo, María Bandrés de Lucas, Rocío Caro Cámara, Sergio del Castillo Tello, Alicia Colmenarejo Navalmoral, Isabel Cuellas Aguilera, Mª Ángeles Fernández García, Carlos Fernández Salgado, Gabriela Galíndez Pisarello, Pablo García Neila, Elena Garicano Fernández, Ignacio Gómez de Escauriaza, Eduardo González Corrales,Gabriela Hombravella López-Dóriga, Miguel Ángel López-Mir, Raquel Lozano Gutiérrez, Marina del Mármol Peces, Rocío Martín Ruiz-Jarabo, Raquel Marugán Burgos, Samir M’hamdi Alaoui, Gemma Montañez Sánchez, Eleucidio Moreno Sanz, Víctor Muñoz Sanz, Matías Nieto Tolosa, Ana Palancarejo Méndez, Susana Paz Rodríguez, Nerea del Pozo Palomo, Jonás Prieto Vivanco, Xosé Ramiro Sánchez Carro, Marco de Simone, Emma Simonsson, Juan Tur McGlone, Alfonso Urbano López de Carrizosa, Elena Verdú Riaza, Carolina Matos Martínez, Jaime Silva Pinteño, Enrique Álvarez-Sala Gómez-Morán, Beatriz Amann Vargas, Pierre Banchet, Araceli Barrero González, Jimena Campillo González, Carlos Carnicer Guzmán, Almudena Carro Rejas, Rebeca Caso Donadei, Cristina Cordero Mora, Mateo Fernández Muro, Estela Fernández Rocafull, Juan Galvís Urrecha, Maya González González, Irene Gonzalo Sánchez, Myriam López Rodero, Alberto Martín Hernández, Agustín Martín Salas, Juan José Mateos Bermejo, Mª Ángeles Navarro Arrate, María Ortega Losada, María Perales Vargas, Marina Pereda López-Garma, Bosco Pita Acha, Pedro Pitarch Alonso, Lucía Prado Benayas, Mª Pilar Recio Cámara, Marta RogadoAlbert, Javier Rubio Donzé, Beatriz Rubio Montiel, Eduardo Ruiz de Assín, Ricardo Saldías Barreneche, Marta Villamor Blanco
Collaborators
Date
Competition 2004 I Project + Construction 2005 - 2025
Renders
Photography
Imagen Subliminal (Rocío R. Rivas + Miguel de Guzmán) | Ana Muller | Jerome Musch
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