Joint Research Center
Sevilla, Spain
Client
European Commission
Typology
Work
Size m2/ft2
9,922 / 106,800
Status
In Construction
— BIG proposes the new Joint Research Centre to run diagonally across the orthogonal site which creates the opportunity to connect the JRC directly to the ‘Jardin Americano’ river-front promenade and the Torre Sevilla mall in a seamless continuous public space that is both plaza and promenade.
— The JRC will provide 4 times more solar cells than initially planned. BIG proposes to cover the entire site with an array of solar panels to reduce the operational carbon footprint of the building.
— The sustainable performance of the building drives the architectural aesthetic of the JRC that not only makes the building perform better but also makes it more inhabitable, comfortable and beautiful - BIG’s attempt at a new Andalusian environmental vernacular.
"With our design for the Joint Research Center in Seville, more than anything, we have attempted to allow the sustainable performance of the building to drive an architectural aesthetic that not only makes the building perform better but also makes it more inhabitable and more beautiful - a new Andalusian environmental vernacular."Bjarke Ingels - Founder & Creative Director, BIG
“When we visited the site in Seville and carefully reviewed JRC’s ambitious goals, we realized the potential to not only meet but exceed the requirements of the new JRC by creating a new breed of building - one that could become a beacon for sustainability, the future of public space and work environment - a single system tailored to Seville’s social and physical vernacular.”João Albuquerque - Partner, BIG
Partner in Charge
Bjarke Ingels
João Albuquerque
Project Manager
Angel Barreno Gutiérrez
Mireia Sala Font
Project Leader
Nir Leshem
Stefani Fachini De Araujo
Project Team
Adelardo Domingo Ruiz
Aleksandra Cichy
Alessia Gardoni
Anabela Reyes
Andrea Hektor
Batuhan Celebi
Beatriz Pérez Codesido
Carlo Basile
Carlos González Acedo
Carmen Ortega Hernaez
Clara Sanfeliu
Dino Vaindirlis
Dino Vojvodic
Dominika Kłopotek
Elena Ceribelli
Esther Diaz Salas
Francisco Abajo Duran
German Otto Bodenbender
Gonzalo Coronado Maceda
Hanna Ida Johansson
Jose Gomez Carbonell
Luca Fabbri
Luis Delgado
Maria González Rodríguez de Biedma
Maria Tzitzimika
Matthew Reger
Miquel Perez
Nicolas Bachmann Bellido
Olivia Sarrà Gómez
Pablo Antuña Molina
Patrycja Tomaszewska
Pietro Saccardi
Pilar Serratosa
Raphaël Logan Barber
Saina Abdollahzadeh
Sara Trănescu
Sille Foltinger
Steffan Heath
Steffen Alvang
Veronica Paulon
Wiktoria Martyna Kolakowska
Yalda Beigagha
BIG Landscape
Giulia Frittoli
Collaborators
Buro Happold
HCP Architecture & Engineering
Grupo Argenia