Desert City

GARCIAGERMAN ARQUITECTOS (1)
GARCIAGERMAN ARQUITECTOS
Jacobo García-Germán Vázquez

The project is a sustainable and ecological complex that hosts overlapping activities, ranging from the exhibition, reproduction and sale of cacti from all over the world, in a large covered garden and greenhouse, to activities such as educational workshops and plant exhibitions. It also represents an important commitment to R&D, carried out in collaboration with international universities.

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The Ciudad del Desierto plot is located in a transitional area: on one side it borders the edge of the A-1 motorway and on the other it meets the foothills of the Cuenca Alta del Manzanares Regional Park. Its location along this border, isolating and connecting two separate realities, suggests the metaphor of an oasis, a logical cultural reference in a place dedicated to the cultivation of cacti. This metaphor becomes operative, as it suggests organising the building in an introverted way, looking towards the open interior of the garden, which is surrounded by the building that protects it, and towards the nursery, which is also protected. It is easy to understand Desert City as the creation of two oases in the original plot: the outdoor garden/nursery; and the covered greenhouse.

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The Plot was originally an open field, with piles of up to 4 m. of rubble from the successive extensions of the A-1 motorway. Through a process of regeneration it is partially returned to nature, creating a paradoxical landscape that is both natural and artificial; exotic and atavistic.

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General information

Desert City

YEAR

2017

Status

Built

Option to visit

Free visit

Address

Wy. A-1, km. 25

28708 San Sebastian de los Reyes - Madrid

Latitude: 40.599036406

Longitude: -3.582399654

Classification

Building materials

Steel

Glass

Built area

5001 - 20000 m²

Awards

ACUE 2003

XIV BEAU

ACUE 2019

FAD 2018

Involved architects

Jacobo García-Germán Vázquez

Involved architectural firms

GARCIAGERMAN ARQUITECTOS

Information provided by

Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism (BEAU)

Website links

GARCIAGERMAN ARQUITECTOS

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