Mercado Modelo Montevideo Thinking the City for the 21St Century
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organizers: supporters: sponsors: INTERNATIONAL IDEAS COMPETITION: MERCADO MODELO MONTEVIDEO THINKING THE CITY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY URUGUAY, 2018 COMPETITION RULES 2 F1_Aerial view of Mercado Modelo and its whereabouts, Montevideo, 2008. Montevideo, Modeloandits whereabouts, ofMercado F1_Aerialview MONTEVIDEO’S WATERFRONT PROMENADE RIO DE LA PLATA DÁMASO ANTONIO LARRAÑAGA AVENUE MERCADO MODELO JOSÉ BATLLE Y ORDÓÑEZ BOULEVARD 3 M1_ Location map of intervention area for this competition. CONTENTS pg. I_PRESENTATION PROJECTING POSSIBLE AND INNOVATIVE FUTURES 8 II_MONTEVIDEO A SOUTHERN CAPITAL 12 III_COMPETITION AREA THE URBAN CONVERGENCE OF LANDSCAPES, SCALES AND TIMES 13 About Mercado Modelo 24 Bv. José Batlle y Ordóñez Attributes of the land where Mercado Modelo is located 34 Av. José Pedro Varela IV_TOWARDS A PLANNED, OPEN AND INNOVATIVE FUTURE Key elements of the departmental territorial development policy 44 Relevant questions 44 4 V_PROPOSALS AND EXPECTED OUTPUTS 5 Innovation and feasibility 46 Design boards 46 Free pieces adapted to each proposal 49 Other guidelines VI_AWARDS 50 VII_TIMELINE 50 VIII_CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES Jury 52 Competition advisers 54 Av. Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga Dámaso Antonio Av. On participation 54 Languages 55 Registration 55 Bv. Artigas Bv. Receipt of proposals 56 Submission deadline, Dates of visits to Mercado Modelo, Inquiries and clarifications 58 Procedural rules 59 Anonymity 59 Exclusion from the competition 59 60 Av. Italia False statements Issuing the decision and its irrevocability 61 Statement of authorship 61 Public exhibition 62 Awards ceremony 62 AREA OF INTERVENTION IX_IN BRIEF: AN INVITATION FOR THE FUTURE 63 LAND LOTS AND/OR BUILDINGS PROPERTY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MONTEVIDEO APPENDICES 64 6 7 F2_ Mercado Modelo’s main gate, 2011. I_PRESENTATION PROJECTING POSSIBLE AND INNOVATIVE FUTURES The International Ideas Competition: “MERCADO MODELO MONTEVIDEO. Thinking the city for the This competition is organized by the UAM, jointly with the Government of Montevideo, who will 21st century” aims to expand the planning options for an area located in the barycenter of the city provide the awards and mention described in paragraph VI, with the support of the Departmental of Montevideo. Board of Montevideo and Municipality D, and the sponsorship of the Ministry of Housing, Land- Use Planning and the Environment, the School of Architecture, Design and Urbanism of UdelaR Mercado Modelo Montevideo (Model Market of Montevideo), whose main building has an area (“Universidad de la República” in Spanish), the Uruguayan Association of Architects, the Pan- of 25,000 m² and Art Deco references, has operated as the most important wholesale produce American Federation of Associations of Architects and the Association of Private Promoters of market for fruits and vegetables in the country since 1937. As this is a dynamic activity, it has had a Construction in Uruguay. significant influence on the urban evolution of this area of the city. It aims to promote the participation of national and foreign experts so they can reflect on this Considering the changes that have taken place in the territory and in marketing dynamics, the IDM territory and project innovative and possible futures. or Government of Montevideo (“Intendencia de Montevideo” in Spanish) has decided to transfer the operation of Mercado Modelo to a new wholesale and distribution center in La Tablada, in the This is an international call for ideas designed as an open-competition opportunity which calls for: northwest of the city. This center will be managed by the UAM - Produce Hub of Montevideo (“Unidad Alimentaria de Montevideo” in Spanish): the non-state public entity created under Law No. 18.832 a) Recommendations for the urban development of the sector in response to the of October 18, 2011. Other related wholesale businesses located near the market have also decided possible implementation of new morphologies and complementary facilities, thus modifying the to move to the new location. The transfer of these activities entails a historic opportunity to think urban fabric if necessary. The following will be developed: about the future of the urban sector where Mercado Modelo is located, the related projects and the - Proposals for the existing public space and for the creation of new public spaces. surrounding areas, both regarding their large urban structures, public spaces, residential networks, - Recommendations for the development of the private premises where activities that are facilities and services, their extraordinary potential for transformation and also the conservation of complementary and related to the market are currently held, which will also be moved to the hub. their tangible and intangible heritage. (See figures M1 and M13). This is part of the territorial planning process focused on sustainable development that Montevideo b) Architectural and programmatic proposals to develop in the main building of has been promoting for almost three decades, to have a democratic, inclusive and creative city. Mercado Modelo and/or its location, as well as in surrounding premises owned by the Government of Montevideo. (See figures M14, M15 and M16). Within the process of managing the transfer of the wholesale activities of Mercado Modelo and its surrounding activities, the UAM and the Government of Montevideo have considered it relevant to organize an international ideas competition to gather the broadest range of experts in order to have their perspectives and proposals to help shape the future of this territory. 8 9 F3_ General view of Mercado Modelo’s main building, 2012. 10 11 F4_ Mercado Modelo’s main aisle, 2011 II_MONTEVIDEO III_COMPETITION AREA A SOUTHERN CAPITAL THE URBAN CONVERGENCE OF LANDSCAPES, SCALES AND TIMES Montevideo is the capital of the Republic of Uruguay and the southernmost capital in the Americas. Various elements coexist in the area of action: urban paths and stories, different uses, neighborhoods Although Uruguay has an open agenda of social and territorial challenges, it is one of the most with traditional urbanization and plotting, modern housing developments, industries and facilities. egalitarian countries in Latin America. (See figures M1, M8 and M12). The structuring roads that connect the area to the rest of the city are: Montevideo is the main city of the country, with almost 1,300,000 inhabitants within departmental - The José Batlle y Ordóñez Boulevard, known as Camino de los Propios in colonial times, currently borders. This figure reaches about 2,000,000 inhabitants if we consider its metropolitan area. Its a major traffic road linking the coast to the northwestern outskirts; demographic growth is contained, although there have been major transformations within the city. - The Dámaso A. Larrañaga Avenue, continuation of the Centenario Avenue, which links the Batlle y Ordóñez Park, where the Centenario Stadium is located, to the Maroñas Racetrack, thus structuring It is a coastal city, with a very large urban area. The prevailing morphology is characterized by a the axis of the city; and low density and height of buildings. Its urban fabric is structured by a system of large avenues and - The José Pedro Varela Avenue, where large national facilities are being developed. (See figures M1, smaller roads used locally. High-rise buildings appear mainly in the center of the city, on some M5 and M7). coastal districts, and on a number of avenues and new hubs. The city has a history of good urban It is a topographically high area in a city with gentle undulations. This area is fully covered by public quality, and nowadays its territorial development is guided by the POT or Montevideo Plan (“Plan services providing drinking water, sanitation, electricity and public transport. Montevideo” in Spanish). The area of intervention of the ideas competition is found mostly in Municipality D and is delimited The architecture of Montevideo has quality creations such as its large parks dating back to the late in figure M9. 19th and early 20th centuries, the Rambla Sur, an extraordinary set of modern buildings erected This territory has now an increasing centrality potential, which is consolidated by its location in the between 1920 and 1960, the experience of Social Housing Cooperatives, different projects developed urban area and because major national and regional facilities have been set up in its vicinity, such by engineer Eladio Dieste in reinforced ceramic and multiple facilities and unique buildings in recent as: the Police Hospital, the Traumatology and Orthopedics Hospital, the BSE Hospital, the Antel decades. To reflect on its importance we must remember that several of them (the Rambla Sur, Arena Events Center and the Nuevo Centro shopping center and housing complex. The upcoming Modern Architecture and Dieste) have been included in the Tentative World Heritage List of UNESCO. facilities are the Montevideo Police Headquarters and the Fire Department. 12 13 OLD CITY RODÓ PARK PARK RODÓ BATLLE PARK BATLLE BSE HOSPITAL BSE HOSPITAL MONTEVIDEO BAY BAY MONTEVIDEO LEGISLATIVE PALACE LEGISLATIVE POLICE FORCE HOSPITAL HOSPITAL POLICE FORCE MONTEVIDEO CITY HALL MONTEVIDEO PALACIO SALVO (BUILDING) SALVO PALACIO TRES CRUCES BUS TERMINAL CRUCES TRES JOSÉ PEDRO VARELA AVENUE VARELA JOSÉ PEDRO CENTENARIO SOCCER STADIUM CLINICAS-UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HOSPITAL CLINICAS-UNIVERSITY MONTEVIDEO SHOPPING CENTER MONTEVIDEO MERCADO MODELO MONTEVIDEO MONTEVIDEO MODELO MERCADO PRESIDENCY BUILDING OF URUGUAY PRESIDENCY MONTEVIDEO