To See the Sky

Para ver el cielo | To See the Sky Kim Coussa

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Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism. Carleton University Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid ETSAM. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid UPM. Course number ARCS5201, Term Winter 2018 ~ Guest professor Ángela García de Paredes, Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos Associate professor ETSAM DPA Assistant professor Luis G. Pachón, Architect ETSAM Work area Guadalquivir River, Córdoba. Spain

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WATERWORKS: Para ver el cielo | To See the Sky Urban strategy Site-specific Programme Nautical cemetery and lookout Approximate intervention area 150 m2

Para ver el cielo is a lookout designed to showcase the different landscapes of Córdoba. Mountainous, urban, hydraulic and agricultural. The design is directly inspired by Abrazo, an artwork by Juan Navarro Baldeweg, architect and painter. Embedded in the existing ground, the structure embraces its direct surroundings and carves into the topography of the shore.

The observatory structure is adjacent to Córdoba’s existing Nautical Centre.

The tower acts as a nautical cemetery where old or obsolete kayaks and canoes are hung against the inside walls.

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Context: Córdoba 37°52’49.3”N 4°46’20.7”W

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Parque Periurbano Los Villares

Limits of Cordoba

River Guadalquivir

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Parque Cruz Conde

Mezquita-Catedral de Cรณrdoba

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Parque de Miraflores

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Museo Molino de Martos

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Architecture References

Alcรกzar de Segovia 1122

Castillo de Tossa de Mar XII century

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Navarro Baldeweg Artwork Abrazo Oil and latex on canvas 2016

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nautical center pedestrian path museum cathedral

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sea minaret

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screw anchor embedded in concrete wall

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annex I photographic report

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Plaza de Colรณn Monumento a Jorge Juan y Santacilia Madrid

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Plaza de Colรณn Monumento a Jorge Juan y Santacilia Madrid

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annex II The Design Process

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WATERWORKS

Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism. Carleton University Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid ETSAM. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid UPM. Course number ARCS5201, Term Winter 2018

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