FAKE INDUSTRIES

NEW VELODROME . MEDELLÍN

FAKE INDUSTRIES

THE NEW VELODROME FOR THE CITY OF MEDELLÍN SYNTHESIZES TWO SEEMINGLY INCOMPATIBLE SPATIAL CONDITIONS: AN INSULAR, FORMALLY SPECIFIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE; AND A PERMEABLE, OPEN PUBLIC SPACE.

A VELODROME IS AN INFRASTRUCTURE OF LIMITED USE, WHICH NONETHELESS REQUIRES AN ENORMOUS TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC EFFORT. PUBLIC SPACES IN MEDELLÍN ARE CHARACTERIZED BY AN INTENSITY OF USE, OFTEN ATTAINED WITH LIMITED INVESTMENT. THIS PROJECT TRANSFORMS THE TYPOLOGY OF THE SPORT FACILITY IN ORDER TO INTEGRATE IT INTO THE EXISTING PARK, INTENSIFYING THE PUBLIC NATURE OF THIS SPACE AND DISTRIBUTING THE TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC INVESTMENT ALONG IT.

TEAM: FAKE INDUSTRIES ARCHITECTURAL AGONISM (CRISTINA GOBERNA, URTZI GRAU), IGNANCIO GONZÁLEZ GALÁN, FARZIN LOTFI-JAM, BRYCE SUITE AND EL EQUIPO DE MAZZANTI.
CLIENT: MUNICIPALITY OF MEDELLIN
BUDGET: $2,700,000
EXPECTED COMPLETION: AUGUST 2015