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GOe, which seems to be welcomed on the ground, will be a good neighbor of San Sebastián, providing a window into global gastronomic discovery while creating new public spaces, plazas, parks and observation decks.
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BIG has designed the new 9,000-square-meter Gastronomy Open Ecosystem (GOE) for the Basque Culinary Center, located in the heart of San Sebastián, connecting science, gastronomy, entrepreneurship and nature to foster culinary research, innovation and enjoyment.
The Basque Culinary Center, a pioneering gastronomic institution, launched an international design competition for the new Food Innovation Center in 2021 with the goal of bringing food start-ups, researchers and chefs together under one roof. GOe will continue to develop alternative proteins, agricultural robotics, prevent food waste, and more. The proposal was selected from five invited architectural firms, including: OMA, Snøhetta, 3XN and Toyo Ito & Associates.
Navarra Avenue perspective ©Playtime
The GOe Gastronomic Open Ecosystem represents the future strategy of the Basque Culinary Center, consolidating gastronomy's vision of 360º. It is a space where talent, research, innovation and entrepreneurship converge and aims to be an international benchmark for exploring the limits and future of gastronomy. BIG's proposal "Olatuen bidea – Camino de las Olas" ("The Road to Waves") represents GOe's spirit of openness, collaboration and participation. The building not only blends into the city, but also creates new spaces for dialogue and connection. Through public-private partnerships, the project will strengthen Donostia San Sebastián as a place to create the cuisines of the future," said Joxe Mari Aizega, Managing Director of the Basque Culinary Center.
Studio kitchen © Fusao
GOe is located between the edge of San Sebastián and the Uriá Mountains, with a height difference of 10 meters. The new center was built gradually from the very bottom, taking advantage of the height difference to protect and improve the quality of the park, while connecting the adjacent Camino Santiago Pilgrimage Route and the Cantabrian Sea.
Design Schematic – Urban and Ocean ©BIG
Design illustration – park, terrace and view ©big
"We had the privilege of working with one of the pioneers of modern gastronomy, in our hometown of Copenhagen, where we did designs for Rene Redzepis' NOMA." Bjarke Ingels, Founder and Creative Director of BIG-Bjarke IngelsGroup, said, "We are very excited to take our architectural exploration of gastronomy to the next level through our project at San Sebastián GOOe. ”
Building façade ©Playtime
At the street level, the new building forms a covered public plaza backwards, connecting the path of the Camino de Santiago pilgrims, creating the building as a meeting point between culture, cuisine, and the city. The building rises to form a series of terraces and sunken windows that show the public kitchen, lab and classroom activities.
Schematic of the design – square and pilgrimage road ©BIG
Design Illustration – BIG, the home of ©culinary and social innovation
Terrace ©Playtime
Bjarke Ingels also mentioned: "As an architectural extension of San Sebastián's magnificent landscape and urban landscape, our design frees up the ground and creates parks on the roof that blend the city's public life with gastronomic arts and sciences." Located in the prestigious Camino de Santiago de Compostela – We believe this fusion of gastronomy and technology, city and landscape, architecture and parks has the potential to become a destination for culinary pilgrims from all over the world. ”
Park view ©Playtime
Everyday users and visitors will have direct access to Grosso Hall, THE MAIN BUILDING OF THE GEO, A CENTRAL SPACE THAT STRETCHES FROM THE GROUND FLOOR TO THE TOP FLOOR. Like a promenade, a magnificent staircase connects all the projects and floors within the building and doubles as an amphitheater for events and lectures, where visitors are able to see the kitchen and the ongoing research when visiting. Ascending the stairs, visitors can enter the auditorium, communal terraces or experience world-class cuisine in the top-floor restaurant.
Design Schematic – Functional Distribution ©BIG
Design Illustration – GOe's Spine: Gastro Hall ©BIG
Section perspective BIG ©
Gastro Hall ©Playtime
Food labs and offices are designed to provide maximum flexibility, and thanks to the generous height and width of the space, open classrooms, labs and kitchens can be rearranged for different purposes. With hygiene and maintenance in mind, all kitchens and laboratories use industrial materials, while natural materials such as wood and stone are used in the common areas to create a warm atmosphere.
Media room © Fusao
The building's continuous terraces offer different spatial functions – such as the Garden, the Restaurant Terrace and the Landscape Auditorium for outdoor activities – allowing everyday users and visitors to experience the vitality and creativity of nature and GOE.
Auditorium ©Playtime
"Starting with the modules that optimize the kitchen, we configured the new GEOe and its public and private spaces as a network – the façade was pulled to the top floor, extending the landscape and multiple public spaces and external projects in a continuous motion. GOe, which seems to be welcomed on the ground, will be a good neighbor of San Sebastián, providing a window into global gastronomic discovery while creating new public spaces, plazas, parks and observation decks. João Albuquerque, partner at BIG Barcelona, said.
The complete design illustrates ©BIG
PROJECT DATA
Name: GOE – GASTRONOMY OPEN ECOSYSTEM
Code: GOE
Date: 08/04/2022
Program: Culture
Status: In Progress
Size in m2: 9090
Project type: Competition
Client: Basque Culinary Center
Collaborators: Gleeds (cost consultants), Tricon (kitchen consultants), Play-Time & Fusao (Visuals)
Location Text: San Sebastian, Spain
Location: (43.318334,-1.9812313)
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ADDITIONAL FILES
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PROJECT TEAM
Partners-in-Charge: Bjarke Ingels, Joäo Albuquerque
Project Leader: Matthew Reger
Team: Gonzalo Coronado, José Gómez, Klaudia Szczepanowska, Natalia Politano, Pietro Saccardi, Hanna Johansson, Wiktoria Kolakowska
BIG Engineering: Andrea Hektor, Johan Lindqvist
BIG Landscape: Laura Font Gallart
BIG Sustainability : Tore Banke, Cosmin Paduraru
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