BTEK – Technology Interpretation Center / ACXT

Nov 2009

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Cultural , Educational , Selected , ACXT, Green Roof, Spain, Steel

Architects: ACXT
Location: Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
Project Architect: Gonzalo Carro
Collaborators: Carlos Miguel Guimaraes & Javier Pérez Uribarri
Project Development: Gonzalo Carro & ATHOS (Pedro Berroya, Aitziber Goikoetxea)
Structure: Javier Eskubi, Amaia Oyón, Ángel Gómez
Project Area: 2,600 sqm
Design year: 2006–2007
Construction year: 2007–2009
Photographer: Aitor Ortiz

BTEK is an interpretation centre for new technologies, aimed at student visitors.

The Centre’s promoter, Parque Tecnológico, S.A., (Technology Park) set out the following as the most important guidelines:

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Create a very flexible and varied exhibition space, able to accommodate all types of exhibitions.
Installations should be highly energy efficient (geothermal systems for climate control) and that use renewable energy sources (a building-integrated photovoltaic system connected to a 60kw network).
The geometry of the covering where the solar panels are integrated should be triangular—similar to the shape of Technology Park’s logo.

The site’s location, on one of the highest points of the Vizcaya Technology Park and close to the Bilbao airport’s flight path for takeoffs and landings, helps with the aim of making the building a landmark in its landscape.

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29 comments »

shreyank says:

nice/…..:)

# November 1, 2009 at 12:26

Andrew Geber says:

interpretation indeed

# November 1, 2009 at 12:32

robert says:

ha ha ..I’m working at something similar for a college project, it’s great to see how this kind of buildings looks in real world:)…I think the structure of this one its a little amiguous but overall it’s a nice project

# November 1, 2009 at 12:35

Doud says:

love it!.. :)

# November 1, 2009 at 19:38

Henry says:

amazing, great comment on the landscape, very sculptural

# November 1, 2009 at 20:01

the uninformed observer says:

God that’s beautiful.

# November 1, 2009 at 22:29

azhar says:

Fantastic…really cool to see a reality (rather than renderings) well done…it looks somehow done with ease (which is a compliment)

# November 2, 2009 at 04:40

GHB says:

Amazing, I love the way the interior space feels like you’re in an underground abstracted cavern, weighted and heavy

# November 2, 2009 at 05:05

Sun says:

nice logic

# November 2, 2009 at 06:25

yuliya says:

beautiful

# November 2, 2009 at 07:27

dearxh says:

Nice! However can be better actually.

# November 2, 2009 at 12:29

Jason says:

Haha, I love this comment.

# November 2, 2009 at 19:28

Tim says:

Incredible interior spaces! Wow, I would love to experience that building. So vast and bright.

# November 2, 2009 at 19:31

frank Wilson says:

I am glad to see a new language getting new interpretations. Very representative of space anf time. Unbelievable texture, composition and perspective

# November 2, 2009 at 22:37

z99 says:

the design is executed well, but it’s a bit scary looking

# November 3, 2009 at 00:50

temple says:

brilllliant!!!! :)

# November 3, 2009 at 06:39

Yorik says:

Excellent… It makes me think to François Roche, because it tries to make part of the landscape, but with a completely different concept. Great job!

# November 3, 2009 at 07:23

M.T.Escalas says:

Congratulations! this caid of buidings can change the earth…

# November 4, 2009 at 04:53

Jonathan Miller, AIA says:

What is so environmentally ‘green’ about cut grass except the color?
PV is good but there is no mention of daylighting design to reduce artificial lighting loads.
Nor was there mention of a passive solar approach or of superinsulation.
This article is mostly eye candy with little understanding of ‘green’.

Also… is this architecture or is it sculpture?
To me this is a nice spatial sculpture but not quite architecture.

# November 4, 2009 at 09:18

Arquipablo says:

reminds me superman II movie….

# November 19, 2009 at 15:26

Saharnaz says:

WOW

# November 26, 2009 at 08:00

Luis says:

Felicidades por esta magnífica obra y suerte

# January 23, 2010 at 17:14

aybige tek says:

looking sharp you guys

# January 25, 2010 at 16:08

yunusemrekara says:

i couldn’t read the project!
in real life, the building is looking fantastic, it’s ok but the presentation failed. well, i think this is the point of the point when you put your project in a website like archdaily.
where is the section lines on the site plan? i can easily understand the the space but i can’t notice the location of the spaces clearly. i don’t know maybe this is a presentation decision that was taken.
however in my opinion, it looks like a student project because of the choosen tecnique of presentation.
And also, the dark coloured material of the covering is standing massively on the paysage, but the green coloured roof covering material is not a good choice. it’s annoying the eye because of the little colour difference with the nature. I think it’s colour should have chosen a contrast one. the sense of the space at the inside of the building must be unique. glossy white, hmm. i’m not sure about that. :)

# February 4, 2010 at 11:48