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BIG has revealed plans for a new culinary center in Spain. Hosting food start-ups, researchers and chefs under one greenery covered roof, it will encourage visitors to enjoy a stroll on top, or go inside and watch the research being carried out.
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Following the completion of its Google HQ, the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has revealed plans for a new culinary center in San Sebastian, Spain. Hosting food start-ups, researchers and chefs, the building will be topped by a large greenery covered roof, allowing visitors to enjoy a stroll on top and check out the view, or to go inside and see the research being carried out.
The Gastronomy Open Ecosystem will measure 9,090 sq m (almost 98,000 sq ft) and, bringing to mind BIG’s recent Vltava Philharmonic Hall, its exterior will be defined by gently sloping terraces and an accessible roof, as well as generous glazing to maximize the daylight inside.
“Conceived as an architectural extension of the dramatic landscape and cityscape of San Sebastian, our proposed design liberates the ground and provides parks on the roof to invite the public life of the city to engage with the art and science of gastronomy,” says Bjarke Ingels, founder of BIG.
“Located on the heralded Camino de Santiago de Compostela – we believe that this architectural fusion of gastronomy and technology, city and landscape, building and park has the potential to become a destination in its own right for culinary pilgrims from around the world.”
Inside the building, laboratories will be dedicated to the development of new alternative proteins, agricultural robotics, the reduction of food waste, and other food-related research.
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