La Fábrica de suelos
Competition Team
Claire Vernhes (FR), architect urbanist
Clara Delmond (FR), architect
Simon Portelas (FR), architect
Adrien Picandet (FR), architect
Lucille Bricks (FR), architect urbanist
Justine Caussanel (FR), architect urbanist
Camille Chastanet (FR), architect urbanist
Félicien Pecquet-Caumeil (FR), architect urbanist
Europan 14 La Bazana (ES)
runner-up
Team Point of View
“La Fabrica de Suelos” is sustained by a shared initiative based on the exchange between different actors of the territory.
Productive yet sustainable, the project renders the agricultural land more productive while diversifying the crops, enriching the soils and ecosystems.
Modest yet virtuous, very little monetary investment is needed while developing a great capacity to produce newfound riches by involving other sectors.
Rural yet precious, inspired by traditional frugal systems, it proposes to reinvent the means of implementing a production of the town that is more local and responsible.
Specific yet adaptable, it was thought out specifically for the territory of La Bazana, but can adapt to other situations and territorial contexts with similar characteristics.
Jury Point of View
While many proposals try to inject a totally new element in La Bazana in order to provoke change, this project chooses to work with the original reason of the foundation of La Bazana: the agricultural use of the land. Adapting the cultivation of the soil is put forward as a method to reactivate the territory. The model of agricultural production can evolve slowly and does not need large investments. It can go hand in hand with corresponding touristic development of the area. The proposal is appreciated as a very authentic and highly sustainable way of bringing new life in the area.
