The Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Planning, María Martínez Allegue, along with the Secretary General for Housing and Urbanism, Heriberto García Porto, revealed the outcome of the ideas competition organized by the Xunta in collaboration with the Colexio de Arquitectos de Galicia. The first prize went to the project “24CRUCES”, by the UTE Peris-Toral Arquitectes SCPP and Creus e Carrasco arquitectos SLP, which will develop the buildings on plots AR3 and AR6.
The second prize was awarded to Marina Sabela Jordan de la Peña for “Limiar00” for plots AR4 and AR5, and the third to the team formed by Begoña Fernández-Shaw Zulueta, Carlos Rebolo Maderuelo, and Alejandro Caraballo Llorente with the proposal “TRAMA26” for plot AR8. Honorable mentions went to “EN COMUNID4DE” by Javier Couto Granja, “MUTABL3” by Gabriel Alarcón Sabarís and Inmaculada Hervés González, and “1 Comunidade flexible e permeable” by Manuel Jesús Pallas Rodríguez and María Alonso Mosquera.
The minister praised the talent and the “exceptional quality of Galician architecture,” a result of the professionals' work, reflection, and sensitivity, who design spaces to improve people's lives and strengthen the community. She emphasized the collaboration with the sector to create comprehensive, modern public housing that is respectful of its inhabitants and surroundings.
From the 121 proposals received, the jury selected six finalists. The three main prizes are endowed with 5,000 euros each and include contracts for the drafting of basic and execution projects, as well as construction management. The honorable mentions also receive 5,000 euros. The estimated value of the competition and associated contracts amounts to 1.4 million euros.
Allegue urged the sector to take advantage of the current period of intense bidding activity to position Galicia as an example of public housing, highlighting the regional administration's commitment to creating flexible, inclusive, sustainable, and accessible homes, designed with people and their environment in mind.
