El Pantà de Sau is one of the most prominent features of its kind across the whole of Spain. The valley in which it lies was home to the small village of Sant Romà de Sau which is now submerged beneath the reservoir, apart from the Church steeple, which is still visible when the water level is low. The reservoir is one of many that provides water for Catalonia’s Capital city, Barcelona and is therefore of huge importance to the area.
Applicants are asked to design a piece of vernacular architecture that will be environmentally conscious with a minimal carbon footprint. It should set an example for how architecture can work with the surrounding landscape and benefit areas such as this protected natural park. This can be any type of structure, i.e. a tent, tree house, shed, floating platform, cave, etc. and made from any local materials; i.e. timber, sand, stone, compacted earth, reeds, etc.
The idea is to provide a space for meditation and reflection for visitors and the local community to come and step out of their everyday troubles, with a close connection to the surrounding nature and scenery.
Submission Requirements
A zip folder (max. 10MB) containing:
- A single A3 size image of the proposed building/space submitted as a 300dpi JPG file. This image will show either:
- The external building you have designed within this dramatic landscape OR
- An interior meditation space that you have imagined with a strong connection to the outside scenery
- This one image can be a sketch, visual, render, drawing, painting or photoshopped image, anything that can embody and communicate the essence of your mini design.
- PDF document with a text summary of the project (max 200 words).
Awards
Photos and information about the winners will be published on the Larsen Liverpool website and awarded free entry into one of our next competitions.
