Lacaton & Vassal: la rehabilitación de edificios bajo los principios de la modernidad, dos casos de estudio

Abstract

According to Kevin Lynch (1964), the city is a set of various elements that are in continuous change to meet the needs of the inhabitants, therefore, the buildings that are part of the urban landscape undergo constant transformations. Thus, the need arises to provide optimal solutions for buildings that have become obsolete due to the different factors that the passage of time entails or simply require adaptation to new uses. The main objective of this research is to identify and highlight the principles of modern architecture in the work of Lacaton and Vassal, winners of the Pritzker Prize, a ceremony in which their sustainable carácter was highlighted in transformation projects, for which a qualitative methodology will be applied taking as a reference the five principles of modern architecture proposed by Helio Piñón (1998) in his book "The meaning of modern architecture" in the analysis of two of the most representative works in the field of rehabilitation as case studies: Transformation of 530 housing units in Bordeaux and the Transformation and densification of a housing tower in La Chesnaie in Saint Nazaire.