Marina De Empresas, Valencia, Spain

Architect	ERRE Arquitectura
Date Built	2014 - 2015
Location	Marina Real Juan Carlos I, Valencia
Description
ERRE Arquitectura say of this collection of buildings that it was, ".... created with the aim of training, advising and financing entrepreneurs of today and tomorrow and constituted a commitment to the creation of wealth, employment and the promotion of entrepreneurship. .... the Royal Marina of Valencia Juan Carlos I was chosen as the location for this entrepreneurial centre."  They explain on their website that in designing the buildings they chose to open, " ... large courtyards for light to filter inside. ....  It was essential to look seawards, so we added an ENCLOSED BALCONY running the length of the building and we decided to locate the main circulation of both buildings right there.  We were really worried about aggressiveness of saline residue, so we brought from the ships the material used to made their decks, Fibreglass resin (FRP). Something completely INNOVATIVE in the field of architecture ....  We wanted an efficient building which only consumed the energy necessary for proper operation. We analysed sunlight from every direction and, with an architectural solution, we devised protection for the building from excessive heat and light. In order for the facilities to avoid heavy energy consumption to solve problems, it was better not to create them. For us, that’s energy EFFICIENCY." The www.levantina.com website points out that, "... Just like the project introduces a totally innovative approach in the field of architecture, such as the use of glass fibre resin for construction, the design of its interior spaces uses highly functional traditional materials with important technical features. Gris Perla granite by Levantina becomes the stellar piece for cladding staircases and main circulations in the buildings. Nothing like the restraint of its tone, pigmented with blacks and greys, for reinforcing the functional spirit that emanates from its interior spaces. And nothing like the innate beauty of this Natural Stone to give the building an unmistakable aesthetic force where tradition and avant-garde blend in a fluid dialogue."

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