We are delighted to announce that the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre in Seville, on which HCP is working together with BIG, has obtained its building permit.
The new Joint Research Centre in Seville will be a benchmark in sustainability and innovation, as it will be the first building of this scale with zero net emissions in the European Union. To this end, the project proposes to create a dome of pergolas where 9,000 square metres of photovoltaic panels will be installed to generate twice the energy the building needs to operate, which will allow the surplus energy to be fed into the public grid. In addition, this cloud of pergolas will be supported on pillars at decreasing heights, which will generate 11,000 square metres of shade and create an open-air space accessible to the public.
This is a strategic project for the Andalusian capital and closely linked to it through its design, which combines avant-garde and tradition through the use of local materials such as wood, ceramics and limestone. The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, located on the grounds of EXPO ’92, will also contribute to eCity Seville, which aims to decarbonise the Isla de la Cartuja by 2025.
The JRC is the science service and Knowledge Centre of the European Commission. At its new headquarters in Seville, it will host a team of more than 400 staff to provide independent scientific evidence, advice and support for most of the European Union’s policies.
In addition to the Seville site, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has sites in Brussels (Belgium), Geel (Belgium), Karlsruhe (Germany) and Petten (The Netherlands).
