"The architects build directly from the industrial identity of the site. The project is structured around the reuse of shipping containers as a systemic decision. Containers become part of a broader architectural logic that treats sustainability as a holistic framework. Energy self-sufficiency, spatial efficiency, and material reuse operate together, with the building conceived as a balance between solid volumes and deliberate voids."
"The Cádiz-based team at Carquero Arquitectura frames Incubazul as a form of urban acupuncture. The building is intentionally compact yet expressive, aiming to generate social and economic synergies that extend beyond its footprint. Its role is to activate the district that surrounds it, offering a recognizable and legible presence that draws attention to the broader regeneration of the Zona Franca. The incubator becomes a connective node between emerging technological enterprises and the existing productive networks of the city."
Incubazul Base Area occupies 1,955 square meters within Cádiz's Zona Franca as a high-tech incubator and administrative building sited on C/ Gibraltar. The design reuses shipping containers as a systemic strategy, integrating material reuse with energy self-sufficiency and spatial efficiency. The composition balances solid volumes and deliberate voids to create fragmented stacked volumes and a sequence of interconnected spaces. A permeable façade and strategically placed openings bring daylight into workspaces and enable fluid internal circulation that encourages informal encounters. The compact, expressive building functions as urban acupuncture, activating the surrounding district and connecting emerging tech enterprises with existing productive networks.
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