AGi architects and CSD3 arquitectos are the winners of the public tender for the restoration and rehabilitation of the old River Fish Market of the Limpias Port, in Cantabria, Spain, to house the Center for Environmental and Social Education.

Our proposal is based on four principles:

1. Enhancement of the River Fish Market, by conserving and restoring the building to return it to its original state, restoring the existing stone and wood structures.

2. Increase the closed spaces by incorporating the restored patio -with a light roof and overhead lighting- which allows a larger surface area for the development of the new activity.

3. Promote the relationship between Market-Estuary and Market-Plaza.

4. Creation of a flexible distribution through mobile vertical walls and modular furniture adaptable to various uses.

In addition, this intervention will be an example of a public building rehabilitated under passive standards in Cantabria, which includes high energy efficiency and thermal comfort.

Our colleagues Aisha Alsager, Managing Director at AGi architects Kuwait, and Sara Barranco, Senior Architect, are part of the LOOP Design Awards Jury, among other remarkable 35 professionals.

This second edition is currently underway and works can be submitted until 31st July. Winners will be announced in September.

The LOOP Design Awards mission is to become one of the most prestigious and recognized international Award in Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Design, Product Design and Architecture Photography.