Zorrotzaurre Masterplan

In 2003 Zaha Hadid Architects in collaboration with Arup & Partners and GROSS.MAX. were commissioned to develop a concept Master Plan for the peninsula of Zorrozaurre; an area of 64 hectares of former docklands along the river Nervion in Bilbao.

While urban planning and design often result as a two-dimensional arrangement of the brief in plan the approach of Zaha Hadid Architects emphasises the exploration of the site’s spatial qualities and potentials to be discovered through a three dimensional process of ongoing drawing and review.

Open spaces are interwoven with build form to create a network of urban spaces. The river’s tidal range as well as flood protection have informed the design to seamlessly integrate, urban structure, infrastructure, build form and open spaces.