Marti Miralles Arquitectes
DeveloperGISA
LocationBellvitge, L'HOSPITALET DEL LLOBREGAT
Project2009
Floor area3,764 m²
The shape of the site and the space limitations imposed by the feasibility of replacing the existing building caused us to propose a school on three levels, with the main building abutting the building line of the street and the edge of the plot.
On the ground floor this main section stretches over two parts; one containing the preschool teaching block and the other the library, which occupies the only part of the plot free from building. The sports hall and changing rooms are smaller independent shapes, linked through a porch, which surrounds the playground and sports pitches.
With the buildings thus arranged, we situated the entrances so that they relate to the nearest pedestrian spaces. We linked the main entrance and the sports area to the pedestrian urban axis, which runs tangentially to the plot. The children’s play area entrance is linked to the garden, a public space that acts like a quadrant due to its shape. In addition to the urban furniture already in place here, this action encourages its use. The entrance to the kitchen is exclusively from the street via a service yard.
On the ground floor this main section stretches over two parts; one containing the preschool teaching block and the other the library, which occupies the only part of the plot free from building. The sports hall and changing rooms are smaller independent shapes, linked through a porch, which surrounds the playground and sports pitches.
With the buildings thus arranged, we situated the entrances so that they relate to the nearest pedestrian spaces. We linked the main entrance and the sports area to the pedestrian urban axis, which runs tangentially to the plot. The children’s play area entrance is linked to the garden, a public space that acts like a quadrant due to its shape. In addition to the urban furniture already in place here, this action encourages its use. The entrance to the kitchen is exclusively from the street via a service yard.
