Research Facilities In UMH University
RESEARCH FACILITIES IN UMH UNIVERSITY
Subarquitectura + J.M. Torres Nadal
ARCHITECTS
Subarquitectura + J.m. Torres Nadal
AREA
1954.0 m2
YEAR
2008
LOCATION
Orihuela, Spain
CATEGORY
University, Other Facilities
Text description provided by architect.
The building is located inside the Campus de los Desamparados in Orihuela, next to a lemon orchard. There, the conditions of light, lack of rain and heat are really extreme, exceeding 40º C during the summer months.
Laboratories and departments are grouped by a structure of interspersed rings, which contain a system of semi-outdoor courtyards connected with each other at different levels.
These rings are composed of three white plastic strips: the bottom one, in contact with the ground, is semi-transparent and porous, and lets you view the outside when you are sitting; the middle strip, very opaque and technical, leads the large volume of required facilities inside; and the last one, very diffuse, regulates the atmosphere and creates shadows, as a big cloud.
The semi-open courtyards become important meeting spaces, while allowing access to labs. In its technified semi-interior, conditions of light, humidity and temperature are locally modified by multiple infra-red and humidifiers.
