Taller Básico de Arquitectura

New Public School For Primary Education “Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar”

New Public School For Primary Education “Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar”
© Xabier Ilundain Madurga, Taller Básico de Arquitectura

NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL
FOR PRIMARY EDUCATION
“AVE MARIA-PATXI LARRAINZAR”

Taller Básico de Arquitectura

ARCHITECTS
Taller Básico de Arquitectura: Taller Básico de Arquitectura - Javier Pérez-Herreras Javier Quintana de Uña

CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Construcciones Valle de Ulzama s.l.

COMPETITION DATE
Julio 2004

CATEGORY
Schools

LOCATION
Pamplona, Spain

AREA
0 m²

BUDGET
2.700.000 euros

COLLABORATING COMPANIES
GE&Asociados, Ingenieros consultores S.L.

CLIENT
Departamento de Educación y Cultura del Gobierno de Navarra

YEAR
2007

TOTAL BUILT SURFACE
4.155,59 m2

TECHNICAL ARCHITECTS
Arturo Pérez Espinosa (project) y Raúl Echarren (site)

Text description provided by architect.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The current educational center and its most recent expansion seem to announce a first solution for a new expansion.

A U-shaped volume – a scheme justified in finding the best light for teaching – attached symmetrically to the last building, could solve the need for a playground that the program also required.

New Public School For Primary Education “Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar”
© Xabier Ilundain Madurga, Taller Básico de Arquitectura
New Public School For Primary Education “Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar”
© Xabier Ilundain Madurga, Taller Básico de Arquitectura
New Public School For Primary Education “Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar”
© Xabier Ilundain Madurga, Taller Básico de Arquitectura

This accepted U-shaped piece opts, however, for going against such an announcement, turning to stand facing El Salvador Church, one of the most urban buildings of the place. This makes one of the wings of the U-shape behave as a connective element, allowing these units to be used by both buildings.

In this shift, the new extension of the Public School for Primary Education Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar shows its smoother skin where the new courtyard opens up and creates a place to play, encouraging the sensitive development of the child, communication with peers and the relationship with the city itself.

Its most urban facet chooses to fold, as a screen, transforming its entire intimacy into an origami game that helps develop a new public space.

New Public School For Primary Education “Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar”
© Xabier Ilundain Madurga, Taller Básico de Arquitectura
New Public School For Primary Education “Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar”
© Xabier Ilundain Madurga, Taller Básico de Arquitectura
New Public School For Primary Education “Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar”
© Xabier Ilundain Madurga, Taller Básico de Arquitectura

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED URBAN INTEGRATION

The plot had an irregular shape and a height difference of 180 cm between its farthest points. The urban and topographic premises determine a U-shaped building that generates a playground in its interior. This space is open to the existing square that El Salvador Church now shares with the new school.

There are two distinct entrances, access for parents and teachers is from the pedestrian street, and the main access for children is through the square shared with El Salvador Church, from where a ramp leads to the school playground.

New Public School For Primary Education “Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar”
© Xabier Ilundain Madurga, Taller Básico de Arquitectura
New Public School For Primary Education “Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar”
© Xabier Ilundain Madurga, Taller Básico de Arquitectura

The most urban facade reconstructs the street, it tries to become more friendly through a play of folds in its great length, and it fills the public space with light.

PROGRAM AND CONSTRAINTS

The program for Ave Maria School comprises six kindergarten classrooms, fourteen primary school classrooms, computer room, psychomotor room, multipurpose room, music room, staff room, administration area, secretary and management, gym, locker rooms, storage rooms, concierge, facilities, first aid, and library.

New Public School For Primary Education “Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar”
© Xabier Ilundain Madurga, Taller Básico de Arquitectura
New Public School For Primary Education “Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar”
© Xabier Ilundain Madurga, Taller Básico de Arquitectura

GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CHARACTERISTICS

The structure consists of concrete planar frames, except at the roof level, where the structure is metallic. The facades are made of a white silicon monolayer on double hollow brick, an air chamber partly occupied by thermal insulation, clad with a tiled plinth up to the height of the doors.

The roof of the building is designed with a sandwich panel. The woodwork on the openings of the facades are resolved mostly with casement windows with anodized aluminum, the blinds are also aluminum painted white.

New Public School For Primary Education “Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar”
© Xabier Ilundain Madurga, Taller Básico de Arquitectura
New Public School For Primary Education “Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar”
© Xabier Ilundain Madurga, Taller Básico de Arquitectura

The interior woodwork is composed mostly of medium density fiberboard with white formica finish.

The roofs, continuous and suspended, are plasterboard with a hidden substructure. The floors are resolved through white micrograin terrazzo tiles.

New Public School For Primary Education “Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar”
© Xabier Ilundain Madurga, Taller Básico de Arquitectura
New Public School For Primary Education “Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar”
© Xabier Ilundain Madurga, Taller Básico de Arquitectura


New Public School For Primary Education “Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar”
Ground Floor Plan
New Public School For Primary Education “Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar”
First Floor Plan
New Public School For Primary Education “Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar”
Second Floor Plan
New Public School For Primary Education “Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar”
Roof Plan


New Public School For Primary Education “Ave Maria-Patxi Larrainzar”
Elevations

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