Brick Pavilion In Two Stages

Brick Pavilion In Two Stages
© Montse Zamorano

BRICK PAVILION IN TWO STAGES

Estudio Primitivo González | eGa

CLIENTS
Comunidad de Madrid

MANUFACTURERS
Cerámica La Paloma, Schuco

COLLABORATORS
Ara González, Jessica Nieves

QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Juan Carlos Corona

LEAD ARCHITECT
Primitivo González

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Noa González

YEAR
2020

AREA
646 ft²

LOCATION
Alcalá De Henares, Spain

CATEGORY
Courthouse

Text description provided by architect.

The project was born from the will of the town hall to rehabilitate the façade of an existing ruin.

Brick Pavilion In Two Stages
© Montse Zamorano
Brick Pavilion In Two Stages
© Montse Zamorano

The structure had a sunken roof, and only a brick wall remained in a decent condition.

The intervention consisted in rehabilitating this wall and extending it with a new one, increasing the size of the space to adapt it for its new function: a multifunctional space and wedding hall for the Justice Courts in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid.

The new façade maintains the same brick material as its older counterpart but contrasts with it by the way it is used.

Brick Pavilion In Two Stages
© Montse Zamorano
Brick Pavilion In Two Stages
© Ara González
Brick Pavilion In Two Stages
© Montse Zamorano

In opposition to the load-bearing, massive structure, the new façade floats above a continuous ribbon window, through which one can see into a small garden area.

Next to this window, a sheet of water reflects the sky, and floods the room with reflections, bringing a sense of calm to the space.

The functionality of the space is simple.

Brick Pavilion In Two Stages
© Montse Zamorano
Brick Pavilion In Two Stages
© Montse Zamorano
Brick Pavilion In Two Stages
© Montse Zamorano

The inside of the pavilion is split into two multifunctional, double-height rooms, articulated around a central core that hosts the reception, bathrooms, press rooms, and services.

The pavilion looks to dignify the civil union ceremony, usually relegated to unimportant, simple spaces, by proposing to give them the ceremonial importance of traditional religious unions.

Brick Pavilion In Two Stages
© Ara González
Brick Pavilion In Two Stages
© Ara González
Brick Pavilion In Two Stages
© Ara González


Brick Pavilion In Two Stages
© Ara González
Brick Pavilion In Two Stages
© Ara González
Brick Pavilion In Two Stages
© Montse Zamorano


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