CNLL Architects | Espinho

Baltar School

Baltar School
© Nelson Garrido

Baltar School

CNLL

ARCHITECTS
CNLL

CLIENT
Câmara Municipal De Paredes

SPECIALTIES
Ohm-e I P2e

ARCHITECTURE COORDINATOR
Nuno Lacerda Lopes

ARCHITECTURE COLLABORATORS
Cnll, Márcia Areal, Vanessa Tavares, Natália Rocha, Nuna Castro, Hélder Lopes

PHOTOGRAPN
Nelson Garrido

LOT AREA
19.650 M2

AREA
10261 M²

YEAR
2012

LOCATION
Baltar, Portugal

CATEGORY
Elementary & Middle School

Text description provided by architect.

Located in the middle of a school and sports complex, this building differs from the other schools as it offers a wider programme, catering for primary and middle school children.

Baltar School
© Nelson Garrido
Baltar School
© Nelson Garrido

This exposed concrete building with scattered windows is characterised by a simultaneous­ly sober and contemporary language.

It has clear and objective lines, free from superfluous elements, where the careful relationship between solid and empty spac­es creates a pure composition and a symbiotic harmo­ny between the parts and the whole.

Baltar School
© Nelson Garrido
Baltar School
© Nelson Garrido

On the north side, the main access leads us to the building’s atrium, from which we gain entrance into the central corridor that provides even access to the various spaces.

With its generous proportions, this cor­ridor is both a place for meeting and permanence, as well as fulfilling its key role as the main circulation area. The bodies connected to the south side of the corridor house the classrooms; the bodies on the north side are the laboratories.

Baltar School
© Nelson Garrido
Baltar School
© Nelson Garrido

At the extremities of this axis are the exceptions: at one end is the indoor play area, at the other are the sports complex and the social areas.

These spaces are designed to be autonomous, so they can be used for different purposes. This means the needs of the school will be met over time, as it will have some flexibility, and the building can be used by the community for a number of activities.

Baltar School
© Nelson Garrido


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