Gabriel Verd Arquitectos

Eucaliptus School

Eucaliptus School
© Juanca Lagares

Eucaliptus School

Gabriel Verd Arquitectos

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING 
Elías Pérez Lema

MEP
Pablo Portillo Delgado

CLIENT
Consejería de Educación de la Junta de Andalucía / Infraestructuras y Servicios Educativos (ISE), Sevilla Activa (Diputación de Sevilla)

TECNICAL ARCHITECTURE
Eduardo Vázquez López, Santina Tegas (arquitecta estudio)

TECHNICAL SURVELLIANCE
Luis Bermejo Pareja (ISE Andalucía)

BUILDING
Construcciones Manuel Zambrano

MANUFACTURERS
Technal, Daisalux, Gerflor, Isover, Knauf, Lamp Lighting, Roca, Weber, Gecol, Gradhermetic, S&p (Soler & Palau)

PHOTOGRAPHS
Juanca lagares

AREA
3161 M²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Spain

CATEGORY
Elementary & Middle School

Text description provided by architect.

The new Eucaliptus school had to occupy a plot in the urban limit of Olivares, behind the old high school and just where the fields begin.

Eucaliptus School
© Juanca Lagares
Eucaliptus School
© Juanca Lagares

In 2013, during the competition, the construction of this new school was urgent due to the increase in population and the poor conditions of the near existing schools.

The proposal submitted to the competition considered the precariousness economic situation of those years, considering a building in which it was not necessary to dismantle the high voltage electrical installation that cross the plot (due to the high cost) and build compact volumen with the minimum of occupation.

Eucaliptus School
© Juanca Lagares
Eucaliptus School
© Juanca Lagares

Finally, the construction began 5 years later and the original construction in two phases (1st phase: children and 2nd phase: primary) was overcome and finally the work was completed in its entirety.

Eucaliptus School
© Juanca Lagares

It took into account the topographic conditions of the plot, a drop of 4 meters and and the precariousness of the retaining walls of nearby houses suppose that of all the available plot only the construction could be considered in part of it.

Eucaliptus School
© Juanca Lagares
Eucaliptus School
© Juanca Lagares

A consistent response was given to the unevenness of the plot allowing the spaces obtained to be useful to the needs raised.

Courtyards with a flat slope to playgrounds, to separate the primary and infant areas, etc.

Eucaliptus School
© Juanca Lagares
Eucaliptus School
© Juanca Lagares

With this proposed solution the two primary and infant education levels were defined and separated.

Inside the building the corridors separate and connect directly and clearly the different functional areas.

Eucaliptus School
© Juanca Lagares
Eucaliptus School
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The project poses clear and differentiated access for students and vehicles.

The main access to the building, located in the middle of nowhere, is done under three umbrellas, which serve as a reference to the place and where children and parents can meet before entering the school.

Eucaliptus School
© Juanca Lagares
Eucaliptus School
© Juanca Lagares
Eucaliptus School
© Juanca Lagares

A controlled space for playground and with hardly any references from the inhospitable exterior. The main protagonist of the new school is the porticoed central atrium on which the entire building revolves.

The architectural solution isn´t pretentious and complicated, but it does try to give an image of individualized architecture, which reflects its institutional character.

It seeks a comfortable, cheerful and clean environment, which contributes, not only to facilitate teaching activity, but also to develop in the students habits of collaboration and good relationship in the school environment.

Eucaliptus School
© Juanca Lagares


Eucaliptus School
© Juanca Lagares

Eucaliptus School
Site plan


Eucaliptus School
Ground floor plan
Eucaliptus School
Upper floor plan


Eucaliptus School
Detail
Eucaliptus School
Detail


Eucaliptus School
Elevations
Eucaliptus School
Gym section

Gabriel Verd Arquitectos
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