Rafael De La Hoz

The Espacio Miguel Delibes in Alcobendas

The Espacio Miguel Delibes in Alcobendas

THE ESPACIO MIGUEL DELIBES IN ALCOBENDAS

Rafael De La Hoz Arquitectos

TYPE
Educational › High School University

YEAR
2015

STATUS
Built

SIZE
5000 Sqft - 10,000 Sqft

BUDGET
$5m - 10m

LOCATION
Alcobendas, Spain

Rafael de La-Hoz proposes a building with three bodies that clearly differ from each other but are completely interrelated: a glazed cube, a massive volume of greater height and a horizontal perimeter crown, which rises from the ground and creates another space, a place of convergence and exchange.

The Espacio Miguel Delibes in Alcobendas
The Espacio Miguel Delibes in Alcobendas

The gap generated by the perimeter crown forms a large void, a spacious patio in which the other two volumes are inserted, leaving spaces filled with air and light between them.

This results in two opposed patios in terms of size, proportions and orientation. The bigger one is a landscaped and sunny winter patio.

The Espacio Miguel Delibes in Alcobendas
The Espacio Miguel Delibes in Alcobendas

The second is a vertical summer patio that provides shade in the summer.

The glazed central volume represents the core of the concept. It will host the multipurpose hall on the ground floor and the general vestibule of the building together with the exhibition and rest area on the first floor.

The Espacio Miguel Delibes in Alcobendas
The Espacio Miguel Delibes in Alcobendas

Its centred position in the complex, between the two patios and tangential to the perimeter volume, turns it into an isolated body which, thanks to its crystalline materiality, looks like a huge night lantern from the outside.

The perimeter crown includes the lecture halls and workrooms of the University.

The citizen’s advice service (SAC), the PhotoEspaña International Centre, the teacher’s room and the direction are included in the massive volume.

The Espacio Miguel Delibes in Alcobendas
The Espacio Miguel Delibes in Alcobendas

Each of these volumes have independent use and access from the street. They can thus be used at different times and in different ways, which allows for a completely flexible use of the complex.

Rafael De La Hoz
T +34 917 453500
Rafael De La Hoz
P.º de la Castellana, 82, Chamartín, 28046 Madrid, Spain