URBAN CONTEXT
The massing of the building is born as a result of the analysis of the context surrounding the new building of biomedical sciences. The new building aims to adjust to the border conditions of the plot as well as to the existing buildings.
The building is divided into four volumes that are each adjusted to the different border conditions. The one-story longitudinal volume and one of the office units are parallel to 'Federica Montseny' street. The next volume is oriented in relation to the roundabout and 'Paseo de la Estación', while the last of the office units are oriented parallel to the 'Ortega y Gasset' building. The result is an architecture that is read from different points of view always different and complex.
The building gets away from a large-scale monolithic solution to achieve a more friendly and close to the student one.
PROGRAM
Two types of programs or activities are clearly differentiated for the new biomedical sciences building. On the one hand, a purely educational program where students receive an education in biomedicine. This program includes the classrooms and laboratories and has a horizontal organization to allow fluid circulations and synergies between the different teaching activities.
On the other hand, there is an office program that represents 40% of the total program and that has a more quiet character. This program is organized in a compact way around three courtyards.