Despite the 1995 rehabilitation the center is already outdated, and that is why the team of architects Hans Abaton develops a proposal in three phases, one of which will be completed during the month of March during this year.
The modern architecture of the extension gives light to the day-to-day of their patients, with bright colors on the façades. It is envisaged that the different phases will be built in stages, housing spaces ranging from bedrooms and function rooms to therapy pool or sensory garden.
What will be the end result, once completed all three phases of the project will result in a complex of several low rise buildings interacting, allowing the center to respond to the current demand of patients.
Description of the text by Hans Abaton
The current centre, granted by Madrid City Hall, is housed in a building from 1950 attached to a development of mainly single storey houses. It is located beside the disused military barracks near the Extremadura highway.
Renovated in 1995, it shows inadequate conditions as a school and residence for children who suffer CP. Due to the increasing demand for places and the fact that it was the only specialized residence in La Comunidad de Madrid, an extension with the very best conditions was necessary and addressed the following shortcomings:
- Insufficient space; up to four children per room.
- Inadequate connection between buildings; with access from outdoors, exposing the children to significant temperature changes.
- The fact that there was only one multipurpose hall which did not meet requirements to carry out all the activities.
- Insufficient evacuation routes and emergency systems; when the lift was out of order, the rooms were inaccessible.
Phase 1.- dormitories and multipurpose rooms.
This phase focuses on the extension of the existing building through the creation of a new block of rooms and multipurpose halls adjoined to its southeast façade. The new rooms will therefore better accommodate the children’s needs (2 per bedroom) and the rest of the halls will meet requirements.
The extension is a 2350 sqm plan distributed over three storeys. The ground floor consists of a glassed-in multipurpose hall for stimulation above which are small houses where the children sleep from which they can see, and be seen. The intention is to highlight the presence of the building in its environment, becoming a feature in its area.
A new main entrance is projected from calle Andonis which directs visitors towards the entrance of the extension, limiting the current entrance through calle Gordolobo to a service entrance for staff and car park.
The volume exhausts the buildable area of the plot, leaving sufficient space for access for the fire services along the side of the plot.
The work has been accomplished with no disruption to day to day activities. Connection of the two volumes was not completed until the very last phase of the project, done at the end of the corridor that goes across the length of the old building, minimizing discomfort.
Text.- Hans Abaton.
CREDITS. DATA SHEET.-
Architects.- Hans Abaton.
Design team.- Ricardo de Landaluce Arias, Víctor Conde Buezas, Naama de Miguel de Pablo, David Díaz Vizán, Laura Fringuello, Gonzalo Martín Román, Ana Luisa Martínez Campos, Juan Millán Ghisleri, Fernando Ortiz Campos, Wolney Ortiz de Oliveira, Darío Ortiz Seseña, Francisco Peláez Marín, Elías Sancho de Agustín and Javier Tavera Tolmo.
Phase 1.- Surface.- 2.350 sqm. Budget.- 2,423,000 €. Period.- 14 months, (completed in January of 2015).
Phase 2.- Surface.- 4.000 sqm. Budget.- 4,124,000 €. Period. 14 months.
Phase 3.- Surface.- 3.000 sqm. Budget.- 300,000 €. Period.- 4 months.
Global budget.- 6,847,000 €.
