Rafael de La-Hoz team proposes a weightless volume in which contrast between the concrete and glass façades defines the project. There is also an extra work on these façades through setbacks and openings that enrich the vision of the building from the street.
Description of the project by Rafael de La-Hoz
Located on a trapezoidal plot within the Renfe development plan 2- one of the areas of expansion of the city of Córdoba, the building presents a weightless appearance, accentuated by the contrast of its façade materials: glass and concrete.
The new teaching center is integrated into the urban environment where it is placed. Its north façades, with double skin, east and west are solid micro-concrete with gap opening, illuminating the inside of the enclosures. The south façade is made of glass and with recessed areas.
With a total of 5,448 m2, the building has five floors, intended for teaching purposes, and two underground basements where several stores and garage are provided.
Text.- Rafael de La-Hoz.
CREDITS.-
Architects.- Rafael de la Hoz.
Team.- Rafael de La-Hoz and Clemente Lara de la Peñaq (construction direction), Rafael García Santaella (construction execution direction).
Collaborators.- Hugo Berenguer, Belén Rivera, Fernando de la Fuente, Zaloa Mayor, Álvaro Rivero, Susanne Forner, Laura Díaz, Monika Kussewska, Silvia Villamayor and Ángel Rolán (architecture team), Luis Muñoz and Daniel Roris (graphich design), Fernando Mont and Víctor Hugo Coronel (models), UTE: INTERSA-FIRPROSA (constructor), Podio Ingenieros (structures), Herrero Ingenieros S.L. (installations).
Location.- Joaquín Martínez Bjorkman St., Córdoba, Spain.
Date.- 2011-2014 (completion).
Area.- 5.448 m².
