Administrative multifunctional building for Regional Government of Castilla y León.

Project Synopsis.

The building is located in a residential neighbourhood outlying the east side of the city, on a highly inclined trapezoidal site surrounded, in two of its sides, by a long dividing wall which open the patios of the perimeter residential  buildings. In its lower part, southwards, this building´s borders are a public park and a street for both pedestrian and vehicular access.

The building is lined up with the street and the park, separated from the dividing walls, originating a perimeter garden to improve the privacy of users and the street views in general. The nursery and the event room can be found on the far south which simulating an sculpted garden combines volumes and buried patios, avoiding to compete with the great volume of the administrative building.

The building consists of black concrete base taking as a reference the access level solving efficiently the existing drop. It offers additional facilities such us nursery, events room, multifunctional rooms, cafeteria and parking. A white volume on the base, L shaped with 2 and 4 floors, is used for the administrative functions.

The building follows a cloistral model and is organized around three patios, the smallest (2x3m) located at the entrance body, covered at the ground floor by a big skylight, giving form to the main foyer, and other two plant-lined patios giving shape the tall body (3x4m). Around them a ring circulation is proposed so that offices, with an opaque screen, are located at the exterior perimeter, while glazed clear administrative areas are facing the patios bringing light and space to the corridor. At the inner corners, framing administrative areas, humid and communications nucleus are distributed.

Text.- Sánchez Gil Arquitectos.