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University Apartment Building in the Mediterranean Park of Tecnology (UPC). Competition 1st Place.

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TECHNICAL

  • Intervention level:
    Scheme detail design and site supervision.
  • Client:
    UPC Polytechnic University of Catalonia / SIRESA NOVA S.A.
  • Location:
    Barcelona
  • Competition Year:
    2008
  • Project Year:
    2009
  • Construction Period:
    10’10 - 09’11
  • Total built:
    6.055,83 m2
  • Budget:
    6.608.000€
  • Construction company:
    Fausto Facioni CONSTRUCCIONES S.L.
  • Other technical:
    - CMT, Associates Architects, SLP. Collaboration Architecture.
    - Manuel Mancha. Technical Architect. Execution Director.
    - Intec Associates 2010, SL Installations Consultancy.
    - Luis Alfredo Rodriguez. In Civil Engineering and Ports. Structure Consultancy.
    - Paymacotas. Study of Safety and Health and Safety Coordination
    - Societat organic. Sustainability and Maintenance.
    - IBERIA SOCOTEC. Technical Control Agency.
    - Pedro Pegenaute, Photography.
  • Publications:
    - BUILDING GREEN, MEA AWARDS 2013.
    Shape Comunication LTD. Athens, Greece, 2013. ISSN: 1790-9961.

    - L'INFORMATIU. N. 336 April 2013. Technique: Analysis of Work.
    College of Technical Architects and Building Engineers of Barcelona. Barcelona, 2013. ISSN:1132-2802.

    - Arquitectura Viva 144. Breves España. Residencia en Castelldefels. Del lago al ágora.
    Arquitectura Viva SL, Madrid, 2012. ISSN: 0214-1256

    - AV Monografías 153-154 España 2012.
    Arquitectura Viva SL, Madrid, 2012. ISSN: 0213-487X

    - RESIDENTIAL UNIVERSITY AREAS
    Department of Urban and Housing Rehabilitation. Council of A Coruña. A Coruña, 2010.

    - ARCHDAILY (2012)
    http://www.archdaily.com/270471/pmt-mestura-arquitectes/

    - ARQUITECTURA VIVA (2012)
    http://www.arquitecturaviva.com/Cms/Items/ItemDetail.aspx?ID=3811

    - PLATAFORMA ARQUITECTURA (2012)
    http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl/2012/09/12/pmt-mestura-arquitectes/

    - AECCAFE (2012)
    http://www10.aeccafe.com/blogs/arch-showcase/2012/10/05/university-apartment-building-in-the-mediterranean-park-of-tecnology-upc-spain-by-mestura-architects/
  • Awards:
    - Competition, 1st Price (2008).

    - Mediterranean Sustainable Architecture, MEA 2013 Awards.
    1st Price.

    - San Marco Awards 2012/13.
    Honorable Mention.

    - Catalonia Construction Awards 2012, 9th edition.
    Selected Work.

DESCRIPTION

The Mediterranean Park of Technology of Castelldefels is a campus designed for teaching, research and technology transfer, which is formalized through a urbanistically ring system with roads and buildings articulated around the agora or central square. The building is positioned between this agora and open and free space that is surrounded by a lake.

Optimize the urban parameters, implement an open and fragmented volumes, homogenize the structure through modularity criteria, implement control energy systems and sustainability, adapt standards of public housing to residential requirements of the scientific community and university, etc. are some of the objectives of this residential equipment.

The matrix geometric figure consists of two longitudinal blocks of three floors, each positioned in an east-west while displaced by heterogeneous groups. The slope of a plant contributes to adaptation topographic offering the agora the north block, and the block south to the park, and including a wide space variable, like an internal square for community relations. Reconciling these two volumes is performed by a central body for the common spaces. A lattice with color gradient and variable permeability preserves direct view of the communication spaces outside.

The geometry, volume is here adapting to the urban model chosen, but at the same time is a composition tool adapted to the requirements of these type of modular university accommodations and also the place conditions.

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educational

infant and primary education

PINYANA SCHOOL. COMPETITION, 1ST PLACE.
PYRENEES SCHOOL. COMPETITION, 1ST PLACE.
CEIP 1L MARE DE DÉU DE MONTSERRAT PRIMARY...
CEIP 2L BERNAT METGE PRIMARY SCHOOL. COMPETITION...
REBURBISHMENT AND EXTENSION OF JOAN MONTLLOR...
MARTINET PRIMARY SCHOOL
Refurbishment and extension of el Vilot Secondary...
REFURBISHMENT AND EXTENSION OF ABAT MARCET...
Sant Jaume Primary School and Refurbishment and...
CONVERSION OF THE CA L’ESCAPÇAT STEAMER AS...

secondary education

IE 2L La Mitjana Secondary School. Competition...
IMPROVEMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE AMERICAN SCHOOL...
REFURBISHMENT AND EXTENSION OF BISBE BERENGUER...
EXTENSION OF JULI ANTONI SECONDARY SCHOOL. MORA...
RENOVATION OF THE RRMM ADORATRICES SCHOOL AND...

university education

IMAGE AND MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CENTRE. TERRASSA....
TEACHING BUILDING AND SYSTEMS, AUTOMATIC AND...
NURSING SCHOOL AND LIBRARY. LLEIDA.
ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST...
EDUCATIONAL UNIT AND CENTER OF MEDICAL...

Graduate / I+D+I

Center of Experimental Biomedicine of Galicia...
ICFO INSTITUTE OF PHOTONIC SCIENCE....
GAIA BUILDING. Terrasa. Competition. 1st Place.

Competitions

CHILDREN AND PRIMARY EDUCATION SCHOOL “LA...
ENDOWMENT COMPLEX OF HEALTH SCIENCES BUILDINGS OF...
ZEHNTENHOF SCHOOL. COMPETITION.
NEW INSTITUTE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EZKABA. 3rth...
new building of doctorate AUEB. COMPETITION.
FACULTY OF PHARMACY NEW BUILDING. BARCELONA....
LES ARTS BUILDING. PONTEVEDRA. COMPETITION.
HEALTH CARE

Hospitals

PERE VIRGILI HEALTH CARE PARK. BARCELONA.
COMPLEX SANITARY SAHARAUI HAMADA.TINDOUF.
LA SELVA REGIONAL HOSPITAL. BLANES.Competition,...
RENOVATION AND EXTENSION OF THE SANTA MARÍA...

Primary care centers

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE, PARKING AND PUBLIC...
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AREA 6D – GRÀCIA....
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE . SANT BOI DE...
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE. SANT ANDREU DE LA...

Nursing homes / day centers

HEALTH CENTER AT XALOC AND LLEVANT BUILDINGS....
DAY CENTRE AND RESIDENTIAL HOME FOR THE ELDERLY....
DAY CENTRE AND RESIDENTIAL HOME FOR THE ELDERLY....
RESIDENTIAL HOME FOR THE ELDERLY. BLANES
DAY CENTRE AND RESIDENTIAL HOME FOR THE ELDERLY....
SIRACUSA RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME FOR THE ELDERLY....
RESIDENTIAL HOME FOR THE ELDERLY. LA SÈNIA....

Competitions

Outpatient Building, I + D + I and Library at the...
NEW HOSPITAL BORDJ-OKHRISS. Competition, Pending...
Ideas Competition for Sant Llorenç Hospital. 2nd...
DOCTOR JOSEP TRUETA NEW UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL....
SAN JUAN DE DIOS HOSPITAL. SANT BOI DE LLOBREGAT....
REFURBISHMENT AND EXTENSION OF HOSPITAL DE...
COSTA DEL SOL HOSPITAL. MARBELLA. Competition,...
MATERNITY AND CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. ARRIXACA....
DEXEUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. BARCELONA.
EQUIPMENT

public safety

EXPANSION OF JUDICIAL BUILDING CANYERET: NEW...
LOCAL POLICE STATION of Santa Perpetua de Moguda....
Local Police Headquarter of Melilla. Competition,...
NON RESIDENTIAL BUILDING FOR LOCAL POLICE AND...
FIRE STATION. GAVÀ
POLICE HEADQUARTES OF LLEIDA.
Police Station of the Catalan Police in Reus.
POLICE STATION OF THE CATALAN POLICE. GRACIA...
BRIANS-2 PRISON. SANT ESTEVE SESROVIRES.
LAW COURTS. FIGUERAS.
POLICE STATION OF THE CATALAN POLICE. FIGUERES.
Central Police Station of the Catalan Police....

cultural services

PERMANENT FORMATION CENTER “CAN LLETRES”....
Hotel, Convention Center and Trade Center....
CENTRE FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF THE IBERIAN...
HISTORICAL ARCHIVE OF BALAGUER.
LA NOGUERA REGIONAL MUSEUM. BALAGUER....

port areas

RENOVATION AND EXPANSION OF CLUB VELA BLANES.
Competition for the new building of the Port...
New Fish Market of the Port of Ribeira....
Competition for Improvement and Distribution of...
CATALONIA’S INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR HIGH...
INTERNAL SPORTS DOCK IN VILANOVA MARINA....

Competitions

COMPETITION FOR THE NEW PENITENTIARY CENTER OF...
Competition for the new construction of a...
PORTOS DE GALICIA HEADQUARTERS. SANTIAGO DE...
CITY OF JUSTICE. BARCELONA. COMPETITION.
RESIDENTIAL

collective housing

University Apartment Building in the...
21 HOUSING UNITS ON CALLE LLOBREGÓS BARCELONA....
ILLA CAVALLERS-ROSARI: 44 SUBSIDISED HOUSING...
TWO APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN THE STREET ENRIC...
20 SUBSIDISED HOUSING UNITS....
LA CLOSA: 40 SUBSIDISED HOUSING UNITS. VIELHA.

single family house

CARBALLO HOUSE.
LOMBA HOUSE. A GUARDA.
INTEGRAL REFORM HORTA HOUSE. BLANES.
VAN DER PLOEG HOUSE. SANT ANDREU DE LLAVANERES.
KNOFF HOUSE. BLANES

Competitions

UNIVERSITY RESIDENCE IN THE CAMPUS OF HEALTH...
New University Apartments at Sánchez Aguilera...
UNIVERSITY RESIDENCE OF THE UB. BARCELONA....
PUBLIC SPACES AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Public Spaces

IDEAS COMPETITION FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND LANDSCAPE...
URBANISATION AREA BETWEEN JOAN MIRÓ SQUARE AND...
BURYING OF GRAN VÍA. HOSPITALET DE LLOBREGAT....
PLAZA ESPAÑA. BLANES.
PLAZA DEL PUEBLO ROMANÍ GRÀCIA DISTRICT.

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Urban Rehabilitation. Asunción, Paraguay.
PLAN GENERAL DE ORDENACIÓN MUNICIPAL DE VIGO....
PARTIAL PLAN OF SECTOR 11 -TANCAT DEL GALAN-...
SPECIAL PLAN FOR THE RE-DESIGN OF BARCELONA’S...

Competitions

COVERAGE OF THE PRINCIPE STREET. VIGO....
BRIDGE OF THE PORT OF BARCELONA. Competition.
ephemeral

Stands

ESPAÇO VIDA IMOBILIÁRIA, IMOBITUR 2008....
Stand Federal Government of Brasil, Barcelona...
ESPAÇO VIDA IMOBILIÁRIA, IMOBITUR 2007....
VIDA IMOBILIÁRIA SPACE AT IMOBITUR 2006....
BRAZIL BUSINESS POINT STAND AT IMOBITUR 2006....
REHABILITATION

REHABILITATION

PERMANENT FORMATION CENTER “CAN LLETRES”....
REFURBISHMENT AND EXTENSION OF BISBE BERENGUER...
HEALTH CENTER AT XALOC AND LLEVANT BUILDINGS....
Refurbishment and extension of el Vilot Secondary...
REFURBISHMENT AND EXTENSION OF ABAT MARCET...
Sant Jaume Primary School and Refurbishment and...
PERE VIRGILI HEALTH CARE PARK. BARCELONA.
INTEGRAL REFORM HORTA HOUSE. BLANES.
RENOVATION OF THE RRMM ADORATRICES SCHOOL AND...
CONVERSION OF THE CA L’ESCAPÇAT STEAMER AS...
RENOVATION AND EXTENSION OF THE SANTA MARÍA...