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Centre of Scientific Research ICTA-ICP
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500,000 sqft - 1,000,000 sqft
(Authors: HARQUITECTES + dataAE)
http://harquitectes.com/#/en/h/projects/equipment/research-centre-1102The new building of the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology
(ICTA) and the Catalan Institute of Palaeontology a (ICP), located on the
campus of the Universitat Autonoma of
Barcelona (UAB) will represent the University two-fold: on the one hand,
being part of the facade that shows the University to the highway, and on the
other, inside the campus, being an example of sustainable architecture.
The competition bases propounded a compact volume. Assuming this volume,
we decided that it will be as tall as the contiguous building and it will be
aligned on the back street – the only existing one at the moment- where there
will be the entrance to the car park. Moreover, the main entrance will be
placed on the south facade (facing the highway) and where the station path
(heading south); the path from the campus (on the west) which goes across the
building-bridge behind; and a third path coming from the stream street (on the
east) meet. On this street, and at a slightly inferior level than the main
entrance, an access for bicycles is projected.
The building, nearly cubic, will have a continuous facade on the four
sides; it will be semitransparent (with greenhouse technology), with vegetation
and some large wooden-framed openings corresponding to the accesses and to the
resting spaces for the scientists.
We project a reversible building, totally dismountable and flexible in
case of changes in its uses (for the moment, laboratories and offices of both the
ICTA-ICP). This is why we have concentrated in creating a truly adaptable infrastructure
by means of developing four simultaneous strategies which will complement each
other: 1) lasting durability structure, 2) practicable facade 3) interior biospheric
containers and 4) yards
Structure
We opt for a structural system of great resistance, lasting durability
and minimum maintenance with pillars, beams and prefabricated concrete
frameworks at sight.
Skin
The whole building will be covered with a gallery along its perimeter built
with the simple technology from greenhouses, which easily auto-regulates
according to the outside environmental conditions.
The whole
deck, which holds areas of agricultural experimentation, will also be covered
with greenhouse structures. Some areas will be covered with polycarbonate or arbours
and others will be left totally uncovered in order to act as terraces and
resting open-air areas for the scientists.
Interior closings
Contrary to the structural strategy, for the interior we propose light
modules which will be dismountable, closed, easily climate-controllable, and
built with a system of subdivisions made of biospheric materials -mainly wood-,
which would provide a great adaptability to future changes of use.
Yards
The large central yard has been discarded in favour of four small,
covered yards with no interior facades (lower cost), which illuminate the
working spaces and make possible, in a simple but efficient way, the regulation
of the environmental interior conditions of the whole building.
Programme
The building holds two centres of scientific research: the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA)
and the Catalan Institute of Palaeontology a (ICP).
On the ground floor there will be the public zones of the ICTA(rooms, etc); on the first floor its offices; on the second one, the
laboratories of both centres; and on the third floor, the ICP offices. On the
deck, there will be the greenhouses of agricultural experimentation and the
resting open-air zones. The semi-underground will be used as a parking space
for cars and bicycles, and the underground as the warehouse for both centres.
http://harquitectes.com/#/en/h/projects/equipment/research-centre-1102The new building of the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology
(ICTA) and the Catalan Institute of Palaeontology a (ICP), located on the
campus of the Universitat Autonoma of
Barcelona (UAB) will represent the University two-fold: on the one hand,
being part of the facade that shows the University to the highway, and on the
other, inside the campus, being an example of sustainable architecture.
The competition bases propounded a compact volume. Assuming this volume,
we decided that it will be as tall as the contiguous building and it will be
aligned on the back street – the only existing one at the moment- where there
will be the entrance to the car park. Moreover, the main entrance will be
placed on the south facade (facing the highway) and where the station path
(heading south); the path from the campus (on the west) which goes across the
building-bridge behind; and a third path coming from the stream street (on the
east) meet. On this street, and at a slightly inferior level than the main
entrance, an access for bicycles is projected.
The building, nearly cubic, will have a continuous facade on the four
sides; it will be semitransparent (with greenhouse technology), with vegetation
and some large wooden-framed openings corresponding to the accesses and to the
resting spaces for the scientists.
We project a reversible building, totally dismountable and flexible in
case of changes in its uses (for the moment, laboratories and offices of both the
ICTA-ICP). This is why we have concentrated in creating a truly adaptable infrastructure
by means of developing four simultaneous strategies which will complement each
other: 1) lasting durability structure, 2) practicable facade 3) interior biospheric
containers and 4) yards
Structure
We opt for a structural system of great resistance, lasting durability
and minimum maintenance with pillars, beams and prefabricated concrete
frameworks at sight.
Skin
The whole building will be covered with a gallery along its perimeter built
with the simple technology from greenhouses, which easily auto-regulates
according to the outside environmental conditions.
The whole
deck, which holds areas of agricultural experimentation, will also be covered
with greenhouse structures. Some areas will be covered with polycarbonate or arbours
and others will be left totally uncovered in order to act as terraces and
resting open-air areas for the scientists.
Interior closings
Contrary to the structural strategy, for the interior we propose light
modules which will be dismountable, closed, easily climate-controllable, and
built with a system of subdivisions made of biospheric materials -mainly wood-,
which would provide a great adaptability to future changes of use.
Yards
The large central yard has been discarded in favour of four small,
covered yards with no interior facades (lower cost), which illuminate the
working spaces and make possible, in a simple but efficient way, the regulation
of the environmental interior conditions of the whole building.
Programme
The building holds two centres of scientific research: the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA)
and the Catalan Institute of Palaeontology a (ICP).
On the ground floor there will be the public zones of the ICTA(rooms, etc); on the first floor its offices; on the second one, the
laboratories of both centres; and on the third floor, the ICP offices. On the
deck, there will be the greenhouses of agricultural experimentation and the
resting open-air zones. The semi-underground will be used as a parking space
for cars and bicycles, and the underground as the warehouse for both centres.
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