High stone walls, constructed from the same sandstone used in the nearby cathedral, run
These walls enclose an isolated single glass building, surrounded by a pleasant garden and separated from it context to create a feeling of reflection. an special environment.
The appearance of hovering gives the volume a dematerialized presence, making a sense of weightlessness and ethereal.
The building's dematerialized presence derives from its appearance of hovering and sense of weightlessness.
The building's dematerialized presence derives from its appearance of hovering and sense of weightlessness.
The structure has a grid of reinforced concrete columns
that bear the load of the reinforced concrete cantilevered slabs, enhancing the building¡'s conceptual transparency. this improves the transparency
concept of the building.
The façade is clad with double frameless glazing
with an intermediate air chamber, like a trombe wall. In winter, (and in summer?) this passive heating
system keeps the interior warm, in addition including cool convection currents in the wall
when the air conditions must be improved inside the building.
Every feature of this building has architectural
significance that should be seen as the arrival of contemporary architecture. Here, Campo Baeza has The result is a re-interpreted notion of Hortus Conclusus: the sandstone recalls
the memory of the city and the glass leads one up to the future.
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Placed in front of the cathedral of Zamora, the Office Building of the Junta of Castilla and León resides on the lost allotment of a former convent, in a quiet tucked and secluded place from the city streets of Zamora.
High stone walls run through the boundaries of the old convent, shaping a vacuum box of the similar sandstone used in the nearby cathedral.
These walls enclose an isolated glass building, surrounded by a pleasant garden and separated from it context to create an special environment. The appearance of hovering gives the volume a dematerialized presence, making a sense of weightlessness and ethereal.
The structure has a grid of reinforced concrete columns that load concrete cantilevered slabs. This improves the transparency concept of the building.
The façade is clad with double frameless glazing with an intermediate air chamber, like a Trombe wall. In winter, this passive heating system keeps the interior warm, in addition including cool convection currents in the wall when the air conditions must be improved inside the building.
Every feature of this building has architectural significance that should be seen as the arrive of contemporary architecture.
The result is a re-interpreted notion of Hortus Conclusus: the sandstone recalls the memory of the city and the glass leads one up to the future.
Inma, what a contrast this building is to the other by Campo Baeza on this same blog. It's such a powerful building and your description makes me want to visit it. I wasn't aware that this idea of the 'hortus conclusus', or 'walled garden' was an architectural theme central to Baeza's work. I particular liked your description of the services resolution. But I have a query...
ReplyDeletedoes the glazing function as a trombe wall? or like a trombe wall?
I've made a few suggestions which I hope you agree with but you write very well and it was a very good piece of writing. Well done.