ETSEIB - UPC

competition, 3rd prize

The construction of this new educational and research Building offers an opportunity to rethink the ETSEIB complex from an environmental perspective and integrate the architecture and engineering campuses in relation to Av Diagonal.

The proposal seeks to integrate into the environment at two different levels:
On the one hand, the project points out the strategic lines of the future transformation of the entire block that conforms the ETSEIB Campus by:

Organizing of the voids and reduction of the heat island effect through the re-naturalization of these voids, mainly with the planting of trees and climbing vegetation that attenuates direct solar radiation on pavements and walls.
Generating of new outdoor spaces for social interaction with a logic of climate shelter, comfortable in all seasons of the year, with special prominence in the new Plaça de l'Enginy, which will become the new heart of public life in campus.

Unifying of the treatment of the plinth on Av Diagonal and on the streets of Adolf Florensa and Pascual Vila, with the aim of consolidating the unity of the island and improving its climatic behaviour of the facades.
Arranging the volume of the new building so that it harmonizes with the approach of Robert Terrades' original project and contributes to enhancing the architectural heritage.

On the other hand, on an urban scale, we propose a building that integrates into the sequence of volumes that make up the H block of ETSEIB, the school of architecture and the school of technical architecture, taking special care of the distance between them to favour good relations of views and sun exposure for all of them. The composition of the facade also seeks to harmonize with the existing buildings in this nearby environment, but with an innovative construction solution that minimizes the carbon footprint and optimizes its environmental performance.

The formalization of the volume from the existing structure makes it possible to generate easily recognizable plants. The resulting surfaces are regular and easily grouped and fully respect the calculations established by the planning. This arrangement allows maximum use of the resulting volume.
On floors 1 to 4, all common and circulation spaces revolve around the central atrium which becomes the relational and bioclimatic heart of the building.
On the ground floor, the building rises to create a passage space that crosses the central atrium and connects the interior access from the campus with the entrance from Pascual Florensa Street.
The basement floor becomes a natural extension of the ground floor itself. At this level, flexible and multi-purpose spaces are incorporated that serve the entire building.

The combinatorial strategy of the upper floors allows to obtain a sequence of regular floors, with the atrium and vertical cores in the centre, the spaces of restricted use and controllable laboratories and/or classrooms in their surroundings and the general work spaces in the facades and testers. In this way, it is achieved that all spaces take advantage of the views, cross ventilation and natural light. The programmatic organization by strips allows for maximum versatility in the formation of spaces, so that the building supports groupings of laboratories or classrooms and work or meeting spaces depending on the needs or number of users that each may have plant At all times the paradigm of exchange of uses and functional adaptability is maintained since the project understands the organization of the spaces served (Labs or Classrooms and Workspaces or meetings) through the order and pre-eminence of the serving spaces (circulations , facility yards and support spaces)

The proposal seeks to achieve very high levels of bioclimatic comfort in all seasons of the year. It is essential to be able to achieve this comfort and to do so with minimal energy and resource consumption. The type of building with a central regulable atrium, in our climate, is an ideal model to maximize bioclimatic functioning, reducing energy demand and at the same time increasing climate comfort. We propose a building articulated around an atrium that will accommodate trees and shrub vegetation, act as a climate regulator and guarantee good levels of ventilation and natural lighting in all circulation spaces. Taking into account the high requirements for insulation and acoustic autonomy of the different spaces, natural ventilation at night, outside the hours of use of the building, will be the most effective means of cooling the building.
Based on that environmental strategy, the proposal incorporates solution to minimize all impacts (water and energy consumption, carbon footprint of the materials, minimizing waste) to go beyond de nZEB (nearly zero energy building) paradigm and reach de nZIB (nearly zero impact building) one.

ETSEIB - UPC
In collaboration with COMA

Competition: 2024, 3rd prize
Promotor: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Type: Public Facility
Area: 21.816 m2
Budget: 30,8 M €
Site: Barcelona, Spain
Design team: Oriol Vives and Pau Garrofé
Collaborators: BIS (MEP), Otherstructures (structures), Atis – Xavier Solà (quantity surveyor) and I2A (acoustics)
Renders: Quatre Caps

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