A duality between spaces. Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González
08/05/2023.
[Valladolid] Spain
Metalocus, ELENA DE LA FUENTE
Metalocus, ELENA DE LA FUENTE
Estudio Primitivo González was commissioned to project the new Valladolid Art School, built in an old space that belonged to the Convent of the Discalced Carmelites, an former orchard of the nunnery in the Spanish city of Valladolid. The plot has conditioned the character of the construction since its inception since it has a historical context that had to be respected.
The project will be developed with the main objective of a constant game of dualities in which there is a dialogue with past and present memory, a historical context, and a program aimed at creativity, and dreams.
On the outside of the building, an architecture of black brick walls is designed, which protects the interior world of creativity, an interior world created through an architecture of interior patios (a reference to the adjoining convent), permeable, technological, white, and bright with formal allusions to industrial architecture, production, and creation.
The project will be developed with the main objective of a constant game of dualities in which there is a dialogue with past and present memory, a historical context, and a program aimed at creativity, and dreams.
On the outside of the building, an architecture of black brick walls is designed, which protects the interior world of creativity, an interior world created through an architecture of interior patios (a reference to the adjoining convent), permeable, technological, white, and bright with formal allusions to industrial architecture, production, and creation.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz DíazValladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
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Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz DíazValladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Site plan. Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González.
Urbanization plan. Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González.
Ground floor plan. Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González.
First floor plan. Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González.
Longitudinal sections. Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González.
Cross sections. Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González.
Axonometry. Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González.
Axonometry. Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González.
Model. Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González.
Model. Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
The proposal by Estudio Primitivo González begins by dialoguing with the city, ceding an access space so that it can be configured as a small meeting place, with a striking ART poster, a call to its occupants, and a reference for citizens.
Inside, the architects intensify the duality in the traditional typology of patios used and updated, in which one of the patios, soberer, organizes the classrooms in two heights, dedicating the largest patio to the organization of the workshop spaces. under a folded concrete plane, generating an interesting broken profile that shelters the large windows that overlook the courtyard, a student agora, a space of interior light, where all the potential of those who inhabit these spaces unfolds.
The lobby is the area where the students come together, a space where there are also common programs such as the library and the cafeteria. This area, where school entrances and exits are managed, has a double height that links to the smaller interior courtyard, a meeting point for students.
Inside, the architects intensify the duality in the traditional typology of patios used and updated, in which one of the patios, soberer, organizes the classrooms in two heights, dedicating the largest patio to the organization of the workshop spaces. under a folded concrete plane, generating an interesting broken profile that shelters the large windows that overlook the courtyard, a student agora, a space of interior light, where all the potential of those who inhabit these spaces unfolds.
The lobby is the area where the students come together, a space where there are also common programs such as the library and the cafeteria. This area, where school entrances and exits are managed, has a double height that links to the smaller interior courtyard, a meeting point for students.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Project description by Estudio Primitivo González
The new School of Arts of Valladolid is adjacent to the convent of Las Carmelitas Descalzas. According to historical plans, the plot used to be part of the convent's orchards, a condition that has characterized the project from the beginning. Towards the city, the buildings show themselves as an architecture of walls; towards the inside, an architecture of patios. The project strives to be respectful of its historical context. However, it houses a space for creativity, youth, and dreams. The essence of the project is the materialization of this duality.
The exterior is clad in black brick; an architecture of texture, materiality, and color, which creates a sort of mystifying atmosphere that surrounds and protects the inner world of creation. The interior is thought of, by the opposition, as a technological space, white and bright with formal allusions to industrial architecture, production, and creation.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
The layout mimics the courtyard architecture, inspired by the adjoining convent. The first of two courtyards articulates the classroom area on two levels, while the other, slightly larger, organizes the workshops under a folded concrete shell. The shell is constricted into a straight outline in the façade, folding into itself as it falls into the courtyard, creating a broken profile, resulting in large windows that overlook the patio. We imagine students sharing their experiences in this central space, as an agora for young, dynamic, and versatile creation. The patios can be spaces to exhibit, play or interact, updating this traditional typology.
The lobby is the point of intersection between the different users of the building; the place where the diverse artistic disciplines come together. It regulates the entrance and exit, but also becomes a meeting place, where common programs such as the library or the cafeteria are located. This space features a double height associated with the classroom’s patio, where meetings and events can be held.
Valladolid School of Art by estudio Primitivo González. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz.
Taking advantage of the location of the building in relation to the urban fabric, a small welcoming square is gifted to the city. This creates a meeting space for young people, but also for the citizens. The small square, with oversized letters forming the ART sign, will allow the students to sit down to chat, eat a sandwich or have fun. Given its location in the street, it becomes part of the public space, activating the architecture.
The building configures a background, and the students themselves do the activity that will act as a claim for the rest of the city.
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Architects
Estudio Primitivo González. Architects.- Primitivo González, Noa González, Ara González.
Design team
Jessica Nieves, Laura Borreguero, Judith Sigüenza.
Client
Ministry of Education, Junta de Castilla y León.
Superficie
6,173,31 m²
Dates
2022.
Location
C/ Mirabel s/n 47010 Valladolid. Spain.
Photography
Primitivo González, Noa González, Ara González. Estudio primitivo González
Estudio primitivo González | eGa is an architecture studio founded 45 years ago by Primitivo González, to whose experience and leadership Noa González and Ara González have joined for 10 years.
The motivation that drives the practice of the study is to be aware that, with each new building, collective heritage is built. They pursue quality architecture, with the multiple aspects of this term: an architecture that builds the city, that is respectful of the environment, and, above all, that dignifies people. In the search for that dignity, there are the most immutable aspects of architecture. They try to produce an architecture on a human scale, that is comfortable and serves in the best possible way the function that is going to be developed in it, while generating collective identity. An architecture that lasts.
Programmatically, the studio is specialized in four main aspects: work spaces, healthcare architecture, singular residential and educational architecture. However, beyond the programs, they look for the opportunity to generate flexible and resilient architectures that are capable of responding to the needs of the present, and those that are to come.
Geographically, the studio has its origins in Valladolid, but in its last stage it has opened up to the national and international scene. Developing architectural projects for public and private clients, with wide recognition of its quality. Among the recent work, the Salem Town Hall in Germany stands out, (Castilla y León Architecture Award 2020-21 and finalist in the Spanish Architecture Biennial 2021), or the rehabilitation of a pavilion for the Courts of Alcalá de Henares (Award COAM 2021).
The motivation that drives the practice of the study is to be aware that, with each new building, collective heritage is built. They pursue quality architecture, with the multiple aspects of this term: an architecture that builds the city, that is respectful of the environment, and, above all, that dignifies people. In the search for that dignity, there are the most immutable aspects of architecture. They try to produce an architecture on a human scale, that is comfortable and serves in the best possible way the function that is going to be developed in it, while generating collective identity. An architecture that lasts.
Programmatically, the studio is specialized in four main aspects: work spaces, healthcare architecture, singular residential and educational architecture. However, beyond the programs, they look for the opportunity to generate flexible and resilient architectures that are capable of responding to the needs of the present, and those that are to come.
Geographically, the studio has its origins in Valladolid, but in its last stage it has opened up to the national and international scene. Developing architectural projects for public and private clients, with wide recognition of its quality. Among the recent work, the Salem Town Hall in Germany stands out, (Castilla y León Architecture Award 2020-21 and finalist in the Spanish Architecture Biennial 2021), or the rehabilitation of a pavilion for the Courts of Alcalá de Henares (Award COAM 2021).
The studio currently has projects under development or construction in Barcelona, Mallorca, Toledo, Malaga and several cities in Castilla y León.
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