abalo alonso arquitectos has designed a children's school on the edge of the urban centre of the municipality of A Estrada, in Pontevedra. Built entirely in wood, the school is organized in three longitudinal strips that accommodate the different needs of the program.
The project by abalo alonso arquitectos clearly organises the different functions of the building: the north strip houses the administration and services, classrooms are located in the south and, in the central body, the multipurpose room and general distributor.

In the central body, partitions have been dispensed with, using a set of roofs that qualifies the different spaces while favouring natural lighting and ventilation. From the outside, the generated contour resembles a succession of small houses.

The school has been built with load-bearing walls of cross-laminated spruce, isolated in facades and cladded towards the inside with pine board treated in autoclave. 
 

Description of project by abalo alonso arquitectos

The school is located on the edge of the town centre, where it is already confused with the countryside. And with the collective memory, even still physical, of the old nearby industrial facilities present. A series of volumes, almost infantile, come together like little houses of some of the "rueiros" that follow one another a little further on. And in the land of carpenters, what, if not wood, could be our school made of? 

The functional scheme is very simple. Three longitudinal bands reflect the needs of the program. To the north, administration and services; to the south the classrooms and, in the centre, the multipurpose room and general distributor of the building. 

The main access is from the east façade, the only one in contact with the street. Along the north façade a service route is proposed, for the entrance of personnel, supplies and maintenance of installations.

The central body, although lacking partitions, is spatially modulated by a set of roofs and skylights that animate and qualify the space; they nuance the acoustic impact and favour the entry of natural light and ventilation. This spatial qualification, without being drastic, allows us to visually differentiate successive areas and, consequently, use them at different times of the day or for different activities. 

The southern strip contains the classrooms. Sensitively square-shaped, with a side to side part for playing, another one of hygiene and another one of resting. The hygiene area, on the façade, allows us to enjoy control, light and natural ventilation. The resting area, towards the interior, facilitates uses related to audiovisuals or, simply, to structure the classroom in different areas. 

Structural system of load-bearing walls of cross-laminated fir, isolated in facades and cladded with pine board treated in autoclave finished with lasur. Double-deck roof on laminated wood straps, insulation and zinc. Wooden joinery; plasterboard panelling and partitions and industrialised flooring.

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Architects
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abalo alonso arquitectos. Elizabeth Abalo, Gonzalo Alonso, Francisco González.
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Design team
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Luis Adrán, architect
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Collaborators
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Constructor management.- abalo alonso arquitectos. Elizabeth Abalo, Gonzalo Alonso. Quantity Surveyor.- Francisco González Varela. Calculation of structures.- Maderas Besteiro. Adolfo Montero. Calculation of amenities.- Gaia Enxeñería. Lighting consultancy.- Spotlux. Manuel Carazo. Wood consultancy.- Cis Madeira. Manuel Touza, Azahara Sólan. Site Construction Manager.- Cándido López Blanco. Construction foreman.- José Manuel Luna.
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Developer
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Concello de A Estrada. Consorcio Galego de Servizos de Igualdade e Benestar

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Builder
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Ute Petrolam Construcciones Galasur.


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Area
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Built area.- 767.50 m²
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Budget
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€ 777,504.86
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1st prize design competition 2016. GdA 2018 Award, Coag Vigo. Luces de Arquitectura Award, Arquitectura con Eñe, Ifema Coam, Madrid 2018. Mention Premio Ventana, Arquitectura con Eñe, Ifema Coam, Madrid 2018. Finalist XVIII Premios Coag, Ferrol 2019. Selected Fad Awards, Barcelona 2019
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Manufacturers
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Wooden structure.- Egoin. Ornamental lighting.- Arturo Álvarez
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Drafting of project.- Competition 11.12.2015, award 08.03.2016, basic project 25.04.2016, execution project 26.07.2016. End of construction.- 10.07.2018
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Venue
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Benito Vigo 106. 36680 A Estrada. Pontevedra. Spain. 42.687950, -8.483596
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Santos Diez / Bisimages.
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Elizabeth Abalo Díaz. Architect ETSA University of Navarra 1996. Master in refurbishment Consorcio de Santiago 1999. Superior Course of Urban Planning EGAP 2001. Doctorate courses UDC 2001. Associate Professor, Master in Sanitary and Welfare Architecture. UDC 2011/12. Associate Professor, CESUGA University College.

Gonzalo Alonso Núñez. Architect ETSA University of Navarra 1997. Master in refurbishment Consorcio de Santiago 1999. Doctorate courses UDC 2001. Tutor PFC CESUGA University College Dublin 2008/11. Associate Professor, Master in Health and Welfare Architecture. UDC 2011/12, Associate Professor, CESUGA University College 2017/2019. Associate Professor, University of Virginia 2019.
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Published on: June 14, 2019
Cite: "A school with infinite spaces. A Baiuca Nursery School by abalo alonso arquitectos" METALOCUS. Accessed
<https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/a-school-infinite-spaces-a-baiuca-nursery-school-abalo-alonso-arquitectos> ISSN 1139-6415
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