A school with infinite spaces. A Baiuca Nursery School by abalo alonso arquitectos

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.