BAAS + Vaillo Irigaray win competition of Castellón de la Plana Higher Conservatory of Music and Dance
24/05/2024.
[Castellón de la Plana] Spain
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Castellón de la Plana already has a project for its future music and dance conservatories, with the "Campus" proposal presented by BAAS Arquitectura + VAILLO IRIGARAY ARCHITECTS. In the restricted competition, which lasted more than a year and was launched in 2021, twelve teams participated, of which only nine advanced to the second phase.
The project, claimed for years, represents an important step in the realization of the Professional and Higher Conservatory of Music and Dance.
The project, claimed for years, represents an important step in the realization of the Professional and Higher Conservatory of Music and Dance.
Castellón de la Plan School of Music and Dance by Baas + Vaillo Irigaray. Rendering by Playtime.
Castellón de la Plan School of Music and Dance by Baas + Vaillo Irigaray. Rendering by Playtime.
Castellón de la Plan School of Music and Dance by Baas + Vaillo Irigaray. Rendering by Playtime.
Castellón de la Plan School of Music and Dance by Baas + Vaillo Irigaray. Rendering by Playtime.
Castellón de la Plan School of Music and Dance by Baas + Vaillo Irigaray. Rendering by Playtime.
Castellón de la Plan School of Music and Dance by Baas + Vaillo Irigaray. Rendering by Playtime.
Model. Castellón de la Plan School of Music and Dance by Baas + Vaillo Irigaray.
Sketch. Castellón de la Plan School of Music and Dance by Baas + Vaillo Irigaray.
Site plan. Castellón de la Plan School of Music and Dance by Baas + Vaillo Irigaray.
Diagram. Castellón de la Plan School of Music and Dance by Baas + Vaillo Irigaray.
Ground floor plan. Castellón de la Plan School of Music and Dance by Baas + Vaillo Irigaray.
First floor plan. Castellón de la Plan School of Music and Dance by Baas + Vaillo Irigaray.
Section. Castellón de la Plan School of Music and Dance by Baas + Vaillo Irigaray.
The design by the team (UTE) formed by BAAS Architecture and VAILLO IRIGARAY ARCHITECTS places the volumes of the complex on the perimeter, leaving the interior free for the development of a large garden or space for interaction between the different attendees of the facilities of the venue, which according to the architects aims to emulate the campuses of universities such as Cambridge and Oxford.
The formalization of this public space connects spatially with two nearby boulevards, Blasco Ibañez and Karl Raimund Popper, facilitating a direct connection with the complex park.
The design unifies the complex visually through a porch, although spatially it differentiates the programs, placing the exterior auditorium in one of the corners and leaving the three remaining buildings separated by the access to the interior garden.
It should be noted that the two facades are made up of lines of screened ceramic concrete pillars (recycled ceramic crush aggregate).
Castellón de la Plan School of Music and Dance by Baas + Vaillo Irigaray. Rendering by Playtime.
Project description by BAAS + VAILLO IRIGARAY
The proposal gathers the built surface along its perimeter, embracing an open inner space with the maximum surface possible.
This garden is conceived as a space for exchange between students from the different conservatories and allows for all types of concerts and outdoor activities, establishing itself as the venue’s centre of gravity, adopting a role similar to the courtyards of Cambridge and Oxford University.
This public space diagonally connects the two boulevards, Blasco Ibañez and Karl Raimund Popper, establishing a continuous pedestrian route as well as connecting the Auditorium, the Congress Hall and the park surrounding it.
The outdoor auditorium is situated on one of the corners of the patio, emulating the circular shape of the open-air auditoriums in traditional parks. The three independent buildings are separated by the access to the interior garden, but at the same time united to form a single complex.
Model. Castellón de la Plan School of Music and Dance by Baas + Vaillo Irigaray.
In section, the volume is topped with a sloping roof that starts low in height in front of the Courts of Justice building and slowly rises in height to hide the residential buildings at the back, offering a friendly façade to the city and allowing the best solar exposure for the interior garden to thrive.
The different buildings, of variable widths and depending on their needs, are built without any interior pillars, offering maximum versatility and allowing any future distribution changes. The two facades are made up of lines of screened ceramic concrete pillars (recycled ceramic crush aggregate).
On the ground floor, the most public and shared spaces such as the four auditoriums, the library, the cafeteria and the accesses to the three buildings are connected by a perimeter porch to the garden that acts as a cloister.
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Architects
Project team
BAAS arquitectura (Jordi Badia) + VAILLO IRIGARAY ARCHITECTS (Antonio Vaillo, Juan L Irigaray, Yago Vaillo).
Collaborators Colaboradores
PGI Engineering, Albert Bastard, Raul Escrivà (Opera Ingenieria).
Area
30,470 m².
Dates
Competition.- 2023-2024.
Location
Castellón de la Plana, Spain.
Budget
€ 34,669,414.
Rendering
Antonio Vaíllo, Juan Luis Irigaray, Yago Vaíllo. Vaillo + Irigaray Architects
Vaillo + Irigaray Architects is an architecture firm founded in 1998 by Antonio Vaíllo and Juan Luis Irigaray, with Yago Vaíllo joining as a partner in 2020. It is located in Navarra, Spain.
The working method in the office is based on the concept of project strategy, which embraces the widest range of possible scales, from a simple bench to the whole city. It proposes a creative process that will develop founding concepts to be equally applied to management, procedures and design.
Vaillo + Irigaray Architects conceive design from a multifocal perspective, so they deal with matters from diverse points of view to contribute unifying solutions.
Their source of inspiration is the project itself: the client, function, program, and financial resources… are just raw materials for creativity. Consequently, every project has a unique personality, every project demands exclusive materials and details: every project requires an investigation process and precise development, according to specific needs. The office structure is organized into 6 areas:
eLAB.- Experimental laboratory for basic creativity to explore urban, social, and cultural needs. It is oriented to generate new patterns of interaction with the world of industry, architecture and art. I + D + i.- Innovation and research to face the needs in every project according to the world of industry, construction and arts and crafts. BRANDing 360°.- Platform to promote brand strategy as a 360º process. PROJECTS.-Area for design and definition of urban, architectural and industrial projects.
PROJECTS.- Area for design and definition of: Museums architecture, Museography, Interior design, Product design, Public architecture, Educational architecture, Housing, Health architecture, Offices architecture, Commercial architecture, Urban design, and Industrial architecture. INTERNATIONAL.- We develop our international dimension associated with different architectural firms in Switzerland, Mexico and Israel. TEACHING.- Defenders of professional hybridization theory/practice, we combine the practice of architecture with the Teaching. Teachers in different Schools of Architecture and Guest Lecturers in different educational institutions teach disciplines related to architecture, Innovation and Creativity. Regular lectures at several centres, institutions and groups.
AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS.- Their work has received numerous awards in national and international competitions both for formal and constructive quality. Their work is regularly published in the most important national and international media.
JORDI BADIA
Jordi Badia (Barcelona, 1961) graduated in architecture from the ETSAB (Barcelona School of Architecture) in 1989. Between 1989 and 1993 he practiced a professional partnership with Tonet Sunyer. In 1994 founded the BAAS architecture study, Jordi Badia combines his professional task of an architect with that of a professor at the Department of Architectural Projects at ETSAB since 2001 and at ESARQ-UIC since 2009. He also collaborates to the newspaper ARA since 2010 and is editor of the Hic Architecture since 2009. Along with Felix Arranz, he curated the Catalan and Balearic Pavilion at the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale 2012.
The practice is currently working on various projects, including the town hall in Montroig del Camp, the headquarters of the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre and the new premises of the MUHBA (Museum of History of Barcelona) in Poblenou district, Barcelona. The office is also working on the citizens building in Palamós, the extensive rehabilitation of Alta Diagonal office building in Barcelona and the Radio and TV University in Katowice, Poland.
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