Functional and sustainable innovation. SAICA RDI Building by IDOM
17/03/2023.
[El Burgo de Ebro - Zaragoza] Spain
metalocus, OSCAR A. SÁNCHEZ
metalocus, OSCAR A. SÁNCHEZ
IDOM completed a building for the R+D+i Center, for SAICA. This company stands out for having the concept of innovation among its most distinctive values. This innovative proposal is located in El Burgo de Ebro, a town in the region centred on El Valle del Ebro, in Zaragoza.
Innovation is reflected in; the function of the building, where the central nucleus is an informal communication space, flexible with technological equipment; and sustainable, being a "0" emission building through active and passive strategies together with recycled and low-emotion materials.
Innovation is reflected in; the function of the building, where the central nucleus is an informal communication space, flexible with technological equipment; and sustainable, being a "0" emission building through active and passive strategies together with recycled and low-emotion materials.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
Situation plan. SAICA RDI Building by IDOM.
Planta baja. Edificio SAICA RDI por IDOM.
Primera planta. Edificio SAICA RDI por IDOM.
Second floor. SAICA RDI Building by IDOM.
Cubierta. Edificio SAICA RDI por IDOM.
Section. SAICA RDI Building by IDOM.
Section. SAICA RDI Building by IDOM.
Elevation. SAICA RDI Building by IDOM.
Elevation. SAICA RDI Building by IDOM.
Elevation. SAICA RDI Building by IDOM.
Elevation. SAICA RDI Building by IDOM.
The design strategy proposed by IDOM is developed through an optimal shape divided into two floors; a 2,000 m² rectangle where the laboratories are located, and another 1,195 m² with offices, meeting rooms and houses the “National Design Center” program. It has a central nucleus, which serves as a meeting place and communicates the entire building.
The envelope is made compatible with natural lighting through overhangs and sun protection elements, which are also one of the passive strategies to have maximum thermal insulation and favour the sustainability of the building. It has geothermal energy with an active heat recovery system, a geothermal structure using TABS systems and inductors; which are active strategies.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
Description of project by IDOM
Innovation has always been present in SAICA, it is an important part of its ethos and has characterised its most distinctive moments. At the heart of its activity, ideas are produced for the rest of the departments.
Thus, from the outset, it was considered that the SAICA R&D&I Centre project had to be innovative. This innovation took shape in different areas:
• Function: through open work schemes, optimal surface/perimeter shape, a central core as an informal meeting and communication space, maximum flexibility and technological equipment.
• Sustainability: it is a building with near zero emissions, in which passive strategies have been used (maximum thermal insulation, solar protection through cantilevers and horizontal slats) and active strategies (geothermal energy with active heat recovery system, thermo-active structure through TABS systems, inductors for air conditioning reinforcement).
• Materials: materials with a high percentage of recycled elements, low emissivity and high technology (Halfen thermal break system) have been used.
SAICA RDI Building by IDOM. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera.
The design of the building has been developed on the following strategy:
Compact and Modular
The basic shape of the building is the optimal form to resolve the programme of needs on two floors: a rectangle of 2,000 m² on the ground floor to house the entire laboratory programme and another rectangle of 1,195 m² on the first floor to house the National Design Center, the offices and meeting rooms of the laboratories. The volume, with straight sides (to facilitate the placement of furniture and laboratory equipment), is divided into alignments of 6 metres each (being 6 multiples of 0.2 m, 0.3 m, 0.4 m, 1 m, 1.2 m and 1.5 m, facilitating the division of this bay into smaller divisions for the location of partitions, false ceilings, curtain walls, etc.).
Central Core
The rectangle has a central core, a meeting and communication point for the entire building and the workers, which centralises vertical and horizontal connections, reducing the number of corridors. It can also be used as a space for informal meetings. This core allows light and nature to enter the building and is a symbolic space of SAICA that incorporates elements that identify the company.
Order
A single building, but with differentiated uses:
Laboratories, ground floor, with easy accessibility for materials and equipment, associated with technology and rigour. Façade with greater privacy and order.
National Design Center, on the first floor, for more creative work. The offices and meeting rooms of the laboratories are also located on this floor. A more open and dynamic façade.
Envelope and characterisation
The sustainable envelope combines natural lighting, transparency and protection from the sun, by means of wide overhangs and solar protection elements, capable of adapting to the four orientations. It provides a technological image and a corporate image associated with SAICA, its manufacture (paper and corrugated cardboard) and its identifying elements.
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Architects
IDOM. Lead architects.- Eduardo Aragüés Rioja, José Angel Ruiz Gonzalez.
Project team
Jorge Olano, Covadonga Celigueta.
Collaborators
Project Management.- Eduardo Aragüés Rioja.
Costs.- Luis Mingarro Montori.
Structures.- Fernando López Nicolás.
Environmental Engineering.- Jorge Guillén Ferrer.
Lighting.- Alfredo Navarro Yubero.
Public Health Services.- Jorge Guillén Ferrer.
Electrical Engineering.- Alfredo Navarro Yubero.
Telecommunications.- Alejandro Mariñelarena Gurbindo.
Fire Strategy.- Jesús Sau Granados.
Acoustics.- Jorge Guillén Ferrer.
Sustainability.- Jorge Guillén Ferrer.
CAD Technicians.- Sergio Cubero Belenguer.
Site Supervision.- Eduardo Aragüés Rioja, José Angel Ruiz Gonzalez.
Project Execution Management.- Luis Mingarro.
Construction Management.- Eduardo Aragüés Rioja, Luis Mingarro Montori.
Costs.- Luis Mingarro Montori.
Structures.- Fernando López Nicolás.
Environmental Engineering.- Jorge Guillén Ferrer.
Lighting.- Alfredo Navarro Yubero.
Public Health Services.- Jorge Guillén Ferrer.
Electrical Engineering.- Alfredo Navarro Yubero.
Telecommunications.- Alejandro Mariñelarena Gurbindo.
Fire Strategy.- Jesús Sau Granados.
Acoustics.- Jorge Guillén Ferrer.
Sustainability.- Jorge Guillén Ferrer.
CAD Technicians.- Sergio Cubero Belenguer.
Site Supervision.- Eduardo Aragüés Rioja, José Angel Ruiz Gonzalez.
Project Execution Management.- Luis Mingarro.
Construction Management.- Eduardo Aragüés Rioja, Luis Mingarro Montori.
Client
Builder
EHISA-ELECNOR.
Area
4,157 m².
Dates
Project.- July, 2018 - December, 2019.
Construction.- July, 2019 - December, 2022.
Construction.- July, 2019 - December, 2022.
Location
El Burgo, El Burgo de Ebro, 50730 Zaragoza. Spain.
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EDUARDO ARAGÜÉS
Eduardo Aragüés (Zaragoza, 1970), graduated from the School of Architecture of the University of Navarra. Idom Partner and Managing Partner of the ACXT office in Zaragoza. In 1997 he joined IDOM/ACXT. During these years he has carried out, as project director, important interventions such as the New Bus Station integrated in the Intermodal Station of Santiago de Compostela (2022), the Project for the First Metro Line of Bogota with 27 stations (2015), the General Services Building of the Helios Zaragoza Swimming Centre (Finalist, García Mercadal Awards 2012), the House of European History in Brussels (2010), the new Calatayud Bus Station (Finalist, García Mercadal Awards 2010), the Remodelling and Expansion of the SAICA 1 facilities in Zaragoza (Mention, Ricardo Magdalena Awards 2006; Accessibility Award 2007; Finalist, Future category, National Congress of Architects 2009), the new Headquarters of PIERALISI Spain (Mention, Ricardo Magdalena Awards 2009), the New Plaza Center Hotel (Finalist. XXXI Ricardo Magdalena Awards, Chair of Architecture. Fernando el Católico Foundation) or the Rehabilitation of the Old Metropolitan Seminary of Zaragoza for a New Municipal Administrative Centre (First Prize in the Accessibility Award 2008). He is currently developing the new SAICA Research & Development & Innovation Centre in Zaragoza, among others.
Jose Ángel Ruiz González
Jose Ángel Ruiz González. Senior architect (1995-2004) from the Higher Technical School of Architecture of La Coruña, Spain. Where he completed the Final Degree Project "Collective Residential and Social Center in Feans (La Coruña)".
He obtained the title of Project Manager Professional PMP in 2016 at the Project Management Institute.
Jose Ángel Ruiz González works for the IDOM company. He has developed in different positions as Project Director and Project Development.
He obtained the title of Project Manager Professional PMP in 2016 at the Project Management Institute.
Jose Ángel Ruiz González works for the IDOM company. He has developed in different positions as Project Director and Project Development.
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