Kurutziaga Ikastola. Renovation of a school building by ELE ARKITEKTURA
25/09/2018.
[Durango] Spain
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The project had to combine the creation of big open multifunctional spaces, with classic classrooms in a preschool building. The intervention was the winner of a competition that proposed the adaptation of a 1974 building.
Exterior view. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Exterior view. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Exterior view. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Door. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Door. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Door. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Door. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Multifuncional objects. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Multifuncional objects. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Multifuncional objects. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Staircase. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Central nave. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Central nave. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Central nave. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Interior view. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Interior view. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Interior view. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Interior view. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Interior view. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Interior view. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Interior view. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Interior view. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Stairs. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Stairs. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Stairs. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Staircase. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Staircase. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Staircase. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Staircase. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Staircase. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Interior view. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
Actual state. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Photograph by Aitor Estevez
First floor plan. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Courtesy by ELE ARKITEKTURA
Second floor plan. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Courtesy by ELE ARKITEKTURA
Section plan. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Courtesy by ELE ARKITEKTURA
Axonometric. Kurutziaga Ikastola by ELE ARKITEKTURA. Courtesy by ELE ARKITEKTURA
The intervention by Ele Arkitektura consisted of designing some multifunctional objects that are able to structure and divide the space. Each element has been treated as a piece of furniture capable of incorporating several functional responses. The workshop / toilet volumes serve as support for 8 mobile partitions that allow dozens of spatial configurations.
Description of project by Ele Arkitektura
COMPETITION
The contest consisted of energetically rehabilitating and programmatically reorganizing the preschool building, in order to adapt it to the new pedagogical method that is being implanted in the center.
The original building of 1974 by architects Arechavaleta and Uriarte, is composed of large linear skylights oriented to the east and organized in a stepped volumetry. The interior space was structured by a large central nave in double height and several classrooms of 45 m2 in the east wing (1 height) and west wing (2 floors). The building, of great architectural value, was too compartmentalized to adapt to the new pedagogical system and presented problems of thermal and acoustic comfort.
The project had to combine the creation of big open multifunctional spaces, with classic classrooms that responded to the demands imposed by the inforced education laws (1 classroom for every 25 students, 50 m2 classrooms ...).
PROJECT
The intervention consisted of designing some multifunctional objects, which, due to their placement and the elements they incorporate, are able to structure and divide the space, satisfying specific requirements in each area.
Each element has been treated as a piece of furniture capable of incorporating several functional responses. In this way, the fixed divisions, composed of see through screens, turn into the lockers of each student. The stands are at the same time cupboards. The workshop / toilet volumes serve as support for 8 mobile partitions that allow dozens of spatial configurations.
The material strategy consisted in the creation of a rarge neutral and white container where the objects made of laminated pine wood and birch plywood are inserted. An atmosphere that optimizes natural lighting and the feeling of shelter and tranquility has been sought.
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Architects
Jesús Ángel Landia, ELE ARKITEKTURA (Eduardo Landia, Eloi Landia)
Venue
Durango, Bizkaia
Surface
2000 m²
Eduardo Landia, Eloi Landia. ELE ARKITEKTURA
ELE Arkitektura was founded in 2013 by joining, after several collaborations, Eduardo and Eloi Landia, with the vocation of weaving a multidisciplinary network of independent professionals, capable of tackling projects of a diverse type and scale combining different disciplines artistic and technical.
His works include his proposals “Puente Sarasola” (2nd prize), “A refuge for Oteiza” (1st prize) and the competition for the construction of an elevator and an urban staircase in the Blast Furnace of Bizkaia in Sestao (1st prize) , in addition to his works “Territorial College of Architects of Valencia” (1st prize. Work selected among the best 20 works in the Valencian Community between 2015/2018) and “Reform of the Ikastola Kurutziaga” (finalist in the COAVN 2019 awards), all of them made with different collaborators.
Eduardo Landia (Durango, 1986)
Architect by the ETSA del Vallés in 2011, he specializes in Sustainable Construction and Energy Efficiency by the University of the Basque Country and begins its trajectory professional. He has collaborated with the Xavier Vancells Arquitectos studio in 2012, and duringone year in the GA Arquitectos studio (Xaviera Gleixner and Tomás Garcia de la Huerta) in Santiago de Chile.
Eloi Landia (Durango, 1989)
Architect by the ETSA of the Basque Country in 2015, during the race he participates in different exhibitions and publications, he collaborates with the Jesus Angel Landia studio and begins to participate in architectural competitions with Eduardo Landia. After finishing their studies, he complements his work as an architect with other artistic disciplines such as painting and sculpture, carrying out different collaborations and exhibitions.
His works include his proposals “Puente Sarasola” (2nd prize), “A refuge for Oteiza” (1st prize) and the competition for the construction of an elevator and an urban staircase in the Blast Furnace of Bizkaia in Sestao (1st prize) , in addition to his works “Territorial College of Architects of Valencia” (1st prize. Work selected among the best 20 works in the Valencian Community between 2015/2018) and “Reform of the Ikastola Kurutziaga” (finalist in the COAVN 2019 awards), all of them made with different collaborators.
Eduardo Landia (Durango, 1986)
Architect by the ETSA del Vallés in 2011, he specializes in Sustainable Construction and Energy Efficiency by the University of the Basque Country and begins its trajectory professional. He has collaborated with the Xavier Vancells Arquitectos studio in 2012, and duringone year in the GA Arquitectos studio (Xaviera Gleixner and Tomás Garcia de la Huerta) in Santiago de Chile.
Eloi Landia (Durango, 1989)
Architect by the ETSA of the Basque Country in 2015, during the race he participates in different exhibitions and publications, he collaborates with the Jesus Angel Landia studio and begins to participate in architectural competitions with Eduardo Landia. After finishing their studies, he complements his work as an architect with other artistic disciplines such as painting and sculpture, carrying out different collaborations and exhibitions.
