Natural lighting as the protagonist. CAP de Navarcles by Valor-Llimós arquitectura
17/03/2022.
[Navarcles] Spain
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Navarcles Primary Care Center, CAP, is a ground-floor building designed by Valor-Llimós Arquitectura in the city of Navarcles, Spain. It is a facility that occupies 1,000 square meters built on a single floor that is larger and more luminous than the current ambulatory and serves the municipalities of Navarcles, Mura and Talamanca.
The project is developed in a single volume that is accessed from the porch. The program is made up of administration areas, consultation areas, waiting rooms... generating an entrance plaza with parking.
The project is developed in a single volume that is accessed from the porch. The program is made up of administration areas, consultation areas, waiting rooms... generating an entrance plaza with parking.
CAP de Navarcles by Valor-Llimós arquitectura. Photograph by Simón García
CAP de Navarcles by Valor-Llimós arquitectura. Photograph by Simón García.
CAP de Navarcles by Valor-Llimós arquitectura. Photograph by Simón García.
CAP de Navarcles by Valor-Llimós arquitectura. Photograph by Simón García.
CAP de Navarcles by Valor-Llimós arquitectura. Photograph by Simón García.
CAP de Navarcles by Valor-Llimós arquitectura. Photograph by Simón García.
CAP de Navarcles by Valor-Llimós arquitectura. Photograph by Simón García.
CAP de Navarcles by Valor-Llimós arquitectura. Photograph by Simón García.
CAP de Navarcles by Valor-Llimós arquitectura. Photograph by Simón García.
CAP de Navarcles by Valor-Llimós arquitectura. Photograph by Simón García.
CAP de Navarcles by Valor-Llimós arquitectura. Photograph by Simón García.
CAP de Navarcles by Valor-Llimós arquitectura. Photograph by Simón García.
CAP de Navarcles by Valor-Llimós arquitectura. Photograph by Simón García.
CAP de Navarcles by Valor-Llimós arquitectura. Photograph by Simón García.
Site plan. CAP de Navarcles by Valor-Llimós arquitectura.
Ground floor plan. CAP de Navarcles by Valor-Llimós arquitectura.
Sections. CAP de Navarcles by Valor-Llimós arquitectura.
The construction, designed by Valor-Llimós Arquitectura, has two interior courtyards, which provide lighting to the building, generating views to the outside from the common areas, which organize around twenty healthcare spaces.
The program develops 3 general medicine consultations and 3 nursing consultations for adult care; a pediatric consultation and its corresponding pediatric space. It also includes unscheduled care or emergency area with two multipurpose boxes and emergency treatment and observation room. The service is completed by a midwife consultation and multipurpose spaces to offer the dentistry service, as well as a health education classroom.
The structure is modular, with pillars, concrete slabs, and beams. The vertical enclosure consists of a ceramic ventilated façade and is mixed with in-situ concrete that is textured. The roof is also ventilated, finished with stone.
CAP de Navarcles by Valor-Llimós arquitectura. Photograph by Simón García.The program develops 3 general medicine consultations and 3 nursing consultations for adult care; a pediatric consultation and its corresponding pediatric space. It also includes unscheduled care or emergency area with two multipurpose boxes and emergency treatment and observation room. The service is completed by a midwife consultation and multipurpose spaces to offer the dentistry service, as well as a health education classroom.
The structure is modular, with pillars, concrete slabs, and beams. The vertical enclosure consists of a ceramic ventilated façade and is mixed with in-situ concrete that is textured. The roof is also ventilated, finished with stone.
Description of project by Valor-Llimós arquitectura
Ground floor building which is accessed through a porch, an extension of two rows of existing trees that are preserved. It is a unitary volume of 22x51 meters aligned with the existing pedestrian walkway that joins the various surrounding school facilities.
The program is distributed on both sides of a central strip formed by the waiting room, in clearly differentiated areas for consultations, administration, restricted areas, and facilities. Placing the building at the bottom of the plot creates an entrance square with a parking area and makes the building easily expandable.
Two patios illuminate the center of the building, allowing light and direct views to the outside from the common spaces and waiting rooms. All the rooms for continuous use have natural light, and the health education classroom opens onto a landscaped patio protected from views.
The modulation of the spaces makes it possible to have a modular structure of pillars, beams, and concrete slabs. The facade combines textured in-situ concrete with a ceramic ventilated facade, and the interiors are ceramic tile and OSB, with a textured surface so that the environment changes subtly according to the light of each hour of the day.
The roof is ventilated, finished with prefabricated stone, providing good thermal and acoustic insulation, while it can be considered a fifth façade, visible from various points near the building.
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Architects
Design team
Jaume Valor, Laura Llimós, Cristian González.
Collaborators
Structures.- Bernuz-Fernandez.
MEP.- JSS ingenieros.
Budget.- Rossell-Giner.
MEP.- JSS ingenieros.
Budget.- Rossell-Giner.
Builder
Contratas Vilor.
Area
1,055 sqm.
Dates
Design.- 2018.
Construction.- 2020-2021.
Opening.- 01.2022.
Construction.- 2020-2021.
Opening.- 01.2022.
Location
Avd. Lluis Companys, 2. Navarcles, Barcelona, Spain.
Photography
Jaume Valor, Laura Llimós Valor-Llimós arquitectura
Valor-Llimós arquitectura is a company founded by architects Jaume Valor and Laura Llimós, dedicated to both public and private projects, architecture teaching and diffusion. The activity of the studio is focused on cultural, environmental and industrialization aspects of architecture, and our works have been widely published and have received many awards.
Jaume Valor qualified as an architect in Barcelona in 1991, where he also obtained his doctorate (1998). He combines his work as an architect with teaching and research. He is the author of articles and lectures in several countries, and he has been a member of juries in professional and academic competitions. His passion for writing has also led him to publish literature with some success.
Laura Llimós qualified as an architect in Barcelona in 2002. Since then she has been project manager, coordinating production and environmental certification. She has also studied audio-visual communication and 3D modelling and production. She has also developed projects in enhanced storytelling through interactive multimedia books.
Jaume Valor qualified as an architect in Barcelona in 1991, where he also obtained his doctorate (1998). He combines his work as an architect with teaching and research. He is the author of articles and lectures in several countries, and he has been a member of juries in professional and academic competitions. His passion for writing has also led him to publish literature with some success.
Laura Llimós qualified as an architect in Barcelona in 2002. Since then she has been project manager, coordinating production and environmental certification. She has also studied audio-visual communication and 3D modelling and production. She has also developed projects in enhanced storytelling through interactive multimedia books.
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