Play to grow. El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura
21/02/2022.
[El Vendrell - Tarragona] Spain
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'Escola Bressol “Creixem jugant”' kindergarten school for children between 0 and 3 years old has been designed by the Barcelona studio bxd arquitectura, directed by Francesc Buixeda, Maria Barcina and Javier Ivorra, in a newly growing area of the El Vendrell municipality, in Tarragona.
The small school was built on a totally flat, almost square plot of 32x29 meters with easy access from the street. The design has paid special attention to the fact that children at these ages are learning to walk.
The small school was built on a totally flat, almost square plot of 32x29 meters with easy access from the street. The design has paid special attention to the fact that children at these ages are learning to walk.
El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura. Photograph by Aleix Bagué
El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura. Photograph by Aleix Bagué
El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura. Photograph by Aleix Bagué
El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura. Photograph by Aleix Bagué
El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura. Photograph by Aleix Bagué
El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura. Photograph by Aleix Bagué
El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura. Photograph by Aleix Bagué
El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura. Photograph by Aleix Bagué
El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura. Photograph by Aleix Bagué
El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura. Photograph by Aleix Bagué
El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura. Photograph by Aleix Bagué
El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura. Photograph by Aleix Bagué
El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura. Photograph by Aleix Bagué
Concept model. El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura.
Site plan. El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura.
Exploded axonometric. El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura.
Ground floor plan. El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura.
Ground floor plan. El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura.
Roof plan. El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura.
Section. El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura.
Elevation. El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura.
Sectioned axonometric. El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura.
El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura. Photograph by Aleix Bagué
El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura. Photograph by Aleix Bagué
El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura. Photograph by Aleix Bagué
El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura. Photograph by Aleix Bagué
bxd arquitectura kindergarten was designed on a single floor with easy access to the gardens, with a program of classrooms and facilities, developed around a central atrium. The centrifugal organization around this core, and as an extension of the classrooms, unfolds a series of perimeter patios partially covered with plant pergolas.
The project uses a wooden structure and environmentally friendly, recyclable and harmless materials for children.
El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura. Photograph by Aleix Bagué.
The project uses a wooden structure and environmentally friendly, recyclable and harmless materials for children.
El Bressol kindergarten by bxd arquitectura. Photograph by Aleix Bagué.
Project description by bxd arquitectura
The project is located in an area of new growth in the municipality of El Vendrell, Tarragona, on a plot of 32 x 29 metres totally flat with easy access from the street. With an almost square rectangular shape the nursery is built for children between 0 and 3 years of age. The project has been designed taking into account that children at this age are learning to walk and the possibility that all the classrooms have access to the outside garden is very relevant.
The configuration of the building is resolved with a central circulation atrium with the classrooms and other uses around it, in such a way that they are served by the four façades and the perimeter courtyards. These courtyards are partially covered by green pergolas from the different façades to the perimeter enclosure.
The entire kindergarten is developed on a single floor, occupying the entire building land. The distance to the thresholds established by the regulations is used to situate the playgrounds as an extension of each of the classrooms.
It was decided to use warm, environmentally friendly, recyclable and harmless materials for the children, making the most of the light and natural resources that facilitate play and activities, providing maximum wellbeing for the pupils.
The centrifugal organisation around an atrium with zenithal light and a wooden porticoed structure defines the construction of all the spaces in a clear, honest and didactic way.
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Architects
Design team
Francesc Buixeda, Maria Barcina, Javier Ivorra.
Collaborators
Structures.- Albert Admetlla.
Client
Creixem jugant, centre educatiu SL.
Area
Plot.- 928 sqm.
Dates
2021.
Location
Passatge de Margarida de Prades núm 4. El Vendrell (Baix Penedès), Tarragona, Spain.
Photography
Aleix Bagué.
Francesc Buixeda, María Barcina. bxd Arquitectura
bxd Arquitectura is an architecture studio based in Barcelona, founded in 2008 by architect and engineer Francesc Buixeda. Among its most relevant projects, they can highlight the Terra Hotel located in the Plaza España in Barcelona, the MG industrialized house in Sant Cugat del Vallès, and the Housing Tower in the Plaza Europa del Hospitalet. The internal bxd architecture team is led by the architects Francesc Buixeda and María Barcina.
Francesc Buixeda is an architect from the School of Architecture of the International University of Catalonia and a Technical Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. After collaborating in his professional beginnings with Idom-ACXT and with Juan Trias de Bes, he founded in 2008 the bxd architecture firm.
María Barcina is an architect from the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Barcelona. With more than 20 years of experience in international and multi-sector architectural projects. Specializing in large-scale projects in the hotel and residential sector, since 2008 she combines architect's work with the teaching task at the School of Architecture of the International University of Catalonia as a professor in the subject of architectural projects.
bxd arquitectura Barcelona has a solid team of architects with extensive experience in the development of projects and the optional management of the works. The most advanced tools are also used for the development of projects such as BIM (Building Information Modeling) in order to ensure the quality of the project from its conception to its execution.
Francesc Buixeda is an architect from the School of Architecture of the International University of Catalonia and a Technical Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. After collaborating in his professional beginnings with Idom-ACXT and with Juan Trias de Bes, he founded in 2008 the bxd architecture firm.
María Barcina is an architect from the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Barcelona. With more than 20 years of experience in international and multi-sector architectural projects. Specializing in large-scale projects in the hotel and residential sector, since 2008 she combines architect's work with the teaching task at the School of Architecture of the International University of Catalonia as a professor in the subject of architectural projects.
bxd arquitectura Barcelona has a solid team of architects with extensive experience in the development of projects and the optional management of the works. The most advanced tools are also used for the development of projects such as BIM (Building Information Modeling) in order to ensure the quality of the project from its conception to its execution.
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