Lycée Français Maternelle Barcelona School Building, Spanish Education Architecture, AEFE
Lycée Français Maternelle, Barcelona School
Contemporary Carrer de Munner Building design by b720 Fermín Vázquez Architects, Spain
23 Jul 2018
Lycée Français Maternelle, Barcelona School Building
Design: b720 Fermín Vázquez Architects
Location: Carrer de Munner, Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Lycée Français Maternelle, Barcelona
The existing school was the result of additions of temporary buildings over many years around two villas of the early twentieth century. The new set brings forward a dialogue between the historical school and the new one.
A visual and programmatic relationship is established between both buildings, through a porch that allows indoor communication connecting them with a space under which to shelter in case of rain.
The formal resolution of the new building evokes the volumetric shapes of the villas through the rounding of its corners establishing a formal relationship without necessarily subordinating itself to a historicist imitation. The scheme of a large central courtyard of games and perimeter spaces is preserved.
The new building is developed in four levels. A semi-basement level that takes advantage of the unevenness between the garden (playground) and the street, to create a direct access which is partially covered, and an outside waiting area for families and children. From here you can access to the interior of the new school and to the garden externally by stairs and ramp.
The classrooms are located in the three upper levels. Each floor of the building is intended for a school level. The project locates all the classrooms in the new building, while the common uses: media library, music room and administration areas are located in the preserved and restored villa.
The image of the facade is made by an envelope of vertical slats that run along the entire perimeter of the building. The position, orientation and separation of these slats have been studied to provide optimum solar protection, and highly efficient in their environmental, thermal and durability behaviour.
The chromatic and proportional game is the result of a useful and continuous dialogue with the client who have a clear will of including colour in the project.
Lycée Français Maternelle Barcelona School – Building Information
Architects: b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos
Structures: BIS Structures
Facilities: JG Ingenieros
Property developer: AEFE
Built area: 3.400m2
Budget: 4.200.000€
Project phase: 2013-15
Construction phase: 2015-18
Constructor: CPVSA
Construction management: Tecnics G3
Equipo b720 Arquitectos: Peco Mulet, Gemma Ojea, Javier Artieda
Fotografías: Simón García
Lycée Français Maternelle, Barcelona School Building images / information received 230718
Phone: +34 934 17 34 74
Address: Carrer de Munner, 5, 08022 Barcelona, Spain, western Europe
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