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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Health Center CAP La Garriga in Barcelona, Spain by Roldán + Berengué, arqts.April 18th, 2012 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Roldán + Berengué, arqts. Typologically Cap La Garriga is exceptional for the size of the parcel, for the topographical conditions and for its position in the corner of a park. The building, which actually has five levels of height, but appears to be a two-storey building if perceived from St. Francis Street, and from the park like a one level building with a three level curtain wall background. This is accomplished by making the building grow downwards through a system of patios, so that 60% of the program is located bellow ground.  Image Courtesy Jordi Surroca
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 Image Courtesy Jordi Surroca The complex geometry resulting in plan and section is solved by giving chromatic value to the plan that divides the two levels, as if it were a new ground floor traced from Sant Francesc Cesc Street. It is a floating yellow terrazzo cover that extends the dimension of the street which submerges to create the patios; the river stones found in excavation are placed as decoration. On the deck, which is the façade that is seen from the waiting areas, not only the volumes are placed but also the installations, chimneys and skylights.  Image Courtesy Jordi Surroca Beside the roof, the building is resolved with austere materials and colors: concrete walls and structure in light gray and yellow, natural color aluminum for façades and lattice mesh; interior finishes in white and yellow. Different measures of passive architecture are applied: ventilated façade and roof, windows with double skin (glass-mesh), semi-buried building, control and use of natural light through the quality of interior materials The building facade systems are pre-industrialized with materials originally 60% recycled and 100% reciclable.  Image Courtesy Jordi Surroca  Image Courtesy Jordi Surroca  Image Courtesy Jordi Surroca  Image Courtesy Jordi Surroca  Image Courtesy Jordi Surroca  Image Courtesy Jordi Surroca
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