Teacher Education School in Leioa, Spain by ACXT Arquitectos

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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.

Teacher Education School in Leioa, Spain by ACXT Arquitectos

August 1st, 2012 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: ACXT Arquitectos

Situated in the Campus of Leioa, the building is finished off with a careful volumetric composition towards the west. With an “L” shape, it is composed by two distinct volumes. In the East-West alignment, we have placed the classrooms and offices. Perpendicular to it, the other volume blends in with the topography of the whole complex and houses, the most outstanding rooms: the workshops and the gymnasium,

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Architects: ACXT Arquitectos
Project: Teacher Education School
Location: Campus de la Universidad del País Vasco en Leioa, Spain
Project Architect: César Azcárate Gómez (ACXT Arquitectos)
Client: Universidad del País Vasco (UPV)
Collaborating Architects: Ion Zubiaurre, Helena Sa Marques, Ricardo Moutinho, Nuria Perez, Sergio Llamosas, Ana Robles.
Project Management: Ziortza Bardeci Guinea

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Costs: Ziortza Bardeci Guinea
Structures: Miguel Angel Corcuera Lizaso, Virginia Martín Carrón, Xavier Gonzalo Arretxea
Environmental Engineering: Lorena Muñoz García
Lighting: Miguel García Castillo
Public Health Services: Begoña Sánchez Rojo
Electrical Engineering: Alvaro Gutiérrez Cabello-Arce
Telecommunications: Gerardo Ruiz Alvarez
Fire Strategy: Daniel Torre Fuentes
Sustainability: Andy Backer, Patxi Sánchez Aguilar
Graphic Design: Alfonso Alvarez Díaz, Roberto Fernández de Gamboa Vidal
Area: 18.800 m2
Completion: 2011
Photography: Aitor Ortiz

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The access runs parallel to the main volume and it passes over a pond which is below the diagonal structure of the ground floor.

Bioclimatic criteria have been constantly present during the architectural design of the building.

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Tags: Leioa, Spain

Category: Commercial Building

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