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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.

Els Gorgs Secondary School, Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain by BAAS arquitectura

July 11th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: BAAS arquitectura

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The main building is constructed on one floor with the classrooms coming off a central corridor, which is then visible from outside through several terraces.

Image Courtesy © Pedro Pegenaute

Architects: BAAS arquitectura
Project: Els Gorgs Secondary School
Location: Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain
Photography: Pedro Pegenaute
Team: Daniel Guerra, Marta Vitório, Nicola Rigoli, Mariona Guàrdia
AUTHOR OF THE PROJECT: Jordi Badia http://www.jordibadia.com/
Structures: BIS Arquitectes
Quantity Surveyor: Forteza Carbonell Associats
Installations: Consulting Lluis Duart SL
PROMOTER: GISA Generalitat de Catalunya
SITE: Cerdanyola del Vallés. Barcelona
PROJECT: 2006
CONSTRUCTION: 2007

Image Courtesy © Pedro Pegenaute

This central corridor has a large skylight and is the formal base of the project. Rooms such as the library and the technology classroom stand out from the ground floor and create linked outdoor spaces.

Image Courtesy © Pedro Pegenaute

The separate gym is linked to the main building with a covered area which also forms the main entrance hall of the school.
Concrete and dark vertical plates are used across the whole building.

Image Courtesy © Pedro Pegenaute

Image Courtesy © BAAS arquitectura

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Tags: Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain

Category: School

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