De Jove Crematorium in Gijón, Spain by Ae Arquitectos

Article source: Ae Arquitectos

The project is located in the city of Gijón, just in front of the industrial harbour, enjoying great views on this and the city. The plot is in clinated towards the port, and is separated from the access road by a jump of about 4 meters high, which is perforated to cause the main entrance.

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• Architects: Ae Arquitectos (ALFREDO ESTEBANEZ GARCIA Y EDUARDO GARCIA DIAZ)
• Project: De Jove Crematorium
• Location: Gijón, Spain
• Photography: Héctor Santos-Díez (Bisimages)
• Collaborators: Tino Paredes Miguel Fernandez Schmitz De Estática-Ingeniería  (Estructuras);  Ricardo Librero (Paisajismo);  Javier Moris, Pablo Menéndez, Jose Luis García De Adober, Luis Nevares De Nevares (Instalaciones); Juan Manuel Bode De Ebanistería Cano (Madera); Juan Carlos Rabanal De Lledó Iluminación; Francisco De Sevi (Metal)
• Client: Funerarias Gijonesas S.A
• Surface: 2.800 M²
• Finish Of The Works: April 2015
• Budget: 2.700.000 Euros

Image Courtesy © Héctor Santos-Díez (Bisimages)

The morgue is conceived as a volume regularly perforated by a series of courtyards, and it establishes different relationships in the way of settling on the ground. On the top of the plot, the project aims to fully integrate with the environment, for this reason, the volume is almost buried, revealing only the vegetation cover, making from this area go unnoticed. But from the bottom of the plot, which is understood as the main elevation, the project is perceived as if it were suspended elongated volume.

Image Courtesy © Héctor Santos-Díez (Bisimages)

Image Courtesy © Héctor Santos-Díez (Bisimages)

The main volume rests on another volume coming out of the ground and which hosts all the public program of the building while the lower volume is for private use. The differentiation between the two volumes is also evident in its materiality. In the upper volume it is intended to use a white and smooth material, to make this something more intangible pill, while the lower volume is conceived as something tectonic, so a material with texture and dark color is used. In the main volume is included the presence of a large canopy, which faces the best views from the lobby of the building.

Image Courtesy © Héctor Santos-Díez (Bisimages)

Image Courtesy © Héctor Santos-Díez (Bisimages)

Sustainability was an important issue, which was taken into account in all the decision of the project. This way, the building is compact and partially buried not only for improving its integration in the environment, but also for increasing its thermal inertia. Courtyards opened to the North are used as a way to introduce naturally the light and having natural ventilation, reducing the amount of mechanic acclimatization. Therefore, the result is a building more efficient energetically that improves the comfort for the users.

Image Courtesy © Héctor Santos-Díez (Bisimages)

Image Courtesy © Héctor Santos-Díez (Bisimages)

Image Courtesy © Héctor Santos-Díez (Bisimages)

Image Courtesy © Héctor Santos-Díez (Bisimages)

Image Courtesy © Héctor Santos-Díez (Bisimages)

Image Courtesy © Héctor Santos-Díez (Bisimages)

Image Courtesy © Héctor Santos-Díez (Bisimages)

Image Courtesy © Héctor Santos-Díez (Bisimages)

Image Courtesy © Héctor Santos-Díez (Bisimages)

Image Courtesy © Héctor Santos-Díez (Bisimages)

Image Courtesy © Héctor Santos-Díez (Bisimages)

Image Courtesy © Héctor Santos-Díez (Bisimages)

Image Courtesy © Héctor Santos-Díez (Bisimages)

Image Courtesy © Héctor Santos-Díez (Bisimages)

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Tags: Gijón, Spain

Category: Crematorium

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