Article source: Josep Ferrando

The site

The new police station is located on the outskirts of the neighborhood in a zone reserved for council buildings. The proposal is placed in a pre-existing grove of magnificent beech trees that determine the main decisions for the project. The main building mass is concentrated at the north end of the site, in the unoccupied area, while the car park is organized around the grove. The remainder of the site forms a green cushion that separates the building from the road becoming a transition space for the visitors.

Image Courtesy © Adrià Goula

• Architects: Josep Ferrando + Sergi Serrat
• Project: Police Station in Salt
• Location: Avenida del Marqués de Camps, Salt, Girona, Spain
• Photography: Adrià Goula
  
• Client: Local Police – Salt municipality
• Team:
  • Marc Nadal, architect
  • Ramon Subirà, architect
  • Anne Hinz, architect
• Consultants:
  • Structural Engineering – NB35 Estructures: Josep Nel.lo
  • Mechanical and Electrical Engineering – Eletresjota: Jaume Pastor
  • Quantity Surveyor – Josep Ferrando + Sergi SerratProject Management Gestoba S.A
• Surface: 1.650 m2
• Plot: 4.320 m2
• Budget: 2.300.000 €
• Competition: 2008 First Prize
• Construction: September 2010 – November 2011

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