Les Franqueses

Promoter

Les Franqueses Town Council

Authors

Territory 24 Architecture and urbanism

Location

Les Franqueses del Vallès

Project / construction year

2017-2019

Surface

Building 700m²

Urbanization 6.369m²

Budget

5.200.254€

(vat excluded)

Cities connect project

Rehabitar una runa de l’excés inmobiliari com un nou catalitzador social.

Espai Can Prat is located between the disaggregated low-density centers of the Franqueses, generating a meeting point equipped with services and a landscaped public space of a territorial scope.

The program was defined through a citizen participation consultation, which offered the population the opportunity to decide which uses were most necessary.

As a unique feature, this building uses the structure of an auditorium from the 90s abandoned during the construction phase, allowing:

Re-activate three programs (CAP, Library and Sports Hall) as a central node surrounded by territorial green space. The relationship of the facade with the public space resolves the conflict of scales between equipment and residential fabric.

Re-using the abandoned structure means saving 40% of the incorporated energy during construction. The exposed concrete shows the tectonic presence of the structure and the passage of time. The roof, facade and distribution are pre-industrialized and recyclable.

Re-naturalizing the public space resolves the altimetric jump by generating 2 tree-lined squares and a viewing area on the landscaped roof.

Passive comfort The building takes advantage of the semi-buried condition of the structure to be able to enjoy spaces with thermal inertia. The envelope combines shade, hyper-insulation and natural lighting to reduce energy demand.

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Materiality

The choice of pre-industrialized construction systems allows operationally cover a 5,000m² building.

Raw treatment of the original structure allows you to establish a dialogue between the original structure and the new civic uses, and contrasting the nudity of the finishes with large spaces where the program is distributed Comfortably.

Luxury is in space and ambient comfort.

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Signage

The choice of pre-industrialized construction systems allows operationally cover a 5,000m² building.

Raw treatment of the original structure allows you to establish a dialogue between the original structure and the new civic uses, and contrasting the nudity of the finishes with large spaces where the program is distributed Comfortably.

Luxury is in space and ambient comfort.

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