TECHNICAL

• Intervention level:
  Scheme Design, Detail Design and Site Supervision.
• Client:
  University of Catalonia, Polytechnic.
• Location:
  Barcelona
• Project Year:
  1995
• Construction Period:
  1995 – 1999
• Total built:
  2.764 m2
• Budget:
  1.892.222,02 €
• Construction company:
  COPCISA
• Other technical:
  - Josep M. Oller, Enric Peña , Xavier Aumedes, technical architects.
  - JG & Asociados, engineers, installations consultancy.
  - Manuel Arguijo, architect, structures consultancy.
• Publications:
  CAMPUS. 10 YEARS OF UNIVERSITY ARCHITECTURE IN CATALONIA.
  VCA Editors. Government of Catalonia, Department Chair, Commission for Universities and Research. Barcelona.
  
  UNIVERSITY OF CATALONIA CAMPUS IN TERRASA, FIVE YEARS OF PROJECTS. TOWARDS CAMPUS 2000.
  Technical University of Catalonia. Terrassa, Barcelona.

DESCRIPTION

This building is located on land formerly occupied by a group of industrial buildings called Vapor Sala. Its position along with other universities, allows a new relationship between the city center and the university campus. Its simple volumetry, a rectangular prism, placed on a horizontal base, is only altered by the presence of a body shaped hall outside the San Nebridi Rambla.

The program organized in four levels, provides classrooms in the first two, the level 0 also includes administrative areas and access. Third layer are laboratories, both teachers and the research and a small classroom teachers associated laboratories. In the last level seminars and concentrate offices where the activities are internal.