ACACIA SECONDARY SCHOOL
Secondary School – Madrid
The massing of the building is defined by two frontages facing the main street: the main one to the north and the secondary one to the south. The primary building access is strategically located at the intersection of the two main avenues. The library, conference room and sports centre can be accessed separately from a secondary access to the south, allowing access to the general public outside of school hours. A green roof is proposed in the north end of the building that compensates the natural spaces taken by the footprint of the building.
Where?
Avda. Cardenal Herrera y Oria, Fuencarral District, Madrid
Description:
Secondary School of Education, Located in the Fuencarral neighborhood, in the north of Madrid
Notes:
The main frontage is formed by a large podium which runs the entire length of the plot and covers the library volume. This podium, due to its horizontality, reinforces the topographic character of the plot and acts as the backbone of the common and educational spaces.
The second urban front is completed with the volume of the Sports Center, which acts as a neutral massing that is spatially linked to the rest of the school and which is accessed independently from the main Avenue.
Concept:
Located in the Fuencarral neighborhood, in a unique urban environment which is a characteristic area of Madrid with architecture from the 60s, with green spaces, 4 and 5-storey open-block houses and semi-detached houses.
Taking into consideration that the location of the building takes place in the main green area of the residential area, the challenge is to implement a proposal which visual and volumetric impact respects the environment while corresponding to its urban and educational function.
The two fronts towards the two main streets is key in the configuration of the building closing it towards the traffic whilst opening it towards the park in the form of “fingers” where the classrooms are located
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