1983 PUBLIC SCHOOL SSRR
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Situated on a hilltop on the outskirts of town, the last volume of the semi-industrial zone, the building is intended to crown the existing constructions. The use of a gabled roof and the maximum economy imposed by the client, were resolved in an enormously compact building which appears as a steamer upon the sea of sown fields that surround it. The strong image is easily recognized.
The functional scheme is the habitual corridor with classrooms to both sides, with an east-west orientation, finished to the north by a transversal body of laboratories. The stairs and bathrooms at the extremes, are incorporated in cylinders whose rounded forms tense the main volume and help underline its power.
The strong sectional change on the eastern facade provides for an area of cloak-rooms and porches open to the play area, allowing this facade to have four storys which further accentuates the volumetric strength of the building.
