Rehabilitation and Adaptation of Building for Student Center. UPCT

Fecha
2011
Situación
C / Carlos III. Cartagena
Arquitecto
Martín Lejarraga
Promotor
Technical University of Cartagena. UPCT
Presupuesto
1.840.876 €
Superficie construida
1.329 m2
Superficie urbanizada
389 m2
Martín Lejarraga's Office
Claudia Montoya (Arch.), Julian Lloret (Draftsman)
Technical Architect
Rafael Checa
Builder
Española de Obras y Servicios
Photographer
David Frutos

The project of rehabilitating and adapting the building as a student center was considered to provide services and space for a set of activities carried out by the students of the UPCT, creating a generic design program with rooms, offices, meeting rooms, an auditorium and a large multi-purpose space with double-height ceilings. The total gross surface area is 1,146 m2.

The intervention goes beyond the limits of the original construction – a modest residential building from the early 20th century protected by urban zoning regulations – to invade the adjacent public space (an inner courtyard) and occupy the area underneath it, in an effort to expand the available surface area.

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The material conditions of implementation establish a strong commitment with modern construction and infrastructure principles, with attention to new technologies and using pre-fabricated assembly systems.

The construction itself is capable of expressing, both on the outside and in its interior, its conception, structure and technical solutions, to become an emblematic building for the Polytechnic University, thus directly relating it to the UPCT’s educational and academic contents.

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