The idea is to create a new structure from the unified floor of both buildings, avoiding the arbitrariness of the old party wall, introducing a new gallery to serve the old building, improving access to some areas and creating a new courtyard, more in line with the design of the actual building.
The extended building encompasses a great rectangular hall, adjacent to the courtyard and with access to the outside through a great façade.
Externally, the proposal is understood as the continuity between two very different buildings, which share only their way of integration into the urban world.
Avoiding the repetition of rhythm or height, the proposal simply provides a new allure to architecture, allowing the new building a comfortable installation next to the existing one, this extension could be more than simply juxtaposition.
Client:
Ceuta City Council
Address:
Plaza de África, 1. 51001 Ceuta, Spain
Typology:
Offices, Transformation
Status:
Built
Competition:
1984
Design of project:
1984
Construction:
1989 - 1993
Implementation:
1993
Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos
Collaborators:Carlos Castro, Ignacio Bonet, Luis Gutiérrez, Miguel Velasco
Photography:Duccio Malagamba
Structural engineering:CMZ
Climate engineering:Climafri
Fire safety specialist:Anaya
Survey:Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos
Site control:Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos, José Mª Pellicer
Contractors:Cubiertas y Mzov.
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