The Almanjayar zone, the area chosen for the construction of the administrative headquarters of the Andalusian Regional Government in Granada, did not provide any sort of stimulus for the building’s design or layout.
The public administration’s precise aim was to attempt to rezone the area through the presence of this new building; undoubtedly a positive approach in terms of urban development, but one that also presented a serious challenge to the design of the building, as it did not have any nearby reference points or positive urban information to draw on.
This led to the design of a building whose unique exterior facade avoids replicating any of the lines of the nearby buildings. In fact, the building takes its shape from a new space, a precisely geometrical courtyard that occupies the centre of the building and around which the entire structure is organised.
The complex is accessed from the south, where visitors come upon the courtyard, an unexpected discovery. From the courtyard they can reach the various vertical circulation areas. The influence of this central space and its organizational importance extends even to the arrangement of the offices on the various floors; individual offices are grouped around the courtyard, while the external-facing areas, which have a more irregular geometry, are reserved for open-plan offices.
Client:
Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Andalusian Government
Address:
Calle Joaquín Eguarás 2. 18013 Granada, Spain
Typology:
Offices
Status:
Built, In progress
Competition:
1999
Design of project:
1999 - 2002
Construction:
2004 - 2010
Implementation:
2010
Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos
Collaborators:Blanca Sánchez, Daniel Rodríguez, Elena de las Moras Hervella, Juan Carlos Mulero, Marta Pelegrín, Miguel Velasco
Photography:Duccio Malagamba
Structural engineering:Tedeco Ingenieros
Climate engineering:JG Ingenieros
Survey:Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos
Site control:Análisis de Edificación y Construcción
Contractors:Inabensa, San José
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