This public building project arose from the need to create an emblematic building in the city of Malaga. It is located in a business area, where there is an urgent need for renovation and reinvention of buildings instead of continuing to build new ones. We believe that reuse is the best way to achieve green architecture.
In this refurbishment, we start from an original office building without any characteristic elements. In another, we have to include an entire university campus.
This project enhances the building through a total redistribution, in which the ground floor breaks its limits and connects with the outdoor terraces, and with a triple height courtyard that we created in the main hall of the university. Walkways connect the spaces that dance with the exposed metal structure which, together with the large amount of vegetation included, create a haven of rest for the students.
Starting from a soulless office building, created to make the most of every space, every room, every square metre, we have created a space for meetings, connection, debate, where the people who live there learn not only skills for their future, but also develop their capacity for critical thinking and question the established standards.
In this reform, we adapt the installations with new renewable technologies, and the necessary insulation will be adapted to guarantee comfort in each room.
We wrap the building with a curved element that surrounds its entrance and passes through it, turning it from a building with straight shapes into one of movement, through its partitions and curved shapes, as malleable as the mind of a teenager who begins his university stage. It is materialised with ecological and regional elements: esparto grass and wood. With the use of these materials we give visibility to the work of many artisans who work in villages, thus fighting against the “empty” Spain and defending traditional workmanship.
Category:Green ArchitectureYear:2025Location: Málaga, SpainArchitects:Flow 81 Architecture Lab. SLP. General Contractor:Revestimientos Ruiz SLDesign Team:Ιgnacio Merino, Gonzalo Merino, and Lourdes ArreguiClient: Universidad Tecnológica Atlántico Mediterránea SLPhotographers:Fernando Alda
