The building has a rectangular shape and embraces the entire landscape environment. The offices, meeting spaces and a bar overlooking the external landscape are located on the ground floor for social activities. On the second floor, in addition to three large rooms, there is a large terrace that combines indoor and outdoor activities
Youth center in Catalonia. Extreme variability in the use of interior spaces
In the municipality of Montornès del Vallès, Spain, OBO Estudi studio designs a youth center with a rectangular shape, in which the interior spaces are projected towards the surrounding landscape
For the completion of the building a typical construction system of the industries in the area is chosen, a modular metal structure with prefabricated facade panels. The cladding of the long facades is made of pine wood staves, while for the short ones a mesh enriched by vegetation is used
The building envelope is highly airtight and has low transmittance, with good solar protection and a high-efficiency air exchanger. A photovoltaic system counteracts energy consumption, as well as monitoring the rooms with CO2 detectors and promoting air changes when necessary
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