Teresa Godes i Domènech School in El Montmell, Tarragona

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The project is located in La Joncosa del Montmell, in the comarca of Baix Penedés, where the old vineyards come together on the interior slopes of the massif that lends its name to the municipality. At the end of a pleasant promenade from the town center and along Calle Mayor one reaches different municipal facilities. One of these is the new Teresa Godes i Domènech School which is surrounded by trees and vast fields of vines that compose a breathtaking natural landscape. The school runs parallel to the existing sports field close to the southwest end of the plot, with the purpose of opening up the accesses that are closer to the town center. With a program that includes kindergarten and elementary school (one class per grade), the building stands as a sober volume distributed on two levels and structured in a linear and compact manner to minimize the form factor, as well as construction and maintenance costs. Its position within the plot makes it possible to take advantage of the southwest orientation for the ground floor kindergarten classrooms and the northeast orientation for the first floor elementary classrooms. At the same time, the exterior space is divided into two playgrounds (kindergarten and elementary), avoiding leftover spaces or unsurveilled areas. The site is elevated, so the school has views over the vineyards and the landscape, offering a magnificent backdrop for the playground and classroom areas.

Sources

• Arquitectura Viva