Loyola Campus, Dos Hermanas

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On an elongated plot parallel to the Avenida de las Universidades, in Dos Hermanas, Seville, the new campus is, along with that of Córdoba, the second largest of Loyola University in Seville. Because of very extreme temperatures in the region, the project pays special attention to controlling sunlight and favoring cross ventilation. Rather than seeing it as a problem, the climate is understood as an opportunity to give the campus a shape and an identity based on local architecture and developed with the most advanced technology. Taking inspiration from traditional elements of Andalusian architecture like the plazas and courtyards, the campus is a sequence of open and closed spaces within compact volumes, in which the careful study of the pieces in section looks for self-shading and breeze generation. Moreover, and again drawing on tradition, the project introduces textile technnology through the ‘sail,’ an external and controllable element that enters the building. These ‘sails’ rest on deep overhangs that keep the facades in the shade.

Sources

• Arquitectura Viva