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José María Sánchez García

Regional Hospital Recovery . Badajoz

José María Sánchez García . photos: © Roland Halbe

The proposal is based on the understanding of the hospital building as an urban space, through the recovery and revaluation of its historic qualities, and the appropriate incorporation of the building in the city. The intervention allows the hospital to adapt to the needs of a contemporary public building, preserving all those elements of historical value that characterize it, allowing the adequate development of different types of activities, but always with total respect for the history and value of the building. The original facades and volumes are respected in their entirety. In the interior, the original volumes of the vaulted rooms are recovered, avoiding unnecessary compartments and eliminating all the false ceilings, while highlighting the new spaces. The partitions of the rooms that must accommodate differentiated programs and premises are solved with fixed furniture that does not touch the ceiling, giving visual continuity to the space without interfering with the geometry of vaults or flat ceilings. Continue reading José María Sánchez García

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José María Sánchez García

9 VAULT HOUSE . VILLANUEVA DE LA SERENA

José María Sánchez García . photo: © Roland Halbe

The project inverts this structural order due to the functional requirements, allowing a new spatial and programmatic arrangement. Two T-beams relieve the space of the need for intermediate supports, permitting the creation of a new open plan ground floor. Continue reading José María Sánchez García