Primary Care Center by Balcells Conxita Blesa

Here we present the Center for Primary Care Card, developed by the office Blacells Conxita Catalan, architect, belonging to the group 8E Platform to be presented in Chile as part of XVII Biennale of Architecture, this November 17 in Santiago. The center hosts a number of medical areas that are distributed in a building with ground floor +1.

Primary Care Center (PAC) is located on part of the existing underground parking, for defining an area of equipment and heritage of the town, linking a large public square. Also potentially a later passage that connects the museum of Domènech i Montaner’s school “i Teixit Punt.”

The proposal seeks to integrate into the place of simple and rational way, having a longitudinal bar that is its main facade facing the square, with a skin of perforated stainless steel trays enclosed by a large zinc plate frame black. Shown laterally to a smaller scale, on the access road. On the other hand, in the passage, is integrated with small residential buildings showing a fragmented volume, using zinc and plaster and paint.

The relationship between program and instead has allowed for more public the ground floor, while on the ground floor are arranged the restricted use areas. By dividing the program into two bays separated by a longitudinal patio, it brings out the areas fronting the square placing waiting rooms, while consultations and offices are located in the front courtyard.