Joan Pelegrí School Reform

Refurbishment and extension of Joan Pelegrí school, Barcelona

With a duration of 12 months, the project of extension and reform of the Barcelona school Joan Pelegrí, was completed in time for the return to the classrooms of the students this September.

With this project, designed by the Cuadrat-Pinen Arquitectes studio, it was intended to carry out an entire extension of 3,500m2 that was added to the existing 3,500m2. The added difficulty to a work of this magnitude, in which it was necessary to demolish a building adjacent to the school with the relevant excavations and construction of new structures next to an underground plant, were the time constraints.

Prefabricated structures that ensure shorter construction time stand out

In order to meet deadlines and be as efficient as possible, prefabricated panels and structures were chosen to facilitate speed in construction, as well as visible installations. Once the extension was completed and connected to the old building, the ROIG team was responsible for building all the areas that the school needed, while the students began the new school year with the added difficulty of carrying out all the work with the building in use.

The interior works had to add a gymnasium, the dining room, the kitchens, the nursery classrooms, an area for teachers, as well as classrooms for activities such as drawing, psychomotricity, music, library room, etc.

In terms of materials, throughout the work we opted for materials resistant to the passage of time and appropriate to the level of activity of a school. In this sense, the pavement floors with continuous concrete stand out, which are very resistant due to their hardness.

An example of energy sustainability

At the level of energy installations, the exterior pergola stands out in this project, located on the surface of the building where solar and photovoltaic panels were installed that make the building independent at the energy level. Likewise, radiators were chosen for heating and, for air conditioning, for an aerothermal system to provide the school with maximum energy efficiency and minimum consumption.