.BARRU ARKITEKTURA rrefurbishes Irura Town Hall in Gipuzkoa The expansion of the Irura City Center in Gipuzkoa, Spain, developed by BARRU ARKITEKTURA, concentrates on including present day concept with the existing rural design. Located in the city square opposite the church, the task involves refurbishing and growing the initial square-plan property through 50% to address accessibility and energy efficiency problems. The design protects vital components of the initial establishment, like the front’s materiality and also positions, while introducing a specific brand-new quantity.
This add-on is actually characterized by its own polyhedral and also abstract type, distinguishing with the existing design. The extension is suited up in vertical timber slats, which produce a soft look, revealing a few positions behind the continuous cladding. The style of the brand new quantity is carefully shaped to react to urban mundane paths by means of chamfered edges on the first stage.
Inside, the extension offers a north-south communication axis, installing the lift in the original structure and the staircase in the brand-new part. The roofing system serves as a unifying factor, and the elevator shaft functions as a light effectively, enriching the interior spaces.all graphics through Jorge Allende locally sourced pine constructs Irura City center’s brand new extension For the design of the new expansion, the concept group at BARRU ARKITEKTURA used Cross Laminated Wood (CLT) produced from regionally sourced want, decreasing its carbon dioxide footprint. The front is protected along with 10cm of wood thread and covered with a water resistant, breathable dark membrane, covered along with a final coating of technological lumber slats positioned on horizontal battens.
This design selection not just makes sure higher energy efficiency yet additionally enables the structure to produce its personal renewable energy, attaining an A power accreditation. The timber slatting includes a dynamic structure that changes with modifying lighting and seasons, creating a warm as well as advancing exterior.Irura City center expansion in Gipuzkoa combines present day design along with standard country architectureBARRU ARKITEKTURA grew the square-plan building to enhance accessibility and also energy efficiencythe layout maintains the original exterior’s materiality and also openings while launching a specific brand new volumevertical wood slats clad the expansion, creating a soft look along with particular openingsthe new volume is sculpted to react to pedestrian paths with chamfered edges on the ground floorthe brand-new property is actually constructed making use of locally sourced Cross Laminated Hardwood to lessen the carbon dioxide footprint.