.BARRU ARKITEKTURA rrefurbishes Irura Town Hall in Gipuzkoa The expansion of the Irura Town Hall in Gipuzkoa, Spain, designed through BARRU ARKITEKTURA, concentrates on incorporating present day design along with the existing country style. Positioned in the town square opposite the congregation, the job entails refurbishing and also increasing the initial square-plan structure by 50% to attend to ease of access and also energy effectiveness issues. The concept protects key attributes of the authentic building, like the facade’s materiality and also openings, while introducing an unique brand-new amount.
This add-on is actually characterized through its own polyhedral as well as intellectual type, contrasting along with the existing architecture. The extension is actually outfitted in vertical timber slats, which produce a low-key appearance, uncovering just a few positions behind the continual cladding. The style of the brand-new quantity is actually carefully built to reply to city pedestrian options by means of chamfered sections on the very beginning.
Inside, the extension launches a north-south communication axis, setting up the elevator in the original building and the stairs in the brand new segment. The rooftop acts as a unifying factor, as well as the elevator shaft functions as a lightweight well, improving the interior spaces.all photos by Jorge Allende locally sourced want constructs Irura City center’s new extension For the framework of the brand-new extension, the layout team at BARRU ARKITEKTURA used Cross Laminated Wood (CLT) created coming from regionally sourced pine, reducing its own carbon dioxide impact. The exterior is actually insulated along with 10cm of hardwood thread and also covered along with a water-resistant, breathable black membrane, covered along with an ultimate level of technological wood slats positioned on straight battens.
This layout selection not merely guarantees high energy efficiency yet additionally enables the property to produce its personal renewable energy, accomplishing an An energy certification. The timber slatting adds a vibrant texture that moves with changing illumination and seasons, creating a warm and advancing exterior.Irura Town Hall expansion in Gipuzkoa integrates present day concept along with conventional non-urban architectureBARRU ARKITEKTURA broadened the square-plan structure to boost access and energy efficiencythe layout maintains the original facade’s materiality and positions while introducing a distinctive new volumevertical wooden slats clad the expansion, developing a low-key appearance along with discerning openingsthe brand-new volume is shaped to respond to mundane paths with chamfered edges on the ground floorthe brand-new establishment is constructed utilizing locally sourced Cross Laminated Lumber to lessen the carbon footprint.