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Architects: Josep Ferrando, Sergi Serrat

Location: Passeig del Marquès de Camps, 17190 Salt, Girona, Spain

Area: 2000.0 m2

Project Year: 2011

Photographs: Adrià Goula

Builder: Construccions Alsina SA

Architects Team: Marc Nadal, Ramon Subirà, Anne Hinz, architect

Structural Engineer: NB-35 Barcelona

Collaborators: Marc Nadal + Ramon Subirà + Anne Hinz

Client: Ayuntamiento de Salt

Budget: 1.700.000 ?

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The siteThe new police station is located on the outskirts of the neighborhood in a zone reserved for council buildings. The proposal is placed in a pre-existing grove of magnificent beech trees that determine the main decisions for the project. The main building mass is concentrated at the north end of the site, in the unoccupied area, while the car park is organized around the grove. The remainder of the site forms a green cushion that separates the building from the road becoming a transition space for the visitors.
Site Plan

The buildingThe building is separated from the street by no more than a wooded garden. There are no railings to bar the public. The police should be seen to be accessible and friendly. A compact, horizontal, abstract and introverted volume is propo...