Situation

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Architects: Pere Joan Ravetllat, Josep Ferrando, Carme Ribas

Location: Av. de Remolins, 43500 Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain

Architect In Charge: Josep Ferrando + Pere Joan Ravetllat + Carme Ribas

Area: 10000.0 m2

Project Year: 2011

Photographs: Pedro Pegenaute

Construction: Construccions PAI, S.A.

Technical Architect: Toledo-Villarreal + Valeri Consultors

Structural Engineer: NB-35 Barcelona

Colaborators: Marc Nadal + Ferran Laguna + Roman Ortega + Olga Schmid + Aida Espanyol + Tania Oramas

Budget: 9.800.000 ?

Client: Universitat Rovira I Virgili
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SituationThe new building of the "Terres del l'Ebre" Campus is located in the area of the Tortosa Fairground, to the north of the city, situated between the Ebro river and the district of Remolins

Implantation

LocationThe location is especially attractive because of its complexity. It is a representative and clearly identifiable ground as an urban framework. Halfway between the park and the city, the proposal aims to smooth the transition between the natural and urban surroundings. On the one hand, we can discover the new building in the middle of the trees, as a fragmented and discontinuous piece to allow easy integration with the surroundings of the park. From the other side, on the contrary, it is able to offer a mo...