Francisco Garcia Ruiz - Arquitecto Tecnico

  Health Centre of Type II Illora (Granada)

The topography of the site has conditioned much of the layout of the building. The project has been laid out in three pieces arranged at different heights which are follow the slope. The two lower modules have two floors like the rest of the adjoining buildings and the third that faces Professor Antonio Mollinedo Street which has two floors plus a basement. The location of the building within the urban planning of Illora, completely surrounded by terraced houses has led to propose a building that is perfectly adapted to its formal environment. The facade is similar to the adjacent buildings where each block of houses is interrupted by a patio (empty) between them, alternating in this way the white of the facades with green vegetation of these patios. In the same way the planned building, has three sections separated by patios visited with intermediate vegetation. These three sections are joined by an articulating element, which distributes the accesses to the various units in each building, as well as the different floors.

Team: García de los Reyes Arquitectos Asociados
Collaboration in the preparation of several blocks of the Project.

  Federico Garcia Lorca Sports Centre Granada

Proposal to construct a Sports Centre (as defined by the Sports Facilities Plan of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Junta de Andalucía) in a single phase. The adopted solution complies perfectly with the request and provides a main entrance on Federico García Lorca Avenue, as well as another entrance on the right side with disabled access via a ramp to the first level and a lift to the second level where the stands are located. On the rear wall there are two emergency exit doors one for the court and another for the public. This project responds to the needs identified  by the promoter. The aim has been to channel the functional aspects of the project to satisfy in a simplified, clear and simple way the solution adopted for the distribution of the different facilities. The technical solution given to the building maintains the criteria of simplicity and clarity that have led to the goals mentioned above. The requirements have been met with the intended sobriety, adapted at certain times to the preferences and possibilities of the promoter, in technical, economic and formal aspects of the development of the project.

Team: García de los Reyes Arquitectos Asociados
Collaboration in the preparation of several blocks of the Project, Execution Management and Coordination of Safety and Health.

  Cultural Centre of Brácana, Granada

Due to the large difference in elevation between the different ends of the site, the building is organized in two floors with street access and a basement with access to the patio inside the plot. The main entrance to the building is from the garden  area on the Carretera de la Redonda. On level 0, the main access we can find the high ceiling entrance hall, which gives access to the City Council offices, a first-aid room, toilets, and the Retirement Home, the latter having a direct entrance from the street. On this level there is also a bank that is accessed from the street and is independent from the rest of the building. On level -1, there is a warehouse and an exhibition hall, both of which have direct access to the patio at the end of the plot. On level +1, there are three classrooms distributed around the opening of the entrance hall's high ceiling. The building has been designed according to program needs defined by the developer. The architecture of the building has been conceived following the form and composition criteria of the surrounding architecture in that way, althougt having modern design, it can blend in without disrupting the balance and the proportions in the area.

Team: García de los Reyes Arquitectos Asociados
Collaboration in the preparation of several blocks of the Project.

  Urbanization Project PPR6 Cullar-Vega, Granada

This Urbanization Project is for the Partial Urban Plan of sector PPR-6 of the NNSS of Cúllar-Vega, in order to define the work to be done. The scope is the land included in sector PPR6 defined in the NNSS of Cúllar-Vega, with a total area of 111,691.45 m2. These lands are located in the northwest of Cúllar-Vega city centre, and they are going to continue and complement the city’s urban development in that direction. Its location is shown in the graphic documentation that is part of this Urbanization Project, bordering to the north and west with the undeveloped land in the municipality, To the south with the Development Unit UER-4 of the existing NNSS and urban land (corresponding with the development Unit UA-3 of the previous NNSS) and West with the Development Unit UER-5 of the existing NNSS and urban land (corresponding with the Development Unit UA-4 of the previous NNSS). Based on the above and in compliance with building regulations, this Urbanization Project covers the necessary development in terms of infrastructure, such as roads, water supply, sanitation and others.

Team: García de los Reyes Arquitectos Asociados
Collaboration in Execution Management and Coordination of Safety and Health.

  Cultural Centre of Medina Elvira Atarfe, Granada

The main objective that is sought when constructing a building of this type is to provide the people of a certain area, a public space for different cultural and leisure activities, as well as other civic activities. The importance of a cultural centre lies in the responsibility of creating entertainment and leisure activities for children, adolescents and elderly people, at the same time it enriches people’s culture through artistic and cultural exhibitions. The Atarfe City Council wants to build a building that is alive and becomes a focus of attention for both local population and outsiders. Following analysis of the programs already implemented in similar buildings in other cities, the final contents of the cultural facilities was studied with the municipal representatives, taking into account local specificities, the nature of the building, the characteristics of the site, the investment opportunities and the lack or existence in Atarfe of some of the planned functionalities. The lack of adequate equipment for certain cultural activities has lead Atarfe to depend on Granada. As a result of this demand in Atarfe, there is a need to create a large centre where they can develop all kinds of cultural activities. An auditorium, library, exhibition halls, workshops, etc.. are items that this building should have. For the location of this building a site that had good access from anywhere in the city was needed. The conclusion was to place it on the Avenida de la Diputación next to the Ramón Gardón Park, so that it would serve as a link between the traditional urban core and new developments. The insertion of this equipment in the urban structure is a series of actions that will improve the quality of open spaces, and the reordering of the environment.

Team: García de los Reyes Arquitectos Asociados
Collaboration in the Project Direction and Coordination of Safety and Health.