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Architects: Rafael de La-Hoz
- Area: 5448 m²
- Year: 2014
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Photographs:Javier Callejas
![Education Center for the University of Cordoba / Rafael de La-Hoz - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/53ba/0ba7/c07a/80a3/4300/0277/medium_jpg/03._Aulario_Cordoba-139.jpg?1404701597)
Text description provided by the architects. Cubic form and zero gravity, the Vial-Norte UCO building is the result of the combination of massive volumes with light spaces.
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Located in a trapezoid-shape plot, as part of Renfe 2 Masterplan – one of the urban extensions of Cordoba, (Spain), the building seems dramatically weightless, highlighted by the emphasis on the contrast of the façades: glass and concrete.
![Education Center for the University of Cordoba / Rafael de La-Hoz - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/53ba/0bda/c07a/8005/ce00/0273/newsletter/09._Aulario_Cordoba-469.jpg?1404701642)
The new education centre blends in with its surrounding urban backdrop. The north façade, double-skin, and east and west façades are covered in onsite micro-concrete with large windows that allow natural daylight to shine in. The south façade shows a translucent aluminium materiality with driven voids of light that embodies the building's aspirations in the city's fabric.
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Resulting in a total GFA of approximately 5.448 m², the five-storey building provides education programs while two underground floors provide parking and optimal storage.
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