Designing for Healing: BAAS ARQUITECTURA and AIS ARQUITECTES Collaborate on CAP COTET Health Centre

This project was designed to enhance the interior space and blend in with the scale of the environment. The entire program is located at street level, with two lines of consultation rooms and a higher room that receives light from the north. The building has a classical three-nave section, resembling a chapel, with the gaze directed towards the sky. From the outside, the building is opaque and provides privacy for the occupants. The access route is gradual, creating a calming atmosphere. A porch welcomes visitors, with a long bench for them to rest and take in the fresh air. At the end of the route, a sloping wall guides visitors to the nave, revealing the interior's richness and light.

The materials employed are the customary ones of the region: ceramic brick for the walls and the rear, concrete in its most unadorned form and varnished pine wood. All were constructed by local artisans with the explicit purpose of enduring for a long time. Within, the material and thickness of the walls promote thermal inertia which, as is typical of traditional architecture, encourages a more temperate climate. The building is shielded from the sun and ventilated naturally by opening the high windows to the north, cooling and refreshing all the air inside.