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Virgen del Camino Hospital Fire Escape
AH Asociados | |
| location | Pamplona |
| function | hospital |
| contributed by | AH_asociados |
The proposal resolves the closure of an added-on section to the existing hospital, one which houses the fire escape stairs, with premises and fixtures on each of the floors. Both kinds of rooms require a considerable surface area of ventilation gaps open to the outside. The solution is built with the use of aluminium sheet trays, folded on the horizontal edges in such a way as to acquire mechanical resistance. This makes watertight, overlapping joints possible as well. The trays are perforated in those areas where natural ventilation is required, whereas in the rest of the areas, they are made with even sheets. These ones come with a slightly greater veneer thickness, to ensure overall evenness. After being folded, these trays were subjected to anodization. The façade structure is completed by means of vertical girders, formed from folded heat galvanised steel plates which are welded in place to the steel beams which constitute the main structure.
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