NEW SPACES
TO PROVOKE
CHANGE
The combination of visitors, students, teachers and the general public will bring life to the new space and all the dynamic activity that a university has to offer.
An infrastructure for social impact
Training, research, scientific culture and knowledge transfer have an undeniable spatial dimension. The infrastructure's equipment, together with the provision of state-of-the-art observation and measurement tools, helps improve the precision and scope of the observations.
Producing science of excellence that has an impact, training new generations and awakening scientific vocations calls for a physical space where dynamic intersections can take place, as well as synergies between researchers and students, and basic science and applied science that favor business competitiveness.
A space for future generations
The new building will be on the University of Navarra's Pamplona campus, between the city's urban setting and the 113-hectare park where the campus is located.
The combination of visitors, students, teachers and the general public will bring life to the new space and all the dynamic activity a university has to offer. The building will therefore transmit the same ideas of an exemplary reputation, commitment and environmental sustainability from the construction of the building itself to the transfer of knowledge, to become a reference for future generations.
The building's 13,000 sqm will be distributed coherently to support the purposes of the center.
One third of the space will be earmarked for innovative student learning, another third to environmental research tasks and a third for display of the natural collection and activities involving the dissemination scientific knowledge.
3,600sqm
TRAINING
2,800sqm
RESEARCH
4,400sqm
DISSEMINATION
A sustainable building
The construction of the building is based on the aims of respecting the environment, saving energy and sustainability, all of which have been taken into account since the process was first conceived with the aim of making it a benchmark for future generations. The design, construction methods and control of sunlight will largely prevent the transfer of energy to the exterior while improving the urban planning of the campus and the city of Pamplona, thus making it a space that promotes coexistence and a meeting point with the city.
LEED Platinum certification
Building construction will be carried out following the principles recommended by the Leed Certification in its platinum category. LEED, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is an international assessment system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council to promote the development of sustainable and energy efficient buildings. It provides confirmation from an independent body (Green Building Certification Institute) that a project has established sustainability strategies aimed at reducing the building's overall environmental impact. This assessment is based on a point system that is awarded to the building in the most significant categories with respect to its environmental impact.
THE ARCHITECT:
FRANCISCO MANGADO
It is the second project of the architect from Navarre on campus
A graduate of the School of Architecture of the University of Navarra, Mangado has received the award National Architecture Award on two occasions: in 2009, for the Spanish Pavilion at the Zaragoza Expo, and in 2017, for the Palma Convention Centre in Palma de Mallorca. Mangado is also an International Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and a recipient of the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.
"The building will be a place of meeting; from below, it will look like a 'lighthouse', a symbolic reference point, whereas from above, it will be a 'viewpoint' that projects its magic towards the campus".
FRANCISCO MANGADO
Architect