The new faculty of health sciences is located in the old building
of the main school in the campus of the University of Alicante. The new project
formalizes the most rational solution reducing to the bare minimum circulation
areas. The new building is typologically and formally adapted to the existing
one, achieving a natural articulation and fluidity between the volumes. The
decission to combine internal circulations while maintaining a single entrance
to the building, proposes to think about the project not only in terms of
construction work of a new wing, but as a total transformation of the location
so that it becomes a space of reference within the campus. This strategy is
based on a commitment not only architectural, but also philosophical, to try to
recover the disused structures and incorporate them into daily use. We believe
that we should not reject the union with the existing elements, but understand
their idiosyncrasy and incorporate them into our projects, adapting and
improving them to create new everyday spaces. A commitment of the university,
with the city and, ultimately, with sustainability and ecology. We believe it
is crucial to take care and try to give new wings to what we already have.