Circulation+Architecture

San Jose's Benedict Abbey at Guigue in Valencia

This building is one of the most popular and important from this area. It was designed by Jesus Tenreiro-Degwitz and one of the most important thing of this building is the circulation system, which is responsible for connecting all the spaces.

The circulation of this building is mostly horizontal and it is conformed by hallways. As we see in the pictures the whole compound is formed by four volumes which are connected by a central courtyard; this element is definitely the one that has the most dynamic flow.



Like I said before, the horizontal circulation system from this building consists in two parts: the first one is a central courtyard with runners and buildings on the sides that make a square around it. The second part is the conexion between this square and the buildings that emerging perpendicularly from it

In the other hand, the vertical circulation system is conformed for many stairs wich connected the different levels on the every volume.



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