Penitentiary

The project is located in the city of Tarragona, on a site owned by the Departament de Justícia, which is located in an area of urban expansion that starts from the Plaça de les Corts Catalanes, adjacent to the Francolí river park. The project is a collaboration of b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos and JAAS Architects. Adrià Goula Volumetrically, the penitentiary building has two bodies arranged in the longitudinal direction of the site and one on the ground floor perpendicular to them as an access. This arrangement of volumes of different heights allows the creation of three courtyards, which allow for the correct natural lighting of the building’s rooms. Adrià Goula Adri&a... More