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The Integrated Vocational Training Center La Grandiella will be a modern complex of three interconnected blocks adapted to the forest environment.
March 13, 2025
The facility is designed to accommodate up to five families from the service sector.
The Government of Asturias presented today in Avilés the project of the new Integrated Vocational Training Center (CIFP) La Grandiella, a modern complex integrated in the vicinity of a small forest, prepared to offer training for five families from the Service sector. The facility, with approximately 7,500 square meters of constructed area, will be distributed in three volumes – each with a basement and three floors – interconnected by walkways and lobbies.
The building will have almost zero energy consumption and will have a GBCe sustainability seal with four green leaves, accrediting maximum use of natural resources and minimal environmental impact.
The Minister of Education, Lydia Espina, and the Director General of Infrastructures and Educational Technologies, Julio Vallaure, presented the project today, accompanied by the Mayor of Avilés, Mariví Monteserín.
Espina highlighted that this project is in line with the other educational facilities being built throughout Asturias, «adapted to new pedagogical methodologies and the environment, with modern and sustainable aesthetics.» «They are 21st-century centers in line with the educational requirements of the 21st century. This is the CIFP that Avilés needs,» she stated.
The new center has a base bidding budget of 17 million euros, with multi-year funding divided into three exercises: 545,650 euros for this year, 7.89 million for the next, and the remaining 8.59 million in 2027. The ministry has initiated the contracting process for the work, which has a 22-month execution period. The expectation is that work will begin after the summer.
The project – signed by architects Eduardo Fernández, Andrés Diego, and Jeremías Sampedro – includes the construction of three blocks located in a staggered manner to adapt to the steep terrain. Each block has a broken linear layout that also adjusts to the geometry and topography of the plot.
The three volumes will be constructed at the necessary distance to maximize direct solar energy. In the two resulting spaces between the blocks, the main lobby is planned to be located in one, and the cafeteria and an entrepreneurship classroom in the other.
A unique feature of the project is that, although each block has three above-ground levels and a semi-buried floor, the architectural ensemble will be integrated into five interconnected levels. This configuration allows interior circulations and accessibility to all areas without the need for ramps.
29 classrooms and 5 workshops The new CIFP will have 29 classrooms of different sizes, five workshops, and a laboratory. It also includes an auditorium with a capacity for 163 people, administrative areas, departments, a teachers’ room, and restrooms. Among the unique spaces, there is a window dressing workshop, a perfumery laboratory, and a practical workshop of 100 square meters.
Some of these classrooms will be multipurpose, while others will be designed for specific training cycles. The five professional families considered in the project are: Commerce and Marketing, Personal Image, Administration and Management, Hospitality and Tourism, and Sociocultural Services and Community.
The new center complies with regional and national accessibility parameters. It will have three elevators, adapted restrooms, and accessible spaces in the auditorium and parking lot.
In terms of energy and environmental aspects, in addition to the Triple A certification for almost zero consumption and the GBCe seal with four green leaves, the building incorporates green roofs and sunshades in areas facing east, allowing for maximum solar energy use in winter and protection in summer.
It also includes systems for harnessing renewable energies from natural sources, such as photovoltaic panels, heat recovery systems, lighting regulation and control systems, and specific glazing. The construction systems incorporate materials that help reduce carbon footprint and are reusable or easily recyclable.
The constructed area of the CIFP occupies approximately 40% of the total plot. The rest will be allocated to green areas and parking areas. Access to the facility will be through three distinct points located at different levels.
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