Department of Health of Basque Lands, Spain

A unique building of asymmetric form you can see in the Spanish city, Bilbao. This architectural masterpiece looks very good in the city but it is quite hard to imagine how this project could be materialized. In Bilbao design of all new houses is strictly regulated. The rules say that all buildings have to look similar to the buildings in the particular region. More than that, all new buildings don’t have to be higher than the nearby.

Notwithstanding all these restrictions, specialists from Coll-Barreu Arquitectos agency made something unbelievable. They built a unique construction that doesn’t have analogues in the whole world. The wonderful glass building is situated on the beautiful historical street that was built in the 19th century. The unique seven-stored building is taken by the Department of Health of Basque Lands. Two floors are used for laboratories. Glass walls cover offices, conference rooms, records.

The building has two basement floors that are used as a parking zone. The original façade is made from glass panels and has not only decorative but also practical function. It helps to increase the building thermoinsulation, protects inner rooms from the noise and has a special firestop. Since the building has finished the building became a popular touristic sightseeing. A lot of people like to take pictures of it, especially in the evening. At this time the rooms are full of light and it looks quite unusual. Next - Hotel W