Located in an irregular plot between the historic center and the university campus, in the midst of an urban fabric devoid of character, the first decision springs from the idea of using the entire plot by laying out the program along the edges, thereby achieving a “maximum perimeter” condition that endows the intervention with a unitary image, expressing itself as a complete complex. Regarding its urban configuration, the building is lined up with the main classrooms building and places its principal access on the street with a busier circulation. In the upper part of the parcel a pedestrian access establishes a direct relationship with the historic center, thus spanning the difference in level regarding the auditorium by “tying up” terraces and gardens; meanwhile, the other access leaves the main one free from the disturbances of loading, unloading and parking activities.

The different activities are represented by a form in tune with the use required; however, the foyer is a result rather and can be understood as a residue with no specific form. From the access to the foyer, a marked change in scale intends to guide into an “inner world” able to isolate the individual and favor concentration