A few meters from its current headquarters in Granada, Cruz Roja decided to expand its facilities into a ground-floor unit at the end of a central boulevard, which allowed greater visibility within the daily flow of pedestrians.

The proposal implements the required uses while maximizing the surface area of the common workspace, which develops parallel to the main façade with a north orientation. The offices are placed to the south, while the multi-purpose room is inserted by taking advantage of the depth of the wall bordering the adjacent unit. The service spaces are attached to the party wall next to the building entrance. In the layout, maximum transparency and flexibility are emphasized, both inside and outside the workspace, so that divisions are resolved through furniture. If inside the enclosures do not reach the ceiling in order to allow light to pass through, outside the opening of the façade pushes the possibilities of the original openings to the limit. To intensify the inside-outside relationship, a continuous bench runs linearly along the façade, between the street and the unit, thus “ceding” a public infrastructure for rest, a meeting place between Cruz Roja and the city.

Cardboard, recycled and recyclable, is introduced as a material capable of symbolizing the firm commitment to a sustainable and environmentally conscious intervention. A single element, the “mandril” (in 10 and 20 cm formats), supports the proposal to offer a space that is at once raw and warm.