Colegio de las Teresianas

It is a public school, consisting of primary and secondary school for girls between 5 and 17 years old, run by the Theresian Institute, with a total capacity of 800 pupils. The programme is very broad; a core of lecture halls for theoretical instruction and one for practical instruction (already built) have been planned; another is foreseen (projected) for services with living quarters for the internal pupils, library, dining rooms, directorate, chapel, etc. Thanks to the favourable climate and because of the cost issue, the festival hall was replaced by an open-air theatre. At present, the core of the lecture halls is in use together with an old, already existing building, which also houses some rooms for the service operations. Se trata de una escuela pública, que consta de enseñanza primaria y secundaria para niñas de 5 a 17 años, dirigida por el Instituto Teresiano, con una capacidad total de 800 alumnas. El programa es muy amplio; se ha previsto un núcleo de aulas para la enseñanza teórica y otro para la enseñanza práctica (ya construidos); está previsto (proyectado) otro de servicios con viviendas para las alumnas internas, biblioteca, comedores, dirección, capilla, etc. Gracias al clima favorable y por una cuestión de costes, la sala de fiestas fue sustituida por un teatro al aire libre. En la actualidad, el núcleo de las aulas está en uso junto con un antiguo edificio ya existente, que también alberga algunas salas para las operaciones de servicio. The building site is located on a very steep hillside, which has a magnificent view of the sea and yet is practically in the centre of the city. The overall layout was designed in such a way that the classrooms overlap vertically, so that the roof of each one also serves as a terrace for the next higher one. These terraces allow for outdoor activities and their sloping connection favours insulation. The classes are connected by horizontal corridors underneath each other; a zigzag staircase connects them upwards.