The Faculty combines teaching, research, and healthcare, which brings significant benefits for students, teachers, healthcare staff, and patients. It is located on the grounds of the University Hospital of Navarra, next to the Faculty of Health Sciences building, where degrees in Medicine and Nursing and several postgraduate courses in the field of healthcare are taught.
The use of structural timber has been a key element in this positive-energy building, which will generate at least the same amount of energy on site as it consumes for heating, cooling, ventilation, and lighting.
Initially, a box system was proposed for the timber floor elements, but in the end, a solid CLT (cross-laminated timber) slab solution was chosen.
Design and Structural Analysis
The entire timber structure was calculated using RFEM 6 and the Timber Design and Multilayer Surfaces add-ons for the standard-compliant design. In addition to the required design checks, a local and global stability analysis was performed to ensure structural stability against buckling.
This project has been included as one of the 10 top mass timber projects in 2025 by the supplier of renewable products, Stora Enso.
| Location | C. de Irunlarrea, s/n 31008 Pamplona, Navarra Spain |
| Architecture | Bryaxis Arquitectos and VArquitectos |
| Contractor | Osés Construction Company and Mariezcurrena Constructions |
| Structural Consultant | Dasein |
| Timber Structure | Madergia |
| Photographer | Pablo García Esparza |
