The extensive programme requirements for the plot generates that the convent develops vertically: A two-level public plinth contains a chapel in the corner, many educational workshops (dress making, bakery& pastry, hairdressing, informatics, graphic & audiovisual design, management), offices and an auditorium. Its public and open character is stressed by a solid pink concrete volume with large arch-shaped openings that reveal the diverse public programmes offered to the community.
Above is a private intermediate level for refectories and meeting rooms as well as the courtyard and public areas for the nun community.
The upper three levels host the women shelter cells facing the street and the Sister’s residences towards their private courtyard. This volume is closed by an austere brick lattice that allows light but protect women inside. The building is topped by terraces with laundries, an orchard and recreation areas for its occupants. Due to the caritative nature of the institution every effort has been made to minimize service and maintenance costs and consider the most durable materials available.