Marti Miralles Arquitectes
DeveloperINCASOL
LocationAv. Catalunya 92-94, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat
Project2005
Construction2009
Floor area11,500 m²
External consultants
Xavier Humet (Q. Surveyor), Rafael Bellmunt (Structure), Oficina Tècnica Lluís Duart (Facilities Engineering)
PhotographyPedro Antonio Pérez
The building is located on Avinguda Catalunya, stretching between Carrer Boviles and Carrer Alegria. It houses 112 local authority flats for young people, two premises for public facilities on the ground floor and a car park in the basement.
There are two main entrance halls next to the street corners. From there, two staircases lead to the corridors that provide access to the dwellings.
In the flats the number of rooms has been kept to a minimum by using them for several functions. There is a kitchenette in the sitting room. There is a small work/study space next to the bedroom window. The washing machine is in the bathroom and there is a cupboard and a clothesline on the balcony.
The building materials need little maintenance: brick facades, terrazzo floors, ceramic and clay walls and flat roofs covered in gravel. Hot water is provided by solar panels.
There are two main entrance halls next to the street corners. From there, two staircases lead to the corridors that provide access to the dwellings.
In the flats the number of rooms has been kept to a minimum by using them for several functions. There is a kitchenette in the sitting room. There is a small work/study space next to the bedroom window. The washing machine is in the bathroom and there is a cupboard and a clothesline on the balcony.
The building materials need little maintenance: brick facades, terrazzo floors, ceramic and clay walls and flat roofs covered in gravel. Hot water is provided by solar panels.
