Marti Miralles Arquitectes
DeveloperINCASOL
LocationCarrer Aneto, Carrer Maladeta and Carrer Montsant, Barcelona
Project2002
Construction2008
Floor area14,800 m²
External consultants
Antoni Batlle (Q. Surveyor), Rafael Bellmunt (Structure), Oficina Tècnica Lluís Duart (Facilities Engineering)
PhotographyLourdes Jansana, Gerard Garcia
The “illa P” building is located in one of the areas of urban renewal of Turó de la Peira and covers a four to six storey high 13-metre wide perimeter block.
It rises from four to six stories in a helical shape to relate the steep topography to the different heights allowed by the urban regulations. It houses 100 social flats, commercial or retail premises on the ground floor, and the car park in the basement. There are seven staircases and seven entrance halls located on four different streets.
In the dwellings, the rooms and the kitchens face the facade. The corridors, bathrooms and laundry rooms are in the centre. An inner courtyard provides toilet ventilation and keeps interior air circulating.
The building materials and systems need little maintenance: manufactured facades of large GFRC wall panels, terrazzo floors, ceramic and clay walls and flat roofs covered in gravel.
It rises from four to six stories in a helical shape to relate the steep topography to the different heights allowed by the urban regulations. It houses 100 social flats, commercial or retail premises on the ground floor, and the car park in the basement. There are seven staircases and seven entrance halls located on four different streets.
In the dwellings, the rooms and the kitchens face the facade. The corridors, bathrooms and laundry rooms are in the centre. An inner courtyard provides toilet ventilation and keeps interior air circulating.
The building materials and systems need little maintenance: manufactured facades of large GFRC wall panels, terrazzo floors, ceramic and clay walls and flat roofs covered in gravel.
