Marti Miralles Arquitectes
DeveloperINCASOL
LocationBARCELONA
Project2000
Floor area12,000 m²
THIRD PRIZE
The size of the intervention allows us to consider a layout that solves all the formal issues derived from the topography of the site, relating the building with the road network and the symbolic problems of its situation on the perimeter of the district, opposite the undeveloped land of Collserola nature reserve.
The margin for flexibility within the tender makes it possible to find a solution that resolves all the aforementioned factors within one unique shape, based on the design of a block, which repeats with small variants on the ground floor.
The repetition results in a fan of blocks formation and well suits the urban location of the site, which is on the slopes of the Collserola hill range and can be seen for miles around.
Spaces between the blocks give the whole building visual transparency and paths run through the development, joining it with the park. Entrances to the foyers of the lower section blocks are arranged in these spaces, which integrate with the landscaped slopes of the upper part and become a transition element between the city and the hills.
The upper part of the street is pedestrianized, with restricted vehicle access for cleaning and gardening services’ parking.
The size of the intervention allows us to consider a layout that solves all the formal issues derived from the topography of the site, relating the building with the road network and the symbolic problems of its situation on the perimeter of the district, opposite the undeveloped land of Collserola nature reserve.
The margin for flexibility within the tender makes it possible to find a solution that resolves all the aforementioned factors within one unique shape, based on the design of a block, which repeats with small variants on the ground floor.
The repetition results in a fan of blocks formation and well suits the urban location of the site, which is on the slopes of the Collserola hill range and can be seen for miles around.
Spaces between the blocks give the whole building visual transparency and paths run through the development, joining it with the park. Entrances to the foyers of the lower section blocks are arranged in these spaces, which integrate with the landscaped slopes of the upper part and become a transition element between the city and the hills.
The upper part of the street is pedestrianized, with restricted vehicle access for cleaning and gardening services’ parking.
