MIMOA Guide Barcelona Arquitectura-1445456338

Barcelona Arquitectura.Projects 27

.Created 21-Oct-15

.By ariel vito, bs as, Argentina

..

. 3.

Gas Natural Headquarters. Barcelona, Spain. Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue

EMBT. office.

. 4.

Forum Building. Barcelona, Spain. Herzog and De Meuron. auditorium, culture, exposition space,

square.

. 5.

Barcelona Pavilion. Barcelona, Spain. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. pavilion.

. 6.

Jaume Fuster Library. Barcelona, Spain. Josep Llinás Carmona. library.

. 7.

Santa Catarina Market. Barcelona, Spain. Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue

EMBT. housing, market.

. 8.

Fish. Barcelona, Spain. Gehry Partners. landmark, sculpture.

. 9.

Fundació Joan Miró. Barcelona, Spain. Josep Lluís Sert. museum.

. 10.

Diagonal Mar Park. Barcelona, Spain. Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue

EMBT. park.

. 11.

Biomedical Research Park. Barcelona, Spain. Manel Brullet. laboratorium.

. 12.

Umbracle. Barcelona, Spain. Josep Fontsere. pavilion.

. 13.

ME Barcelona Hotel. Barcelona, Spain. Dominique Perrault. hotel.

. 14.

Casa de la Marina. Barcelona, Spain. Josep Antoni Coderch. housing, social housing.

. 15.

Suites Avenue Apartments. Barcelona, Spain. Toyo Ito. commercial space, hotel.

. 16.

Offices Hines D123. Barcelona, Spain. Dominique Perrault. office.

. 17.

Mercado de la Barceloneta. Barcelona, Spain. MiAS Arquitectes. market.

. 18.

Plaça Vila de Madrid. Barcelona, Spain. BCQ arquitectura. fence, square.

. 19.

Day centre for the elderly. Barcelona, Spain. BCQ arquitectura. community centre, leisure.

. 20.

Marina Barcelona Forum 2004. Barcelona, Spain. BCQ arquitectura. bridge, commercial space, leisure,

mixed-use development, promenade.

. 21.

Auditorium Grans D' Europa. Barcelona, Spain. Rafael Moneo. auditorium, music theatre.

. 22.

Cages for Macaws. Barcelona, Spain. Batlle & Roig Architects. education, theme park.

http://www.mimoa.eu/users/arielvito/Guides/Barcelona%20Arquitectura/. this page is part of Mi guide 'Barcelona Arquitectura' made by ariel vito, bs as, Argentina.

1

. 23.

Fira Gran Via Exhibition Centre. Barcelona, Spain. Toyo Ito. congress centre.

. 24.

Hotel Santos Porta Fira. Barcelona, Spain. Toyo Ito. hotel.

. 25.

Palau de la Música Catalana. Barcelona, Spain. Oscar Tusquets Blanca. auditorium, opera.

. 26.

Fabrica Moritz. Barcelona, Spain. Jean Nouvel. cafe, restaurant.

. 27.

Nexus II. Barcelona, Spain. Ricardo Bofill. office.

. 28.

Teatre Nacional de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain. Ricardo Bofill. theatre.

. 29.

El Ninot Market. Barcelona, Spain. Mateo Arquitectura. market.


2

photo: Martino Zegwaard .

photo: Gas Natural.

photo: Martino Zegwaard

Opening hoursThere is no acces inside the buiding, but the public square is openfor everyone to visit.

. How to get thereMetro: L4 Barceloneta Bus: 17, 36, 40, 45, 57, 59

.

Gas Natural Headquarters.

AddressCarrer dels Pinzón 108003 BarcelonaSpainhttp://www.gasnatural.com

. The most striking feature of the 20-storey glass tower is thevariety and originality of its volume, which lends a completelydifferent appearance when observing it from the city, the sea orfrom the coastal ring-road. It has spectacular horizontal jut,which as a result of both its location and its architecturalsingularity have made it a landmark on Barcelona's skyline. Withthe arrival of the company in Barceloneta, this district now has anew public square called Plaza del Gas at the gas companyrequest, located on the site where the first gasworks in thehistory of Spain were located 160 years ago. The façade is clad in18,000 m2 solar clear control glass, supplemented by alow-emissive top layer, all provided by Glaverbel. This makes ahighly energy efficient façade combining excellent insulation (Uvalue: 1.4 W/(m².K) with the protection needed to cope withsolar light and heat (solar factor: 21%). Enric Miralles died shortlyafter winning the tough design competition.

.

Project is not public!.

Completion.

4-2006. Floor area/size.

30125 m².

Architect.

Enric Miralles & Benedetta TagliabueEMBT

. Supplier

.Glaverbel Group

. Structural engineer

.MC2 Estudio de Ingenieria

. Services engineer

.PGI Grup

. Client

.Grupo Gas Natural

.Contributed by

.Naomi

.


3

photo: Naomi Schiphorst .

photo: Naomi Schiphorst.

photo: Francisco Nogueira

Opening hours

. How to get thereMetro: L4 - Stop "Maresme/Fórum" Bus: Lines 7 - 36 - 41 - 43 -141 NitBus: N6 Tramway: Line 1, Stop Trambesós: Fórum

.

Forum Building.

AddressAvinguda Diagonal 108019 BarcelonaSpainhttp://www.barcelona2004.org/

. The Forum Building is a triangular measuring 180 meters on eachside and 25 meters in height, located within the triangle formedby the surrounding streets. It is considered by some to be an iconof the "New Barcelona ". However, local opinion on its aestheticand functional merits is deeply divided. It was the symbol of thecontroversial 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures and the seriousflaws that arose during its construction were widely covered inboth the Spanish national and foreign press. It has lain emptysince the Forum and is beginning to show marked deterioration.The building is structured around an auditorium with a capacityto hold 3,200 people. The seating is below the Forum Plaza level.The upper part is suspended from the triangular superstructuremeasuring 180 meters per side that covers the plaza, and rests on17 pillars. From it, the exhibit hall and the roof of the auditoriumare suspended. The exhibition hall covers nearly 5,000 m2.

.

Project is public!.

Completion.

2004.

Architect.

Herzog and De Meuron. Client.

Universal Forum of Cultures –Barcelona 2004

.Contributed by

.Naomi

.


4

photo: Wojtek Gurak . photo: Wojtek Gurak.

photo: Wojtek Gurak

Opening hours10.00 - 20.00 every day (including holidays).

. How to get thereMetro: L1 and L3 (Espanya), Bus: Placa Espanya, FFCC: Espanya,Bus: lines 13. 50, Tourist Bus: Caixa Forum Pavelló Mies van derRohe

.

Barcelona Pavilion.

AddressAvinguda del Marquès de Comillas 08038 BarcelonaSpainhttp://www.miesbcn.com/

. A work emblematic of the Modern Movement, it has beenexhaustively studied and interpreted as well as having inspiredthe oeuvre of several generations of architects. It was designedas the German national pavilion for the 1929 BarcelonaInternational Exhibition. Built from glass, travertine and differentkinds of marble, the Pavilion was conceived to accommodate theofficial reception presided over by King Alphonso XIII of Spainalong with the German authorities. After the closure of theExhibition, the Pavilion was disassembled in 1930. As time wentby, it became a key point of reference not only in Mies van derRohe's own career but also in twentieth-century architecture as awhole. Given the significance and reputation of the Pavilion, in1980 thoughts turned towards its possible reconstruction. Workbegan in 1983 and the new building was opened on its originalsite in 1986.

.

Project is public!.

Completion.

1929.

Architect.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Client.

Germany.

Contributed by.

Naomi.


5

photo: Ron Westland .

photo: Ron Westland.

photo: Ron Westland

Opening hoursMonday and Saturday from 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 21:00 h.From Tuesday to Friday: 10:00 – 21:00 h. Sunday: 11:00 – 14:00 h.

. How to get thereMetro: Lesseps (L-3) Bus: 22, 24, 27, 28, 31, 32, 74, 87, 116

.

Jaume Fuster Library.

AddressPlaça Lesseps 20-2208023 BarcelonaSpainhttp://www.bcn.cat/bibjaumefuster

. Designed by Josep Llinas and Joan Vera in Barcelona, the JaumeFuster Library was awarded the 2006 FAD Architecture Prize, themost prestigious contemporary design prize to receive in Spain.The project was honoured for its delicate implantation in theurban context and the way it opens up new perspectives on theplaza on which it is situated. The expressive volume of theexterior and de abundance of its interiors is richly appreciated. Itis one of the most modern and biggest public libraries of the citywith an auditorium, amphitheatre, exposition room and specialkids-spaces. According to the magazine Descobrir Catalunya theJaume Fuster library, the Gas Natural headquarters, the Fórumbuilding and the Torre Agbar by Jean Nouvel are some of the newsymbols of Barcelona architecture. Even though this publicproject is highly praised, some critics do say that “the humanscale of the irregularly faceted library seems out of step with itsurban context”. Go see it yourself.

.

Project is public!.

Completion.


5636 m².

Main designer, Architect.

Josep Llinás Carmona. Architect.

Joan Vera Garcia. Structural engineer.

ACS Group. Client.

Ayuntamiento de Barcelona.

Contributed by.

Ron_Westland.


6

photo: Naomi Schiphorst .

photo: Naomi Schiphorst.

photo: Naomi Schiphorst

Opening hoursBarcelona's daily food markets are all in covered halls and areopen daily between 8am and 3pm and 5pm till 8pm, though timesmay change in summer and winter.

. How to get thereMetro : Jaume I (Line 4)

.

Santa Catarina Market.

AddressAvinguda de Francesc Cambó 1608003 BarcelonaSpainhttp://www.mercatsantacaterina.com/

. Wonderful Mercat Santa Caterina strikes a magical balancebetween local producers and consumers, contemporaryarchitecture and tourism. The redevelopment retains its originaluse as a retail food market. A huge, undulating canopy covers anexisting, former rundown neo-classical market in a large squarewithin sight of the gothic cathedral. The canopy consists of amosaic of 325,000 vividly multicolored hexagonal Spanish tiles setin mortar, "whose various colors recall a sill life of produce." It isa view that will be particularly appreciated by the residents ofthe neighboring apartment blocks. The roof is supported on threeprimary clear-span trusses that cut through, up and over theroof. But, from below, it reads as an organic timber assembly. Atthe opposite end from the retained arcade, an irregularlatticework of timber slats brings to mind an Indonesian villagehall - a typically offbeat Miralles invention and a reminder that heworked on this design before his death in 2000.

.

Project is public!.

Completion.


29596 m².

Architect.


. Services engineer

.PGI Grup

. Client

.Foment de Ciutat Vella

.Contributed by

.MI_MOA

.


7

photo: Dirk Verwoerd .photo: Merijn Neeleman

.

photo: Wojtek Gurak

Opening hoursThe fish is viewed from the public street, so its open 24/7.

. How to get thereMetro: Barceloneta, Ciutadella/Villa Olimpica.

.

Fish.

AddressCarrer de Ramon Trias Fargas 108005 BarcelonaSpain

. One of the first public projects of Gehry is the Barcelona Fish – ahuge fish sculpture placed on Barcelona’s waterfront for the 1992Olympics. The monumental fish sculpture functions as a landmarkin the Olympic Village, anchoring a retail complex designed byGehry Partners within a larger hotel development by Skidmore,Owing & Merill. This fish sculpture was also a landmark in thehistory of Frank O. Gehry & Associates, inaugurating the firm's useof computer-aided design and manufacturing. The project'sfinancial and scheduling constraints prompted James M. Glymph,a partner in the firm, to search for a computer program thatwould facilitate the design and construction process, leading tothe adoption of CATIA (computer aided three-dimensionalinteractive application). The sculpture was modeled entirely in 3Dand delivered directly to the fabricators as a 3D model. The fishis a frequently recurring motif in Gehry's work, serving asinspiration and mascot.

.

Project is public!.

Completion.

1992.

Architect.

Gehry Partners. Client.

City of Barcelona / 1992 Olympics.

Contributed by.

MI_MOA.


8

photo: Pere Pratdesaba . photo: Ferran Freixa.

photo: Pere Pratdesaba

Opening hoursTuesdays to Saturdays: 10.00 - 19.00 . October-June: 10.00 -20.00. July-September: Thursdays 10.00 - 21.30. Sundays andpublic holidays: 10.00 - 14.30. Mondays (except public holidays)Closed. Special rate for groups of over 15 persons. Groupreservations: education[at]bcn.fjmiro.es or (34) 934.439.470.Special tours through the building on the first Saturday of everymonth at 12.30 h (From 6/10/07 til 28/6/08). The tours are free, but in Spanish or Catalan only!

. How to get thereBus 50 "Trinitat nova-Parc de Montjuïc. Bus 55 "Pl. Catalana - Parcde Montjuïc". Funicular de Montjuïc (Metro Paral·lel). Parkingoutside the Foundation. The museum is situated on the Avingudade Miramar. Close to the Barcelona Pavilion by Mies van derRohe.

.

Fundació Joan Miró.

AddressParc de Montjuïc 08038 BarcelonaSpainhttp://www.bcn.fjmiro.cat/

. Set up by Miró, the Foundation is a dynamic centre where artexperts and the public in general come in contact not only withhis own work but also with the main currents in 20th-century art.Josep Lluís Sert created an open-plan structure where interiorcommunicates with the exterior, producing a perfect balancebetween architecture and landscape. The basic material isreinforced concrete painted white. On the outside, the marksleft by the shuttering are combined with prefabricated panels ofa granular texture, while the white interior walls create a restfulatmosphere. Other features – such as the terracotta tiles, thewooden edgings to the steps, are, like the colour, typical ofvernacular architecture in the Mediterranean. The austere yetpleasing forms of Sert’s designs are of similar origin: the centralpatio, the apertures and the shallow vaulted ceilings. Distinctivefeatures are the octagonal tower housing the Auditorium, theLibrary and an exhibition room.

.

Project is public!.

Completion.

6-1975.


Josep Lluís Sert. Architect.

Jaume Freixa. Client.

Fundació Joan Miro.

Contributed by.

boeboe.


9

photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga . photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga.

photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga

Opening hours

. How to get thereBy Car: Access routes to Diagonal Mar include Avenida Diagonal,Ronda Litoral and Rambla Prim and are within a twenty minutedrive from the city centre. By Public Transport: The DiagonalMar Centre is connected by a network of ten bus and threeunderground lines linked to all points of the city. UndergroundStations: Maresme / Forum, Selva de Mar, Besós-Mar BusesLines: Lines 7, 36, 41, 43, 141, N-6, N-8.

.

Diagonal Mar Park.

AddressAv. Diagonal y Cinturón Ronda Litoral BarcelonaSpainhttp://www.diagonalmar.com

. It's design favours an interaction with the city. It is organised byfollowing a series of paths, which similar to the branches of atree, spread out in all directions. A type of Rambla, a mainthoroughfare, connects La Diagonal directly to the nearby beachcrossing the Litoral ring by means of a pedestrian bridge... andit transforms itself into a series of recreational tracks: to stroll,for skating, cycling, walking etc. A large area of water in whichthere are various fountains, the flow of water and the vegetationon its edges oxygenates the water. The presence of the watercharacterises the vegetation of the zone and the vegetationspreads following the direction of the shores near the sea and thelake. It is growing taller and denser until it reaches theadjacent streets. Small places are to be found on the edges of thepark. Places where a series of large ceramic vases join with theexisting vegetation, similar to the garden of a house. " Miralles -Tagliabue".

.

Project is public!.

Completion.

2-2002.

Architect.


. Landscape designer

.EDAW

. Technical engineer

.Europroject Consultores Asociados

. Client

.Diagonal Mar / HINES

.Contributed by

.MVar

.


10

photo: Matthijs van der Sluis . photo: Matthijs van der Sluis.

photo: Matthijs van der Sluis

Opening hours

. How to get thereMetro Station: Ciutadella Vila Olimpica. or just walk the PasseigMaritim and you will find it.

.

Biomedical Research Park.

AddressDr. Aiguader 88E-08003 BarcelonaSpainhttp://www.prbb.org

. PRBB building has a total surface of more than 55.000 m2 and islocated at a 9000 m2 site at Barcelona's seafront by the beach,between Hospital del Mar (with a connection to it) and Arts hotelin the Olympic Village. It is a 117x74 meters building of 9 floorsabove and 3 floors under ground with an elliptical shape and ahigh level of functional poly-valence. The building project hasbeen carried out by a team of two prestigious architects: ManelBrullet and Albert de Pineda, to create a building that adopts thespecific objectives of PRBB. Facade covered in red cedarcontrolling the incidence of light and sun, as well as lighteningthe structure.

.


Floor area/size.

55000 m².


Manel Brullet. Architect.

Alberto de Pineda. Client.

Ayuntamiento de Barcelona &Universidad Pompeu Fabra

.Contributed by

.MVar

.


11

photo: Lutz Hirschmann .photo: chaland

.

photo: Marta Muñoz

Opening hours

. How to get there

.

Umbracle.

AddressPasseig de Picasso 08003 BarcelonaSpain

. The Umbracle (shade house) was part of the buildings designedfor the Universal Exhibition and was build in 1883, being usedthrough the exhibition as a pavilion. After the event the buildingrecovered its original function, and it is one of the few structuresthat still prevail from the original exhibition. Many otherbuildings from important architects of the time disappeared afterthe exhibition was closed. This shade house is formed of barebrick façades and wooden louvres to sift the light through theinside. The structure in the interior is sustained by slender ironcolumns, leaving a closed space that produces a suitable thermaland humidity conditions for the implantations of vegetal speciesfrom tropical origins.

.

Project is public!.

Completion.

1888.

Architect.

Josep Fontsere.

Contributed by.

Naomi.


12

photo: Ariel Ramírez . photo: Ariel Ramírez.

photo: José F. García Martín

Opening hours

. How to get there

.

ME Barcelona Hotel.

AddressCarrer Pere IV 272 28608005 BarcelonaSpainhttp://www.me-barcelona.com/

. Initially known as Hotel Habitat Sky, the building was sold in 2008to Melia Hotels. Hence, its name was changed to Hotel MEBarcelona. The hotel is thought of as a play of volumes. A cubicbuilding acts as a counterpoint behind the tower, which is arectangular parallelepiped cut lengthwise in two, with one ofthem half-shifted skywards. This rupture of the perfect geometricblock creates a movement of form and volume that bestows anurban sense on the insertion of the tower in the horizontal city.The shifted half-volume creates the building's reference signs:down, the cantilever at 25 metres height that acts as a gateway;up, the crest in the skyline. The hotel's skin is made ofmicro-perforated aluminium behind a glass curtain wall, whichgives the building the image of a bright metal needle.

.

Project is public!.

Completion.


29334 m².


Dominique Perrault. Architect.

AIA Salazar Navarro. Associate architect.

Corada Figueras Arquitectos. Client.

Habitat Inmobiliaria.

Contributed by.

Jose_Garcia.


13

photo: José F. García Martín . photo: José F. García Martín.


Opening hours

. How to get there

.

Casa de la Marina.

AddressPasseig de Joan de Borbó 4308003 BarcelonaSpain

. This building was the first urban apartment block carried out fromstart to finish by Coderch and Valls. The urban context of thebuilding in the 1950s was not valuable property, namelyBarceloneta's narrow streets and Barcelona's industrial port. Forthis reason, Coderch and Valls designed an introverted housingblock where the exterior views are always conditioned by fixedvenetian-type blinds. The construction has affinities with theItalian avant-garde of the time, especially with Ignazio Gardella'swork. The building has a classic composition in three blocks: atwo-storey zocalo for commercial use, combining large glazedareas and small-scale masonry; a six-storey body of apartments,composed by vertical strips of glazed ceramic tiles and theaforementioned white venetian blinds, and the coronation with abig eave of wooden boards.

.


Completion.

1954. Floor area/size.

1322 m².


Josep Antoni Coderch. Architect.

Manel Valls Vergés. Client.

Instituto Social de la Marina.

Contributed by.

Jose_Garcia.


14

photo: José F. García Martín . photo: José F. García Martín.


Opening hours

. How to get there

.

Suites Avenue Apartments.

AddressPasseig de Gracia 8308008 BarcelonaSpainhttp://verumhd.com/00_site_eng/case_stuides_hotel_04.html

. The project transforms a former office building into a touristicluxury apartments. The team formed by the studios of CarlesBasso and Toni Olaya, both specialized in hotel projects, carriesout the design of almost all the project. The client's wishes ofreached an exclusivity image for this project, located on anemblematic site, Passeig de Gracia in front of Gaudi's La Pedrera,drive to entrust with Toyo Ito the design of the façade and hall.Toyo Ito designs an organic façade directly inspired by Gaudi. Thefaçade consist of an 8 mm. waving aluminium sheet, on whichcuts are made to generate openings. The façade performs adouble role: in the first one acts like a sculptural mask hiding thereal black elevation of the building, in the second allows theinterior spaces be completely open to the outside looking to LaPedrera and, at the same time, preserves their privacy.

.


Completion.

3-2009.


Toyo Ito. Architect.

Cirici & Basso. Architect.

Factoria UDA. Client.

Derby Hotels.

Contributed by.

Jose_Garcia.


15

photo: Ariel Ramírez . photo: Ariel Ramírez.

photo: Ariel Ramírez

Opening hours

. How to get there

.

Offices Hines D123.

AddressAvinguda Diagonal 121-125 BarcelonaSpain

. This building is part of a special plan for urban volumes definedby new landmarks for the city: the ME Hotel and office buildingHines D123, conducted by Dominique Perrault and AIA. Theproject consisted of the construction of a building the singularityof which is defined by its height and shape. A solid block ofrectangular proportions, divided in half and then displaced eightmeters forward in an overhang, projected out over the streetwhile at the same time creating a terrace, on the other side, withthe pure lineal form being stimulated by the overall balance ofthe building as a whole.

.


Completion.

2010.


Dominique Perrault. Architect.

AIA Salazar Navarro. Client.

Hines.

Contributed by.

AIASalazar-Navarro.


16

photo: Adrià Goula .photo: Adrià Goula

.

photo: Adrià Goula

Opening hoursMondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays: (7.00 - 15.00 h.) Tuesdays:7.00 - 15.00 h. and 17.00 - 20.00 h. Fridays: 07.00 - 20.00 h. Saturdays: 07.00 - 15.00 h.

. How to get thereL4 Barceloneta Metro Station

.

Mercado de la Barceloneta.

AddressCarrer del Baluart 2308003 BarcelonaSpainhttp://www.bcn.cat/mercatsmunicipals

. "When I was a student at the Barcelona School of Architecture(ETSAB), Barceloneta was the subject of much conversation. Restaurants on the beach which later disappeared... narrowstreets, cramped flats, the clothes hanging out on the balconies,the shops, the artisans' workshops... and its people, who talked,and still talk, fast and loud. The project meant a chance to goback to the neighbourhood in an interested manner; it was nolonger a trip down there for fun, to discover its people, its bars,its smell... but rather a survey of the place with the object ofidentifying what would enable us to reveal its qualities and todescribe it accurately for the purposes of a project. Anattempt, ultimately, to explain a reality, to offer a new andfuller meaning to an architectural project, beyond resolving aprogramme or commission." Text by the architect.

.

Project is public!.

Completion.


5200 m².

Architect.

MiAS Arquitectes.

Contributed by.

miasarquitectes.


17

photo: BCQ arquitectura barcelona .photo: BCQ arquitectura barcelona

.

photo: BCQ arquitectura barcelona

Opening hours

. How to get there

.

Plaça Vila de Madrid.

AddressPlaça Vila de Madrid s/n08002 BarcelonaSpain

. The design sets out to revitalize the square as an urbanpedestrian space, celebrating its archaeological site. The projectproposed a central stretch of grass on the same level as C.Canudaand the eastern side of the square. The grassy surface slopesgently down to the level of the Roman necropolis. Before thePalau Sabassona building, a strip of pavement with a porticoprovides a platform from which to view the tombs. A walkwayprojects over the archaeological remains, joining up with theprolongation of C.Duc de la Victòria, which connects with theRambla via a shopping arcade. This walkway houses a flexiblesystem of retracting sliding doors, constructed to control accessto the archaeological site. The outer edge of the square isdeveloped using the construction materials and street furniturehabitually found in Barcelona's old town. Grass, basaltic stone andCorten steel are introduced into the centre, however, the latterbeing used in walls to protect the existing trees.

.

Project is public!.

Completion.


3240 m².

Architect, Landscapearchitect

.

BCQ arquitectura.

Client.

Foment de Ciutat Vella, BarcelonaCity Council

.Contributed by

.BCQarquitecturaBarcelona

.


18

photo: Carles Climent .

photo: Carles Climent.

photo: Carles Climent

Opening hours

. How to get there

.

Day centre for the elderly.

AddressJardins del Príncep de Girona s/n08025 BarcelonaSpain

. The project's main aim is to create a pleasant building for seniorcitizens, a space where they feel comfortable and one they canidentify with. The construction materials and finishes used aretherefore familiar, warm and comfortable, such as ceramic andwood. The building is designed to respond to the park, partakingin its language, materials and function; a vantage point fromwhich users can survey everything going on around them, both inthe park and in the street. The ground floor is permeable, with ahallway that runs right through the building. The building itselfrepresents a new entrance from the street, leading into the park.One of the park's esplanades, currently paved in wood, will havea new entrance via the building. The tiled roof slopes down thesmaller façades to the ground, creating the impression of a greatdoorway. The larger façades, with great picture windows andtimber framework, pick up the motif of the park?s wooden pavingand street furniture.

.

Project is public!.

Completion.


1144 m².

Architect, Landscapearchitect, Urban planner

.

BCQ arquitectura.

Client.

Barcelona City Council,Horta-Guinardó District

.Contributed by

.BCQarquitecturaBarcelona

.


19

photo: Pedro Madueño .

photo: BCQ arquitectura barcelona.

photo: Andreas Kammermeier

Opening hours

. How to get there

.

Marina Barcelona Forum 2004.

AddressPort Forum Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 BarcelonaSpain

. A marina should be memorable for its activity rather than for itsform. Hence the clarity of its forms but also the soft curves of itslimits in floor plan and section; hence also the attention to nightlighting. The process began with the design of a series ofcommercial constructions without façades produced by tectonicmanipulation of the site. The roofs of the commercial premiseswere turned into public space, prime vantage points overlookingthe harbour. A few premises were built on the waterfront toexpand the commercial and spatial potential of the public marinaspace. The use of materials also reflects some restraint: thestreet furniture is simplified to the maximum; a single elementprovides a range of functions: lighting, seating, railing, table andhousing for ventilation ducts, and port architecture uses concretein generous, sweeping gestures. The weathering Cor-ten steelsuggests the image of a great ship washed up on the shore after astorm.

.

Project is public!.

Completion.


85000 m².

Architect, Landscapearchitect, Urban planner

.

BCQ arquitectura.

Client.

Barcelona City Council.

Contributed by.

BCQarquitecturaBarcelona.


20

photo: Rafael Mendes .

photo: Rafael Mendes.

photo: Rafael Mendes

Opening hours

. How to get there

.

Auditorium Grans D' Europa.

AddressCarrer de Lepant 15008013 BarcelonaSpainhttp://www.auditori.cat/

. This project, located near Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, is acompound dedicated to music, and houses three concert halls, amusic school and a museum of music. The shape of the buildingderives from a concrete grid system, and the facades are coveredby corten steel sheets. The ground floor has a central atrium thatseparates the auditoriums, and is iluminated by a massive lanternmade of glass, decorated with a painting by Pablo Palazuelo.

.

Project is public!.

Completion.

1999.

Architect.

Rafael Moneo.

Contributed by.

Rafabram.


21

photo: WENZEL . photo: WENZEL.

photo: WENZEL

Opening hours10 AM - 6 PM.

. How to get therePart of the Barcelona Zoo, inside of Ciutadella Park. Metro: Arcde Triomf.

.

Cages for Macaws.

AddressCarrer Destillers 108003 BarcelonaSpain

. The palm grove in the Parc de la Ciutadella is a small 1500 sqmgarden made up of a wide collection of palm trees of differentheights and thick tropical bush vegetation. It has always beenused as a habitat for the macaws. Its remote location and thenoisy and colorful presence of the birds turn it into an exoticoasis inside the park and a unique place inside the city.

.

Project is public!.

Completion.


1375 m².

Architect, Landscapearchitect

.

Batlle & Roig Architects.

Client.

Zoo Barcelona / Barcelona CityCouncil

.Contributed by

.ALL

.


22

photo: Toyo Ito Architect & Associates

Opening hours

. How to get there

.

Fira Gran Via Exhibition Centre.

AddressAvenida Juan Carlos I s/n08908 BarcelonaSpainhttp://www.firabcn.es/

. Toyo Ito, the distinguished 2013 Pritzker Prize winner, found aplace to develop his projects in L'hospitalet de Llobregat, aneighbourhood in the west of the city. Called the Gran ViaExhibition Centre, it is the primary location for new trade fairtechnology in the city.

.

Project is public!.

Completion.

2010.

Architect.

Toyo Ito. Client.

Fira Barcelona.

Contributed by.

GonzaloHerreroDelicado.


23

photo: Gonzalo Herrero Delicado . photo: Gonzalo Herrero Delicado.

photo: Gonzalo Herrero Delicado

Opening hours

. How to get there

.

Hotel Santos Porta Fira.

AddressPlaza Europa 4508908 BarcelonaSpainhttp://hotelbarcelonaportafira.com/

. One of the most extraordinary skyscrapers in the city, designedby Ito together with b720 Arquitectos: the Hotel Porta Fira, asinuous red tower adjacent to an office building, also by Ito, thatreflects the hotel in its design.

.


Completion.

2010.

Architect.

Toyo Ito. Associate architect.

b720 arquitectos. Client.

Hoteles Santos.

Contributed by.



24

photo: Oscar Tusquets Blanca

Opening hoursOpen from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

. How to get there

.

Palau de la Música Catalana.

AddressCalle Palau de la Música 4-608003 BarcelonaSpainhttp://www.palaumusica.cat/en

. Going down the Gràcia promenade we find the Palau de la MúsicaCatalana, originally built in 1908, also by Domènech i Montaner.In 1989, Oscar Tusquets and Carles Díaz created an extension andrestoration of the former auditorium, which received the UNESCOstamp in 1997.

.

Project is public!.

Completion.

1990.

Architect.

Oscar Tusquets Blanca. Associate architect.

Lluis Domènech i Montaner. Client.

Palau de la Música Catalana.

Contributed by.



25

photo: Jean Nouvel . photo: Jean Nouvel.

photo: Jean Nouvel

Opening hours6:00am - 3:00am

. How to get there

.

Fabrica Moritz.

AddressRonda Sant Antoni 4108011 BarcelonaSpainhttp://www.moritz.com/

. Moritz Brewery a gastronomy and cultural centre designed byJean Nouvel. It comprises an ongoing postproduction strategy totransform the former Moritz beer factory into a marvelous spacefor enjoyment.

.

Project is public!.

Completion.

2013.

Architect.

Jean Nouvel. Client.

Fàbrica Moritz.

Contributed by.



26

photo: Ricardo Bofill .

photo: Ricardo Bofill.

photo: Ricardo Bofill

Opening hours

. How to get there

.

Nexus II.

AddressJordi Girona 2908034 BarcelonaSpain

. Located on the north campus of the UPC in Barcelona, is an officebuilding dedicated to cooperation and technology sharingbetween the university and firms. The horizontal 4-storeybuilding, on a 6,000-m2 slope, accommodates 1,800 m2 ofparking space. The square ground plan, conceived to foster highlyflexible use of the interiors, is divided into four mutuallyindependent 18 x 18-m spaces. Two large shade-providingailerons accentuate the horizontal effect of the composition. Thetransparent double-glazed façades insulate and soundproof theinterior while allowing light to penetrate and providing views.The staircase rising from the first floor provides easy access toeach of the storeys above. Two transversally placed light wellsguarantee optimum natural illumination. The building's structureis of concrete and, in general, noble materials have been usedsuch as clear glass on the façades, lacquered steel on theceilings, white stores on the windows and marble on the floors.

.

Public access unknown!.

Completion.


7000 m².

Architect.

Ricardo Bofill. Client.

Consorci de la Zona Franca.

Contributed by.

Ricardo_Bofill_Taller_de_Arquitectura

.


27

photo: Ricardo Bofill . photo: Ricardo Bofill.

photo: Ricardo Bofill

Opening hours

. How to get there

.

Teatre Nacional de Catalunya.

AddressAv. Meridiana 5108013 BarcelonaSpainhttp://www.tnc.cat/

. The Teatre Nacional de Catalunya is one of Barcelona'sparamount cultural centres. A large staircase leads up to themain building. The huge foyer, the auditorium and the stage withits relevant installations are housed under a single metalgable-roof supported on large three-dimensional trusses andconcrete architectural columns. The transparent foyer, drapedwith greenery, is a meeting place par excellence. The Italianateauditorium is the core of the building, accessed on various levelsby a semicircular gallery with staircases at either end, adding atouch of theatricality to the space. The second building housesthe storerooms and set workshops. The project includes arepertory theatre (900 seats), an experimental theatre (400seats), an open-air theatre (400 seats), rehearsal rooms and abar.

.

Public access unknown!.

Completion.


22239 m².

Architect.

Ricardo Bofill. Technical engineer.

Ove Arup and Partners. Acoustics consultant.

Xu-Acoustique. Building physics consultant.

J.G. Asociados. Client.

Generalitat de Catalunya.

Contributed by.

Ricardo_Bofill_Taller_de_Arquitectura

.


28

photo: Adrià Goula . photo: Adrià Goula.

photo: Adrià Goula

Opening hoursMonday to Friday from 8am to 9pm. Saturdays from 8am to 3pm.

. How to get there

.

El Ninot Market.

AddressCalle Mallorca 13508036 BarcelonaSpainhttp://www.barcelona.com/barcelona_directory/monuments/mercat_del_ninot

. Josep Lluís Mateo has recently completed the remodelling of ElNinot market in Barcelona, a key market in the city's fooddistribution network for its well communicated central location. The architect's intervention centres on four key points:maintaining the impressive existing structure, improvingapproaches, redesigning the façades and roofs, and exploiting thesubsoil. One of Mateo's first decisions in this process was tomaintain the market's characteristic metal structure comprisingthree volumes, the central taller than the ones either side, toencourage ventilation and the entry of daylight. The approacheshave been reorganized, adapting the floor to the differing levelsin order to eliminate the existing unevenness, and bringingtogether the approaches in a unified space in the main foyer. Thefoyer offers users an overview of the market and access to thelower floor.

.

Project is public!.

Completion.


16200 m².

Architect.

Mateo Arquitectura. Structural engineer.

BOMA. Building physics consultant.

Mur Garganté. Client.

IMMB - Institut Municipal de Mercatsde Barcelona

.Contributed by

.MI_MOA

.


29

MIMOA Guide Barcelona Arquitectura-1445456338

Documents

barcelona hotel

barcelona pavilion

marina barcelona forum

bcq arquitectura

mateo arquitectura

ariel vito

ninot market

toyo ito