Open Competition, Winner
Torre Baró Social Housing
Client
Barcelona City Council, BAGURSA, REGESA
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Year
2009-2012
Surface
5000 m²
Awards
2012 Barcelona City Council, City of Barcelona Architecture and Urbanism Awards – Selected
2012 Barcelona City Council, City of Barcelona Architecture and Urbanism Awards – Selected
Overview
The building is thought of as a volumetric reference for the whole housing complex and for the public space proposed by the urban plan. It is surrounded by other housing buildings, so it is, in fact, in the middle.
Architecturally, the U-shaped building has different levels and it is circumscribed on a trapezoidal basis. It faces the eucalyptus square, so the diaphanous ground floor is an extension of the public space. However, the limit with Sant Feliu de Codines Street is defined by a 31-metre-tall façade, which clearly separates public and private space. Topographically, the plot, with a pentagonal shape, is in the middle of a slope. In order to take advantage of this situation, the owners suggested a program of underground parking, commercial facilities on the ground floor and housing on the upper levels.
The building is thought of as a volumetric reference for the whole housing complex and for the public space proposed by the urban plan. It is surrounded by other housing buildings, so it is, in fact, in the middle.
Architecturally, the U-shaped building has different levels and it is circumscribed on a trapezoidal basis. It faces the eucalyptus square, so the diaphanous ground floor is an extension of the public space. However, the limit with Sant Feliu de Codines Street is defined by a 31-metre-tall façade, which clearly separates public and private space. Topographically, the plot, with a pentagonal shape, is in the middle of a slope. In order to take advantage of this situation, the owners suggested a program of underground parking, commercial facilities on the ground floor and housing on the upper levels.
The building is thought of as a volumetric reference for the whole housing complex and for the public space proposed by the urban plan. It is surrounded by other housing buildings, so it is, in fact, in the middle.
Architecturally, the U-shaped building has different levels and it is circumscribed on a trapezoidal basis. It faces the eucalyptus square, so the diaphanous ground floor is an extension of the public space. However, the limit with Sant Feliu de Codines Street is defined by a 31-metre-tall façade, which clearly separates public and private space. Topographically, the plot, with a pentagonal shape, is in the middle of a slope. In order to take advantage of this situation, the owners suggested a program of underground parking, commercial facilities on the ground floor and housing on the upper levels.
Concept
