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1 Barcelona Projects 25 Created 24-Sep-16 By Daria Daria, Moscow, Russia Gas Natural Headquarters Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT office Forum Building Barcelona Pavilion Esplanade and Photovoltaic power plant Diagonal Mar Park Communications Tower Equipamientos Londres-Villarroel 7 Diagonal ME Barcelona Hotel 15 Association of Catalan s 16 San Antoni-Joan Oliver Library 17 RCR Arquitectes community centre, library 8 Civic Center Sagrada Familia 18 Ruisánchez Arquitectes community centre, library, market, mixed-use development 9 Media-TIC 19 Cloud 9 control centre, meeting room, office 10 Plaça Vila de Madrid 20 BCQ arquitectura fence, square 11 Coll-Leclerc Arquitectos housing, primary school Umbracle Xavier Busquets Sindreu office, shop Victor Rahola Aguadé energy centre 6 Santiago Calatrava landmark Subcentral Eléctrica 22@ 13 Dominique Perrault hotel Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT park 5 Martínez Lapeña - Torres Arquitectos canopy, energy centre, landmark, square Can Framis Museum David Chipperfield s office Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT housing, market 4 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe pavilion Santa Catarina Market BAAS Jordi Badia gallery, museum Herzog and De Meuron auditorium, culture, exposition space, square 3 Diagonal ZeroZero Telefonica Tower 21 EMBA Massip-Bosch office 12 Josep Fontsere pavilion Cages for Macaws 22 Batlle & Roig s education, theme park 1

2 Fabrica Moritz Jean Nouvel cafe, restaurant Els Encants de Barcelona El Ninot Market BISCUIT Fresh fashion 26 Studiostore Design Studio retail, shop 24 b720 arquitectos canopy, market 23 Library Sant Gervasi - Joan Maragall 27 BCQ arquitectura library 25 Mateo Arquitectura market 2

3 photo: Martino Zegwaard photo: Gas Natural Gas Natural Headquarters Carrer dels Pinzón Barcelona The most striking feature of the 20-storey glass tower is the variety and originality of its volume, which lends a completely different appearance when observing it from the city, the sea or from the coastal ring-road It has spectacular horizontal jut, which as a result of both its location and its architectural singularity have made it a landmark on Barcelona's skyline With the arrival of the company in Barceloneta, this district now has a new public square called Plaza del Gas at the gas company request, located on the site where the first gasworks in the history of were located 160 years ago The façade is clad in 18,000 m2 solar clear control glass, supplemented by a low-emissive top layer, all provided by Glaverbel This makes a highly energy efficient façade combining excellent insulation (U value: 14 W/(m²K) with the protection needed to cope with solar light and heat (solar factor: 21%) Enric Miralles died shortly after winning the tough design competition photo: Martino Zegwaard Project is not public! m² Supplier Structural engineer Services engineer Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT Glaverbel Group MC2 Estudio de Ingenieria PGI Grup Grupo Gas Natural Naomi There is no acces inside the buiding, but the public square is open for everyone to visit Metro: L4 Barceloneta Bus: 17, 36, 40, 45, 57,

4 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Forum Building Avinguda Diagonal Barcelona The Forum Building is a triangular measuring 180 meters on each side and 25 meters in height, located within the triangle formed by the surrounding streets It is considered by some to be an icon of the "New Barcelona " However, local opinion on its aesthetic and functional merits is deeply divided It was the symbol of the controversial 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures and the serious flaws that arose during its construction were widely covered in both the Spanish national and foreign press It has lain empty since the Forum and is beginning to show marked deterioration The building is structured around an auditorium with a capacity to hold 3,200 people The seating is below the Forum Plaza level The upper part is suspended from the triangular superstructure measuring 180 meters per side that covers the plaza, and rests on 17 pillars From it, the exhibit hall and the roof of the auditorium are suspended The exhibition hall covers nearly 5,000 m Herzog and De Meuron Universal Forum of Cultures Barcelona 2004 Naomi photo: Francisco Nogueira Metro: L4 - Stop "Maresme/Fórum" Bus: Lines NitBus: N6 Tramway: Line 1, Stop Trambesós: Fórum 4

5 photo: Wojtek Gurak photo: Wojtek Gurak Barcelona Pavilion Avinguda del Marquès de Comillas Barcelona A work emblematic of the Modern Movement, it has been exhaustively studied and interpreted as well as having inspired the oeuvre of several generations of architects It was designed as the German national pavilion for the 1929 Barcelona International Exhibition Built from glass, travertine and different kinds of marble, the Pavilion was conceived to accommodate the official reception presided over by King Alphonso XIII of along with the German authorities After the closure of the Exhibition, the Pavilion was disassembled in 1930 As time went by, it became a key point of reference not only in Mies van der Rohe's own career but also in twentieth-century architecture as a whole Given the significance and reputation of the Pavilion, in 1980 thoughts turned towards its possible reconstruction Work began in 1983 and the new building was opened on its original site in 1986 photo: Kevin Louage 1929 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Germany Naomi every day (including holidays) Metro: L1 and L3 (Espanya), Bus: Placa Espanya, FFCC: Espanya, Bus: lines 13 50, Tourist Bus: Caixa Forum Pavelló Mies van der Rohe 5

6 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Santa Catarina Market Avinguda de Francesc Cambó Barcelona Wonderful Mercat Santa Caterina strikes a magical balance between local producers and consumers, contemporary architecture and tourism The redevelopment retains its original use as a retail food market A huge, undulating canopy covers an existing, former rundown neo-classical market in a large square within sight of the gothic cathedral The canopy consists of a mosaic of 325,000 vividly multicolored hexagonal Spanish tiles set in mortar, "whose various colors recall a sill life of produce" It is a view that will be particularly appreciated by the residents of the neighboring apartment blocks The roof is supported on three primary clear-span trusses that cut through, up and over the roof But, from below, it reads as an organic timber assembly At the opposite end from the retained arcade, an irregular latticework of timber slats brings to mind an Indonesian village hall - a typically offbeat Miralles invention and a reminder that he worked on this design before his death in m² Services engineer Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT PGI Grup Foment de Ciutat Vella MI_MOA photo: Naomi Schiphorst Barcelona's daily food markets are all in covered halls and are open daily between 8am and 3pm and 5pm till 8pm, though times may change in summer and winter Metro : Jaume I (Line 4) 6

7 photo: Mieke Vullings photo: Wojtek Gurak Esplanade and Photovoltaic power plant Avinguda del Camp de la Bota Barcelona One of the intentions of the Forum 2004 in Barcelona was to take advantage of the area s existing infrastructure So they integrated the existing Besòs sewage treatment plant (total urban renovation area 100 hectares) and covered parts of it with photovoltaics On the plaza, the Esplanade, is a sailing school, also covered with panels The Pergola stands a bit further out towards the sea, on the entrance to the new Port Forum A sculptural concrete structure with a simple plane offers a nice place of shade on its otherwise large, empty and mostly hot area Expected performance ratio of Pergola system: 1250 kwh/kwp (annual yield app 554 MWh/year) The city has 55 projects to establish a more sustainable city model, whilst reducing environmental impact through energy savings, an increase in the use of renewable energies and energy efficiency In order to maximize solar exposure throughout the year, the panel faces south and is tilted at a 35 angle Excellent sea views m² Martínez Lapeña - Torres Arquitectos INABENSA Phönix SonnenStrom Universal Forum of Cultures Barcelona 2004 Services engineer Project manager photo: Wojtek Gurak 24/7 MI_MOA If you walk or cycle along the sea from the Port Olímpic for about 3 km, you ll get to this area (also accessible by tram from the city) Well worth a visit 7

8 photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga Diagonal Mar Park Av Diagonal y Cinturón Ronda Litoral Barcelona It's design favours an interaction with the city It is organised by following a series of paths, which similar to the branches of a tree, spread out in all directions A type of Rambla, a main thoroughfare, connects La Diagonal directly to the nearby beach crossing the Litoral ring by means of a pedestrian bridge and it transforms itself into a series of recreational tracks: to stroll, for skating, cycling, walking etc A large area of water in which there are various fountains, the flow of water and the vegetation on its edges oxygenates the water The presence of the water characterises the vegetation of the zone and the vegetation spreads following the direction of the shores near the sea and the lake It is growing taller and denser until it reaches the adjacent streets Small places are to be found on the edges of the park Places where a series of large ceramic vases join with the existing vegetation, similar to the garden of a house " Miralles Tagliabue" photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga Landscape designer Technical engineer Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT EDAW Europroject Consultores Asociados Diagonal Mar / HINES MVar By Car: Access routes to Diagonal Mar include Avenida Diagonal, Ronda Litoral and Rambla Prim and are within a twenty minute drive from the city centre By Public Transport: The Diagonal Mar Centre is connected by a network of ten bus and three underground lines linked to all points of the city Underground Stations: Maresme / Forum, Selva de Mar, Besós-Mar Buses Lines: Lines 7, 36, 41, 43, 141, N-6, N-8 8

9 photo: Wojtek Gurak photo: Wojtek Gurak Communications Tower Carrer de Pierre de Coubertin Barcelona The 136 m high communications tower designed by Santiago Calatrava (also know as Torre de Calatrava) was one of the landmarks of Barcelona in 1992 The extensive silhouette of the Montjuic mountain was changed forever in that instance, re-urbanised for the celebration of the Olympic Games and the city in general 1992 Santiago Calatrava City of Barcelona Naomi photo: Wojtek Gurak Metro: L1 and L3 (Espanya) Bus: 50, 55, 61 and PM Free admission 9

10 photo: Matthijs van der Sluis photo: Matthijs van der Sluis Subcentral Eléctrica Carrer de Tánger Barcelona In the newly built office area of in Barcelona, this was one of the first buildings to be completed This newly developed neighborhood is situated between the Torre Agbar by Jean Nouvel and the Forum area where the exposition building by Herzog and De Meuron is located The facade is made out of ochre-died concrete, covered with steel cables, on which plants grow in a pre-designed pattern photo: Matthijs van der Sluis Project is not public! m² Victor Rahola Aguadé MatthijsvanderSluis 10

11 Equipamientos Londres-Villarroel Calle Londres Barcelona This project is an intervention whose goal is to clear a saturated residential fabric The incorporation of a varied programme on this block, such as subsidised housing for young people, a primary school and sports fields, allows a reinterpretation of the typological possibilities of this block in the urban development by Cerdà with a direct relationship between inside and outside and a break in the buildings that does not impede the view of the original urban elements However, the façade of the buildings creates a proportion and space rhythm whose relationship with its actual surroundings is open to discussion Regarding the advantages that this type of programme contributes to the context, not only are the community facilities very much worth noting, but the revitalisation of the population of 19th century bourgeois urban developments with a type of user that is becoming scarcer and scarcer Project is not public! m² Coll-Leclerc Arquitectos City of Barcelona aplust photo: José Hevia The project is situated in the area of l'eixample in Barcelona 11

12 photo: Lutz Hirschmann photo: chaland Umbracle Passeig de Picasso Barcelona The Umbracle (shade house) was part of the buildings designed for the Universal Exhibition and was build in 1883, being used through the exhibition as a pavilion After the event the building recovered its original function, and it is one of the few structures that still prevail from the original exhibition Many other buildings from important architects of the time disappeared after the exhibition was closed This shade house is formed of bare brick façades and wooden louvres to sift the light through the inside The structure in the interior is sustained by slender iron columns, leaving a closed space that produces a suitable thermal and humidity conditions for the implantations of vegetal species from tropical origins photo: Marta Muñoz 1888 Josep Fontsere Naomi 12

13 photo: Pedro Pegenaute photo: Fernando Guerra Can Framis Museum Carrer Roc Boronat Barcelona eries/can-framis-museum-barcelona/ The new Fundación Vila Casas museum is located in the District, an area where Barcelona City Hall has promoted a full redevelopment of a former factory/heavy industry zone by substituting premises with light service industries It is now primarily a high-rise, heavily built-up area housing service/hi-tech industries With Can Framis we aim to play on contrasts, with a surrounding garden providing a tranquil breathing space away from the hubbub of speed and time The mainly-paved garden will have many trees and winding paths which will embellish the cloak of ivy which already covers the environs and in the future will enshroud the building and trees The two buildings to be preserved have little architectural worth and are currently derelict Their main interest lies in the contrast of their location, based on the former agricultural sketches prior to the implementation of the Cerdà plan at a level of 15m below the current road photo: Fernando Guerra m² BAAS Jordi Badia Fundació Vila Casas BAASarquitectura Hours: Tues - Sat: 1100 to 1800 Closed: Mon, Sun and holidays Closed Easter: Thurs and Fri Closed Summer: August take Metro L1 to Glòries or L4 Llacuna Bus: 7, 192, 6, 40, 42, 141, B25 Tel Fax canframis@fundaciovilacasascom 13

14 photo: Duccio Malagamba photo: Duccio Malagamba Diagonal 197 Avinguda Diagonal Barcelona Although this building has a non-continuous front façade on Avinguda Diagonal, at the back it aligns with the axis that is initiated by the nearby Torre Agbar The building has two distinct parts: ten lower floors, irregular and rhomboid-shaped, which are aligned to Avinguda Diagonal and become the basement of the building; and seven upper floors, trapezoidal-shaped, which break the alignment These floors retreat into the interior of the structure, creating a slimmer volume that crowns the building The amount is set on 5665 m2 above ground and 7300 below ground Unique in its composition, the earth-tone façade consists of front-hole, horizontal architraves, which are supported by vertical structures The panels are precast reinforced concrete with fiberglass and coloured mass of GRC (Glass Reinforced Concrete) Project is not public! Main designer, David Chipperfield s b720 arquitectos Layetana Promociones Inmobiliarias b720_arquitectos photo: Duccio Malagamba 14

15 photo: Ariel Ramírez photo: Ariel Ramírez ME Barcelona Hotel Carrer Pere IV Barcelona Initially known as Hotel Habitat Sky, the building was sold in 2008 to Melia Hotels Hence, its name was changed to Hotel ME Barcelona The hotel is thought of as a play of volumes A cubic building acts as a counterpoint behind the tower, which is a rectangular parallelepiped cut lengthwise in two, with one of them half-shifted skywards This rupture of the perfect geometric block creates a movement of form and volume that bestows an urban 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 of micro-perforated aluminium behind a glass curtain wall, which gives the building the image of a bright metal needle m² Main designer, Associate architect Dominique Perrault AIA Salazar Navarro Corada Figueras Arquitectos Habitat Inmobiliaria Jose_Garcia photo: José F García Martín 15

16 photo: José F García Martín photo: José F García Martín Association of Catalan s Plaza Nova Barcelona The project for the headquarters of the Collegi d'arquitectes de Catalunya (Catalan architects' professional body) was selected in the design competition held in 1958 The building stands in a unique setting in the historic heart of the city, opposite to one of the entries to the Roman city and only a few metres from the Cathedral The project uses a modern architectonic language facing the historic environment The building presents two clearly differentiated parts: a low trapezoidal base fitting to the plot form and respecting the street line, and an eight-storey tower set back from the Square and attached to the walls of the neighbouring buildings The base volume houses the public programme and the offices are placed into the tower The construction uses a metal frame and prefabricated panels The graffito in the upper part of the base was designed by Picasso In the basement a great architecture bookshop is located 1959 Artist Xavier Busquets Sindreu Pablo Picasso Collegi d'arquitectes de Catalunya Jose_Garcia photo: José F García Martín ciutada@coaccat Monday to Friday 08:00-21:00 In the basement the best architecture bookshop of Barca is housed: COOPERATIVA JORDI CAPELL Telephone see also Closest subway is Jaume I, building is located opposite of the cathedral 16

17 photo: Hisao Suzuki photo: Hisao Suzuki San Antoni-Joan Oliver Library Carrer del Comte Borrell Barcelona es The varied brief recovers the interior space of a block to make the urban setting more dynamic The library, used as a gateway, filters the light through the reading room boxes inserted between the two lateral units This way, sunlight is allowed to enter through the space running from the street into the garden The centre for the elderly configures the public space of the inner block with its frontal wall and its rear courtyard It becomes an element of social cohesion by encouraging interaction between the children playing in the courtyard and the elderly people who come and go The garden, with its trees and earthen paving, is presented as an extension of the library's reading rooms 2008 Structural engineer Technical engineer RCR Arquitectes Blazquez-Guanter Grau-Del Pozo Enginyers SC Proeixample Jose_Garcia photo: Eugeni Pons 17

18 photo: José F García Martín photo: José F García Martín Civic Center Sagrada Familia Carrer Provença Barcelona The project is sited at the Eixample district, which is characterised by the urban grid of Plan Cerdá and its uniformed square blocks This project means a redefinition of a complex already existing through the recycling of a unused building to convert it into a library The entrances to the buildings are rearranged by placing them in the corner, at the same time a new element, housing the fire escape, is set up into this place; these two operations emphasizes the importance of the chamfer in the Cerda's grid The library building is based on two ideas; first, allowing the light penetrates in the library by transforming the walls into glass, a light aluminium mesh provides sun protection; the second idea is the removal of the central bay of the former building, this idea generates a three floor high patio that allows the reading of the building as a unique space photo: José F García Martín m² Technical engineer Structural engineer Ruisánchez Arquitectes Joan González Gou Robert Brufau Proeixample Jose_Garcia 18

19 Media-TIC Carrer de Roc Boronat / Carrer de Sancho de Avila Barcelona The Media-TIC building is located in the 22@Barcelona district, at the intersection of Carrer de Roc Boronat and Carrer de Sancho de Ávila, near the Parc Barcelona Media The building is designed to be a communications hub and meeting point for businesses and institutions in the world of information and communication technologies (ICTs), as well as for the media and audio-visual sectors With this project, Barcelona is transforming an industrial district which was the city's main economic motor for over a hundred years In its place, it is creating a new model of intellectual space that will promote collaboration and synergies between the University, Technology and Business, with the aim of encouraging the development of an innovative culture and fresh talent photo: Iwan Baan m² Structural engineer Project manager Services engineer Technical engineer Cloud 9 BOMA SL CAST PGI Grup Tecnics G3 22@barcelona gonzalezdioslydia 19

20 photo: BCQ arquitectura barcelona photo: BCQ arquitectura barcelona Plaça Vila de Madrid Plaça Vila de Madrid s/n Barcelona The design sets out to revitalize the square as an urban pedestrian space, celebrating its archaeological site The project proposed a central stretch of grass on the same level as CCanuda and the eastern side of the square The grassy surface slopes gently down to the level of the Roman necropolis Before the Palau Sabassona building, a strip of pavement with a portico provides a platform from which to view the tombs A walkway projects over the archaeological remains, joining up with the prolongation of CDuc de la Victòria, which connects with the Rambla via a shopping arcade This walkway houses a flexible system of retracting sliding doors, constructed to control access to the archaeological site The outer edge of the square is developed using the construction materials and street furniture habitually found in Barcelona's old town Grass, basaltic stone and Corten steel are introduced into the centre, however, the latter being used in walls to protect the existing trees photo: BCQ arquitectura barcelona m², Landscape architect BCQ arquitectura BCQarquitecturaBarcelona Foment de Ciutat Vella, Barcelona City Council 20

21 photo: EMBA Massip-Bosch photo: EMBA Massip-Bosch Diagonal ZeroZero Telefonica Tower Diagonal Avenue 00 E Barcelona Diagonal ZeroZero Telefonica Tower marks the origin of Diagonal Avenue, Barcelona's main thoroughfare, with its height of 110 m It is the Catalan headquarters of Telefonica Group, a telecoms multinational giant, and it also hosts its research center Its exterior is a sharp whitish trapezoidal prism, while the interior is complex and rich, with 4 large voids generating a wide variety of interior experiences: the 40 m high main lobby atrium; an upper atrium on the 17th floor; the terrace and double height of the executive board room on the 23rd floor; and the lecture hall, split in two levels with two amphitheaters The open-plan office spaces take advantage of the structural system, a modified tube-in-tube scheme: a concrete core and a perimeter steel structure, split in two: very slender interior pillars, and external bracing elements bearing horizontal forces and torque and create an exterior diamond lattice generating a glowing presence further enhancing the tower's levity m² Structural engineer EMBA Massip-Bosch Mc2 Consorci de la Zona Franca ADM photo: EMBA Massip-Bosch Ground floor lobby and first floor cafeteria are open with no restrictions in working hours Closed on Sundays Tram stop Fòrum Metro station El Maresme-Fòrum 21

22 photo: WENZEL photo: WENZEL Cages for Macaws Carrer Destillers Barcelona The palm grove in the Parc de la Ciutadella is a small 1500 sqm garden made up of a wide collection of palm trees of different heights and thick tropical bush vegetation It has always been used as a habitat for the macaws Its remote location and the noisy and colorful presence of the birds turn it into an exotic oasis inside the park and a unique place inside the city m², Landscape architect Batlle & Roig s ALL photo: WENZEL Zoo Barcelona / Barcelona City Council 10 AM - 6 PM Part of the Barcelona Zoo, inside of Ciutadella Park Metro: Arc de Triomf 22

23 photo: Jean Nouvel photo: Jean Nouvel Fabrica Moritz Ronda Sant Antoni Barcelona Moritz Brewery a gastronomy and cultural centre designed by Jean Nouvel It comprises an ongoing postproduction strategy to transform the former Moritz beer factory into a marvelous space for enjoyment photo: Jean Nouvel 2013 Jean Nouvel Fàbrica Moritz GonzaloHerreroDelicado 6:00am - 3:00am 23

24 photo: Michela Sala photo: Michela Sala Els Encants de Barcelona Av Meridiana Barcelona The new market Els Encants de Barcelona, designed by study b720 Arquitectos - Fermin Vazquez, was inaugurated in 2013 It is one of the oldest and most loved flea markets of the Catalan city The new building is located not far from the market, at the confluence of Avenida Meridiana and Plaza de las Glorias and in the background you can see the Agbar tower, not far from the site The main objective of the project is to maintain the open character of the informal market About 8,000 square meters for a project that wants to avoid the construction of a building on the kind of multi-level shopping centers The result is a commercial space which is continuous, with slightly sloping floors creating a ring path, seamless, between the stores and small shops, in an experience similar to walking on a pedestrian street A great cover, suspended like a sail nearly 25 meters high, is to protect dealers and users from sun and bad weather condition and gives the market "urban" recognizability 2013 b720 arquitectos michela_sala photo: Michela Sala Línia 1 Glòries, Línia 2 Encants & Monumental Línies T4, T5 & T6 Glòries H12, V21, 7, 92 &

25 photo: Adrià Goula photo: Adrià Goula El Ninot Market Calle Mallorca Barcelona /mercat_del_ninot Josep Lluís Mateo has recently completed the remodelling of El Ninot market in Barcelona, a key market in the city's food distribution network for its well communicated central location The architect's intervention centres on four key points: maintaining the impressive existing structure, improving approaches, redesigning the façades and roofs, and exploiting the subsoil One of Mateo's first decisions in this process was to maintain the market's characteristic metal structure comprising three volumes, the central taller than the ones either side, to encourage ventilation and the entry of daylight The approaches have been reorganized, adapting the floor to the differing levels in order to eliminate the existing unevenness, and bringing together the approaches in a unified space in the main foyer The foyer offers users an overview of the market and access to the lower floor photo: Adrià Goula m² Structural engineer Building physics consultant Mateo Arquitectura BOMA Mur Garganté IMMB - Institut Municipal de Mercats de Barcelona MI_MOA Monday to Friday from 8am to 9pm Saturdays from 8am to 3pm 25

26 photo: Studio Store photo: Studio Store BISCUIT Fresh fashion Rambla de Catalunya Barcelona Biscuit is a Catalan brand specialized in selling clothing for teenagers, located in the Boulevard Rosa shopping center The goal of interior design was to obtain maximum visibility with minimum resources through the use of color, light and visual effects photo: Studio Store m² Interior architect Studiostore Design Studio Biscuit Studiostore 26

27 photo: BCQ arquitectura barcelona photo: Ariel Ramirez Library Sant Gervasi - Joan Maragall Carrer Sant Gervasi de Cassoles Barcelona The motto with which the project was presented in the ideas competition was "Garden of Light", summing up the two main ideas of the project: maintaining and improving the existing garden while providing joyful and well lit spaces The building is shaped by 'light and silence patios' and 'books and knowledge patios' The first, surrounded by glass, light and ventilate the interior while isolating the library from the street The second, concrete volumes filled with books, are part of the supporting structure of the library Inside, the aim has been to recreate a tectonic landscape with a succession of resounding volumes and unexpected transparencies The reading rooms are small, the size of a home living room The structural walls are coated with honeycomb clay blocks, a simple material of great nobility that provides silence, thermal comfort, warmth and a certain relationship to land, appropriate in an excavated building photo: Ariel Ramirez m² Contractor BCQ arquitectura Contratas y Obras Emrpesa Constructora IDP Eginyeria, Medi Ambient i Arquitectura JG Ingenieros Jordi Sánchez Manuel Arguijo Mercadomótika Mika Iitomi Ayuntamiento de Barcelona Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, Barcelona d'infraestructures Municipals - BIMSA Project manager Lighting designer Cooperating designer Structural engineer Lighting designer Landscape designer BCQarquitecturaBarcelona Monday, Wednesday, Friday: h & h, Tuesday & Thursday: h, Saturday h, Sunday closed 27