Social housing for young people in Barcelona

Emiliano López & Mónica Rivera Arquitectos (2)
Emiliano López & Mónica Rivera Arquitectos
Emiliano López Matas
Mónica Rivera Ramirez

This project of twenty-seven low-cost housing units for young people was the result of a competition for architects under the age of 40, organised in 2003 by the Institute of Architects of Catalonia and the Generalitat de Catalunya. The brief called for six units per flat to be accommodated on an irregularly shaped site located in Sant Andreu, Barcelona.

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Our approach to the project was to work from the inside out, carefully considering the spatial qualities and adjacencies of the interior spaces, an aspect that we believe does not currently receive sufficient attention in social housing. The transitional places between inside and outside were intended to become buffer zones or "quasi-rooms" on a small scale, giving the dwelling a richer variety of spaces.

José Hevia
José Hevia

Natural cross ventilation and natural light in all spaces is guaranteed by the interior layout and by having two opposite façades. The entrance from the street to the flats is from an open walkway located on the rear façade of the building overlooking a typical Barcelona courtyard.

José Hevia

General information

Social housing for young people in Barcelona

YEAR

2007

Status

Built

Option to visit

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Address

St. San Adrián, 35

08030 Barcelona - Barcelona

Latitude: 41.4348044

Longitude: 2.1932864

Classification

Building materials

Concrete

Ceramic

Mortar

Built area

501 - 5000 m²

Awards

FAD 2008

ACUE 2009

X BEAU

Involved architects

Emiliano López Matas

Mónica Rivera Ramirez

Involved architectural firms

Emiliano López & Mónica Rivera Arquitectos

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Emiliano López & Mónica Rivera Arquitectos

Website links

Emiliano López & Mónica Rivera Arquitectos

EUmies Award

Premios FAD

X BEAU

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