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Civic Centre Lleialtat Santsenca

Civic Centre Lleialtat Santsenca

The building consists of three structural bodies: the main one, which houses the two main halls; the central one, with access from the Altafulla street; and the interior one. The precarious hygiene conditions in the existing constructions, besides them being poorly connected, encouraged to propose a large longitudinal void, joining the three volumes and all their spaces – new and old – through a gradual progression, from the more public to the more private spaces. The void results from demolishing the centreline near the party wall, becoming a sort of interior street, emphasized in the second structural volume by enlarging the existing light well. Finally, behind the last structural volume, a triple space wraps up the sequence. The succession of voids configures an atrium limited by ‘new’ facades opposed to the existing party wall, which shows traces of the building’s history. The atrium brings light and air to all spaces, becoming the axis of the horizontal and vertical circulations, and offering new potential for unforeseen programs.

Project name

Civic Centre Lleialtat Santsenca

Edition

4
Winner

City

Barcelona

Author

Harquitectes
David Lorente Ibáñez
Josep Ricart Ulldemolins
Xavier Ros Majó
Roger Tudó Galí

Year

2017

Surface area sqm

1.750

Client

Public

Country

Spain

Collaborators

Team (Harquitectes): Montse Fornés, Berta Romeo, Jordi Mitjans, Carla Piñol, Jorge Suárez Kilzi
Environmental consulting: Societat Orgànica
Structure: DSM arquitectes
Installations: VIDAL enginyeria
Acoustics: i2A
Quantity surveyor: Aumedes DAP
Façade restoration: Chroma
Audiovisual installation: ESITEC

Cost €

2.730.000

© Photographer

Adrià Goula