Developer: BIMSA-Barcelona d’Infraestructures Municipals
Adress: Viaducte de Vallcarca 4-6, Dt: Gracia, Barcelona
Year of contest : 2017
CÓNCAVA
The proposal involves demolishing the adjacent building and constructing a new building that will house the vertical circulation and access, among other planned uses, as well as the complete renovation of the existing house.
The design stems from the need to integrate the entire complex as a new cultural hub for the neighborhood, carefully considering the volumetric relationship between the new and old structures to amplify the qualities of the existing architecture while maintaining the presence and autonomy of the new addition.
The new building is conceived with a contemporary design language that respects the urban identity of the Junyer-Canals house
An annex, separate from the original building, emphasizes its compact and isolated configuration.
Far from complex interventions, a neutral, clear, and discreet architecture is proposed.
A permeable structure along the street-garden axis accentuates transparency and the ongoing dialogue with the exterior.
From the street, the two buildings are subtly visible, veiled by a stainless steel mesh that consolidates the complex as a single unit, with sufficient transparency to respect the identity and material quality of its elements.
Finally, Joan Junyer’s work ‘Cóncava’ will be represented in this separating and unifying mesh through a change in density, serving as an identifying reference point for the house where the Catalan painter was born, and which will lend its name to the Civic Center.
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