This building, built in the old town of Barcelona, reflects the desire to adapt to the environment without mimicry, respecting volume, a uniform distribution of spaces and voids and the use of sustainable façade materials that age well. It is considered important to reuse elements of the old, demolished buildings that were determined to be more valuable, such as the Neo-Gothic stone arches of Montjuïc located on the ground floor.
The structure is of reinforced concrete, visible in most of the building. The walls have pieces of Begur stone with irregular spacing and full joint as an exterior finish. A considerable thickness of façade gives a strong thermal inertia to the building, as well as better acoustic insulation.
It has 48 two-bedroom homes, a neighbourhood facility on the ground floors and an apartment with a SW terrace and basement parking.
Located on the corner between Nou de La Rambla and De L’Est Streets, access to the residential area is via the latter through a tall porch that surrounds the south façade. This helps to give more space to this part of the street and connects with the green area planned by PERI, leaving access from Nou de la Rambla Street for public facilities.
The floor plan is made with a single core of access to the central area that serves twelve homes per floor, and at each end of the L-shaped corridor, a unique area illuminates the emergency staircase and a common space facing south. This solution minimises construction, maintenance, cleaning and control costs.
The neighbourhood equipment works in a limited way in the outdoor space pending its renovation, and works on a large south-west terrace on the upper floor. The roof of the building is used as a recreation area for the residents.