The main goal was to adapt an old factory as a multipurpose space and meeting room for the Institute of Construction Technology of Catalonia (ITEC).
The premises were defined by an orderly succession of eleven reinforced concrete porticos, each of them formed by four pillars that defined three naves that ran its entire length, from the street to the centre of the block’s interior courtyard.
The intervention was conceived as a game of minimums, without camouflaging what was already there and taking advantage of and underlining everything that was considered positive, which was almost everything.
The most important decision was to create a patio in which adjustable slats, which allowed the sun and light to be controlled at free will, replaced part of the old roof. Large vertical mirrors covered one of its corners, creating an artificial effect that visually quadrupled the space.
To facilitate the versatility of the area intended for multipurpose uses, two flashings were made to the pillars that were the most annoying. The movable chairs and platforms could easily be arranged in various distributions following the different coloured markings painted on the wooden floor. This overlay of graphics was reminiscent of fields where various sports are practiced alternately.
