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Teresa Ametller House
Lluís Bonet i Garí, Josep Sala Comas
The Agell House, due to its proportions, takes on a stately character. The typology adopted brings us closer to the characteristic of medieval palaces, since the square plan generates a courtyard in the middle and, around it, a gallery. The arrangement, on two of the building's flanks, of two towers that protrude from the volume recalls fortified palaces. The building, with two floors, has a hip roof of flat lace tiles, and with a barbican supported by panels. The semicircular porch that gives access to the entrance is surrounded by Ionic columns that support an open terrace on the first floor. On the opposite façade there is a porch terrace, on the central gable of which there is a relief of an almond tree, emblem of the original owner's family. The arrangement of the main access; the appearance of terraces and porches where Ionic columns alternate and, in others, semicircular arches, give the building certain medieval and, at the same time, classical echoes. In the openings, the application of sgraffitos with filigree details (the work of Joan Mirambell) and on one of the sides the arrangement of a built-in bench with the back of decorated tiles (the work of Francesc Domingo) have just given the building of a nineteenth-century character. This bench is tiled with ceramic borders and floral motifs, and at the top there are three designs. In the one in the centre, an almond tree with the inscription "L'Ametler, arbre de Catalunya" appears. The side drawings show a girl with a basket of flowers and a farmer. As it was an isolated tower, it was the architect Rubió i Tudurí who designed the extensive garden structured geometrically by topiary art, and let the eleven hectares of forest that surround the property grow more spontaneously. The tower was built on an extensive rustic property very close to the old chapel of Santa Elena d'Agell, mentioned already in the 10th century, and the Mas de "Ca l'Arnó", today called "Cals Frares" (1235), which for a few years was the manor of the property. Since the 18th century, the land was owned by the family of Teresa Amatller i Cros (1873-1960), daughter of the prestigious chocolatier, who was the promoter. A first project is due to Josep Sala i Comas, but in 1918, it was Lluís Bonet i Garí who took charge of it. In 1943, Antoni Amatller gave the house to the Women's Section, which used it for a hostel. Recently, the Generalitat de Catalunya acquired the house and conditioned it to function as a hostel for colonies. The works of rebuilding roofs, restoring and consolidating façades and adding a new building were directed by the architect Agapit Borràs. Currently, the building is part of the national network of social hostels in Catalonia.1918
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House in El Maresme
Studio PER, Pep Bonet Bertran, Cristian Cirici i Alomar
This house, initially designed as a family residence, has subsequently been subjected to several extensions and the landscaping of the outdoor space that surrounds it, which were not initially contemplated in order not to exceed a limited budget. No architectural separation has been built between the area used as a private garden and the rest of the property for agricultural use. The entire programme is developed on a single T-shaped plan, with the arms oriented towards the south. The façade is protected from the summer sun by a sloped roof porch, which is the extension of the roof on two tiled slopes of the whole house. It is built based on two sheets of brick walls, the exterior has a natural colour and the interior is painted white. The tiled roof rests on wooden beams, which at the same time rest on the interior brick wall. Bathrooms and kitchens are partially covered with broken pieces of marble.1982 - 1983
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2009
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Habitatges a Cabrera de Mar
TwoBo Arquitectura, María Pancorbo, Luis Twose Roig, Alberto Twose, Pablo Twose
Omplir un buit urbà. L'edifici acull a la cara nord la proporció de buits, colors i composició del nucli antic de Cabrera de Mar, sense renunciar a un llenguatge més contemporani que s'expressa amb més intensitat a la cara sud, oberta al sol ia les vistes. Aquí l'estructura de formigó crea una gelosia que actua com un gran filtre, formant lògies i pèrgoles que protegeixen l'interior dels habitatges. L'habitatge s'estén pels dos extrems, a la cara nord s'apropia dels espais comunitaris o s'obre al carrer mitjançant grans aigües. A la cara sud s'obre a l'exposició del sol i la vida oberta a terrasses o patis. Cada habitatge cerca una transició fluida entre aquests dos pols, mitjançant recorreguts circulars, simples i dobles, oa les llargues visuals diagonals que creuen la planta. Al centre se situen volums (banys o armaris) que articulen i possibiliten tot aquest moviment. Ús de materials senzills però de clara expressió: Formigó, fusta de pi i ceràmica.2019