Within the context of the Modernista architecture of Barcelona’s Eixample, we transformed a 1979 office building by giving it a new skin —more efficient, lighter, and adaptable.
The former structural façade grid is reinterpreted through a modular system that enlarges the openings and enhances natural light. The goal is clear: to create a new visual identity without erasing the original logic. Improving both the building’s external presence and the interior comfort and well-being of its users.
The window openings are conceived as part of a lightweight modular system that reinterprets the former grid, creating a ventilated façade clad in composite panels. This double layer acts as a thermal and acoustic buffer optimizing the overall efficiency of the building. The inclusion of operable façade elements and a layout that frees up the corners enable natural cross ventilation.
In terms of constructive efficiency, the modular system facilitates agile on-site assembly while allowing for future disassembly and recyclability of the materials used.
About volumetry and materiality, the base and main body of the building are redefined to harmonize with the existing urban fabric and adapt to the scale of the surrounding architecture.
The top is resolved with a system of vertical slats that generate a double skin, providing greater privacy and solar control. The base follows the same architectural language, thus inheriting the compositional order of the classical buildings of the Eixample.
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