8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó
07/05/2018.
[Barcelona] Spain
metalocus, JOAQUIN MINAYA
metalocus, JOAQUIN MINAYA
These 8 apartments form a new residential project developed in the neighborhood of Gràcia, in Barcelona. The project seeks to dignify the city by approaching to the traditional domestic architecture of Barcelona.
Exterior. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó. Photograph © José Hevia
Exterior. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó. Photograph © José Hevia
Exterior. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó. Photograph © José Hevia
Main facade. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó. Photograph © José Hevia
Entry. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó. Photograph © José Hevia
Stairs. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó. Photograph © José Hevia
Stairs. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó. Photograph © José Hevia
Stairs. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó. Photograph © José Hevia
Stairs. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó. Photograph © José Hevia
Aparment entry. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó. Photograph © José Hevia
Interior. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó. Photograph © José Hevia
Living room. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó. Photograph © José Hevia
Living room. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó. Photograph © José Hevia
Interior. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó. Photograph © José Hevia
Kitchen. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó. Photograph © José Hevia
Interior. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó. Photograph © José Hevia
Kitchen. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó. Photograph © José Hevia
Facade detail. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó. Photograph © José Hevia
Detail. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó. Photograph © José Hevia
Site plan. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó
Ground, second and rooftop floor. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó
Cross and longitudinal sections. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó
Second floor. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó
Tribuna detail. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó
Artificial stone elements detail. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó
Model. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó
Sketch. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó
Sketch. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó
Sketch. 8 Apartments in Gràcia by Raimon Farré Moretó
The project has been designed by the architect Raimon Farré Moretó. The building consists of 8 apartments of 40m² each and with a free height of 3.4m. Each apartment tries to be flexible and in them the materials are chosen with the intention of lasting: reinforced concrete, ceramics, wood and the facilities themselves.
Description of project by Raimon Farré Moretó
This project pursued to dignify the city through the incorporation of elements, proportions, materials and constructive solutions that are typical of traditional residential buildings in Barcelona.
A tribuna (an enclosed gallery projecting over the building’s front), a distinct noble element of residential buildings in Barcelona’s Eixample, characterizes each of the eight flats that make up the building. Their floor-to-ceiling height of 3.4m offers the highest level of usefulness for the 40sqm available. One room/one home, flexible and able to adapt to future changes. A light construction fixed element of 10sqm accommodates the unit’s sanitary services (kitchen and bathroom) and defines the entrance, while a built-in module that satisfies the needs of storage, leisure and work, separates and plays around the surrounding living-dining room, bedroom and tribuna.
The materials –five that explain almost everything— and their materiality were chosen to guarantee, as much as possible, long-term durability:
Reinforced concrete is present in the artificial stone elements of the façade, floor pavements and the interior’s porticoed structure, where it is left exposed.
Ceramic elements constitute the building’s enclosure, made of 240mm-wide lightened clay bricks on the outside and double-leaf masonry of 90mm-wide lightweight clay bricks inside. The exterior façade is finished with ETICS panels, while on the inside bricks are left exposed and whitewashed, thus leaving the material’s tectonic and expressive characteristics visible with the expectation that additional layers of lime will soften the walls’ still rough texture.
Wood is used for the built-in module of the “rooms” and the coverings of staircase landings. They are made of pinewood lumber frame construction finished with HPL boards; all joints are reversible to allow accessibility inside the walls.
Service equipment items (ducts and conduits for utilities) are considered as an additional material of the building, all present but integrated and accessible, trying to make the useful life of the building more flexible and long-lasting.
And lastly, dirt. The roughness of the façade seeks to accommodate the dirt and scuffs that will inevitably appear and accumulate in certain places, thus ensuring that over the years the building’s presence improves, or better yet, that it ages well.
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Architect
Raimon Farré Moretó
Location
Calle Taxdirt, 19. Barcelona, Spain
Project year
2008-2016
Area
672sqm
Collaborators
Project team. Marta Besora.- Anna Comas.- Octavio Puente.- Sergio Carrás.--- Civil engineer. Enric Farré.- Marc Palacios.--- Estructural engineers. Enric Farré.- Raimon Farré.--- Facility design. Tescor, ingeniería.--- Construction company. Baldo BSO.--- External consultants. Guillem Bosch.- Jaume Mayol.- Irene Pérez.- Núria Rello
Raimon Farré Moretó
Raimon Farré Moretó, was born in 1976. He graduated from ETSAV as an architect in 2000. From 2002 to 2005 he had an FI Research Grant at the University of Architecture in Vallés, ETSAV, in the Department of Architectural Technology, where he is still teaching. He also taught at LaSalle, Ramon Llull University (Barcelona) as a member of the Architectural Graphic Expression department. He participated in several ERASMUS Intensive Program Workshops from EU: Netherland, Belgium, Poland, Spain and Liechtenstein.
In 2001 he opened his own office with Jaume Mayol and since 2006 he has been the co-founder with Irene Pérez and Jaume Mayol of the architectural office, TEd’A. They have won several competitions in architecture. Awards and mentions received include: finalist in architectural Biennale of Vallès in 2007; finalist in architectural awards of Mallorca in 2007 and 2011; selected works in Archia Proxima awards in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012; prize in World Architecture Community Awards in 2009; selected work in FAD award in 2011. Their work was selected for the exhibition Sensitive Matter 2010 in Lisbon, La Coruña, and Berlin. Nowadays he is working by his self.
In 2001 he opened his own office with Jaume Mayol and since 2006 he has been the co-founder with Irene Pérez and Jaume Mayol of the architectural office, TEd’A. They have won several competitions in architecture. Awards and mentions received include: finalist in architectural Biennale of Vallès in 2007; finalist in architectural awards of Mallorca in 2007 and 2011; selected works in Archia Proxima awards in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012; prize in World Architecture Community Awards in 2009; selected work in FAD award in 2011. Their work was selected for the exhibition Sensitive Matter 2010 in Lisbon, La Coruña, and Berlin. Nowadays he is working by his self.
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