Article source: Josep Miàs

Topographically, the plot, with a pentagonal shape, is in the middle of a slope. In order to take advantage of this situation, the owners suggested a programme of an underground parking, commercial facilities on the ground floor and housing on the upper levels. The project is surrounded by other housing buildings, so it is, in fact, in the middle.

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• Architects: Josep Miàs
• Project: Collective housing in Torre Baró
• Location: Barcelona, Spain
• Collaborators: Adriana Porta + Silvia Brandi (project leaders), Carles Bou (technical advisor), Fausto Raposo, Bárbara Fachada, Mafalda Batista, Lluís A. Casanovas, Cristina Feijoo, Francesca Giovaninni, Anna Mallén, Anna Mañosa, Daniel Montes, Josep Puigdemont, Benedetta Slucca, Pablo Varesi, Enric Argemí, Mario Blanco, Horacio Arias, Stefania Carboni, Margherita Corbetta, Mannick Eigenheer, Isabelle Glenz, Diogo Henriques, Silvia Lai, Pier Francesco Lisci, Roberta Luna, Francisca Marzotto, Ines Reis, Diego Romero, Emanuela Scano, María Tapias, Christian Giovanetti, Giovanni Galdieri, Gabriele Mura, Laura Pomesano
• Consultors: Engineering (PROISOTEC, Josep Masachs), structure (BOMA)
• Type: collective housing (winner project in a competition)
• Completion: 2012
• Client: Public – Barcelona Council, Regesa, Bagursa 
• Size: 5000 m²
• Budget: <4M €

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