Article source: Alonso y Balaguer

The building of Heribert Salas’ (1926 – 2011) house in Via Laietana 49, Barcelona in 1926 could never be considered a finished project and the clash of what was then considered a modern building within the weave of Ciutat Vella left wounds that have taken over 80
years to heal.

Image Courtesy © Josep Mª Molinos / Marco Pastori

• Architects: Alonso y Balaguer
• Project: HOTEL OHLA *****
• Location: Via Laietana nº49, Barcelona, Spain
• Photography: Josep Mª Molinos / Marco Pastori
• Project Manager: Daniel Isern
• Developer: Cent Claus, S.L.
• Work involved: Basic project, executive project and site management
• Completion time: 2008-2011
• Surface area: 6,400 m2
• Constructor: Lluis Pares, S.L.
• Quantity Surveyors: Tecnics G3, S.L. (Manoli Vila, Javier Chávez, Victor Forteza)
• Structural Engineering: NOLAC
• Installation Engineering: PGI
• Sculptural work on façade: Frederic Amat
• Illumination: Artec3 Lighting Design

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