BARCELONA SOCIAL HOUSING
The proposed development is a manifesto against the existing utilitarianism of social housing in Barcelona. The main goal is to transform an abandoned office building from the 20th century into a habitable residential block that fit the 21st century and beyond. The site is located in the centre of the city and has 8 floors plus a roof terrace totalling 10,000m2. of useable space. The ground floor is large enough for 1500m2 of retail space and the brief specified creating a roof terrace that could exploit its desirable views over the city. The proposal had to encapsulate the holistic nature of Barcelona’s buildings, streets, sidewalks and plaza, whilst exploring a new typology for social housing in the city.
