El Bruc Residential, Barcelona Public Building, Architect, Spanish Design

El Bruc Residencial, Barcelona

Multiuse Building in Catalonia, Spain – design by David Oliva + Elisenda Planas

4 Aug 2011

El Bruc Building

Multiuse building and Meeting Point – El Bruc Residencial

Design: David Oliva + Elisenda Planas / www.SP25.es

Project Description

El Bruc Residential, is located just outside the old town centre of El Bruc. It is a new public building for single-family housing development, with a social and cultural use, which consists in a multiuse room for the neighbors, a little bar and a toilet. We were asked to design a neighborhood meeting point, a place for popular parties and celebrations, and other activities such as conferences and courses. It is planned for a capacity of 20-30 people simultaneously and located next to a public playground and a small sports court for the community.

photos : David Oliva + Elisenda Planas / www.SP25.es

The program areas are distributed in just one floor. A covered entrance porch, communicates directly with the multipurpose room. At the opposite end of the entrance, there are other complementary services (small bar, toilet, storage and cleaning room).

The hardness of the concrete contrasts with the pines’ apparent fragility. It is a very honest and plain building, a wysiwyg building. Due to the small size of the building, it provides an image of unity and compactness of the material. The façade is the structure, the structure defines the material and the security grille provides an integral texture to the façade. The geometry clearly defines people and light entrance volumes. The result is an integral, durable and engaging building.

It has given most importance to energy efficiency, such as thermic and acoustic insulations, water saving systems and rainwater recovery for garden irrigation.

photos : David Oliva + Elisenda Planas / www.SP25.es

El Bruc Residential – Building Information

Project Title: Multiuse building and Meeting Point – El Bruc Residencial
Architects: David Oliva + Elisenda Planas / www.SP25.es
Engineering: LAVOLA, S.L.
Structure: CRAE,S.L.
Design: 2009
Construction: 2010
Location: El Bruc Residencial, El Bruc, Barcelona, Spain
Type: Public building
Program: Multiuse room, bar, toilet, storage and cleaning room
Size: 95.75 sqm
Budget: 186.300€
Client: Ajuntament El Bruc / Diputació de Barcelona

Photos: David Oliva + Elisenda Planas / www.SP25.es

El Bruc Residential images / information received Jul 2011

Location: El Bruc, Barcelona, Spain

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