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This Barcelona housing complex brings beautiful views and sustainable living within reach

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This Barcelona housing complex brings beautiful views and sustainable living within reach
  1. 67 homes comprise Building C at Illa Glòries, part of a four-building housing complex comprised of 238 units. - José Hevia
  2. The homes have been designed for connection and community, giving people the space to lead their own lives without isolating them from one another. - José Hevia
  3. Exterior walkways border the building's courtyard. - José Hevia
  4. The spaces shake off the often negative connotations that come with social housing, instead presenting as a spacious, beautiful flat to call one's own. - José Hevia
  5. Floor-to-ceiling windows grace the flats. - José Hevia
  6. Access galleries act as physical and thermal buffers between the homes and city life outside. - José Hevia
  7. Though with a modern exterior, the building still reflects the visual rhythms of the surrounding traditional buildings, retaining cohesion throughout the neighbourhood. - José Hevia
  8. The modern design of the building blends into the rest of the housing block. - José Hevia
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  1. 67 homes comprise Building C at Illa Glòries, part of a four-building housing complex comprised of 238 units. - José Hevia
  2. The homes have been designed for connection and community, giving people the space to lead their own lives without isolating them from one another. - José Hevia
  3. Exterior walkways border the building's courtyard. - José Hevia
  4. The spaces shake off the often negative connotations that come with social housing, instead presenting as a spacious, beautiful flat to call one's own. - José Hevia
  5. Floor-to-ceiling windows grace the flats. - José Hevia
  6. Access galleries act as physical and thermal buffers between the homes and city life outside. - José Hevia
  7. Though with a modern exterior, the building still reflects the visual rhythms of the surrounding traditional buildings, retaining cohesion throughout the neighbourhood. - José Hevia
  8. The modern design of the building blends into the rest of the housing block. - José Hevia
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Design
Vivas Arquitectos and Pau Vidal
Construction
UTE Sacyr – Scrinser
Structures
Bernuz Fernandez Arquitectes
Installations
Eletresjota Tècnics Associats
Acoustics
Àurea Acústica
Acoustics
Societat Orgànica
Executive Management
Joan March Raurell
Architecture
Jaume Aballí

The architects of this social housing block in Barcelona design for comfortable living in all seasons with space for some neighbourly connection to boot.

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