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INTRODUCTIONBarcelona is going through a moment of housing emergency where 40% of the purchases of flats are made only to invest and the increase of tourist apartments exponentially increases the price of rents. There are large numbers of empty homes and the lack of rental housing makes the neighbors forced to move, a phenomenon known as gentrification. Currently Barcelona only has 1.5% of social rental housing, a figure far removed from the 50% in Vienna, or 30% in cities such as Berlin or Paris. Barcelona City Council considers access to housing a priority and is implementing policies to increase these figures.
PROPOSAL
Sensitive to this problem, from ARCHmedium we invite students and young architects to explore new typologies about social housing in a consolidated environment in the center of Barcelona. We propose the transformation of an existing office building from the 20th century to social housing. The existing 18.000m2 will house 160 homes and small scale businesses. The objective of the competition is to guarantee the social function of housing through rethinking the housing space. Proposals must explore new typologies and urban ways to respond to the program and improve the scope of intervention. The intervention must meet the highest environmental criteria, seeking a low energy consumption.
PROGRAM
We propose the transformation of an office building located in Via Laietana 8-10 to public rental housing. The building has a Ground Floor + 7 floors and a Roof Top Terrace. Without taking into consideration the interior patios and stairs, the building has 10.000m2 to intervene. The competition establishes the adaption of 1500 m2 of commerce in the ground floor and 160 houses in the upper floors. The houses contemplate different sizes, users and typologies that will cover the whole of the building.
The building has 2 basement floors that will not be taken into account for the competition. The program of the Roof Top Terrace is left free for participants to propose what they think is adequate.
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- Reviews in digital magazines and several architecture blogs.
- 1 year subscription to ARCHcase Premium
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- One-year subscription to an architecture magazine.
- Reviews in digital magazines and several architecture blogs.
- 1 year subscription to ARCHcase Premium
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- Considered for publication in an architecture magazine.- Reviews in digital magazines and several architecture blogs.
- 1 year subscription to ARCHcase Premium
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