This family home is located in the upper area of Barcelona. The building was move to the rear of the plot in order to achieve the best orientation towards the south and east, and to have a spacious garden with panoramic views of the sea and the city of Barcelone.

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Architects: BC Estudio Architects

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Area: 570.0 m2

Project Year: 2009

Photographs: Julio Cunill

© Julio Cunill

From the architect. This family home is located in the upper area of Barcelona. The building was move to the rear of the plot in order to achieve the best orientation towards the south and east, and to have a spacious garden with panoramic views of the sea and the city of Barcelone.
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Site Plan

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Its proximity to a ring road required a formal solution to noise pollution. It was resolved in the home, by designing a façade of wooden slats and planning a green wall-talus on the edge of the lot.

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The pedestrian access to the house and to the garage is located to the side of the site. The different floors, ground, first, second and basement are developed following the longitudinal form of the terrain, with a stairwell and elevator in the middle that divides the different areas in each level.

Section

The basement as well as the garage includes storage rooms, machine room, wine cella...