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In this first stage, the catalogue focuses on the modern and contemporary architecture designed and built between 1832 –year of construction of the first industrial chimney in Barcelona that we establish as the beginning of modernity– until today.

The project is born to make the architecture more accessible both to professionals and to the citizens through a website that is going to be updated and extended. Contemporary works of greater general interest will be incorporated, always with a necessary historical perspective, while gradually adding works from our past, with the ambitious objective of understanding a greater documented period.

The collection feeds from multiple sources, mainly from the generosity of architectural and photographic studios, as well as the large amount of excellent historical and reference editorial projects, such as architectural guides, magazines, monographs and other publications. It also takes into consideration all the reference sources from the various branches and associated entities with the COAC and other collaborating entities related to the architectural and design fields, in its maximum spectrum.

Special mention should be made of the incorporation of vast documentation from the COAC Historical Archive which, thanks to its documental richness, provides a large amount of valuable –and in some cases unpublished– graphic documentation.

The rigour and criteria for selection of the works has been stablished by a Documental Commission, formed by the COAC’s Culture Spokesperson, the director of the COAC Historical Archive, the directors of the COAC Digital Archive, and professionals and other external experts from all the territorial sections that look after to offer a transversal view of the current and past architectural landscape around the territory.

The determination of this project is to become the largest digital collection about Catalan architecture; a key tool of exemplar information and documentation about architecture, which turns into a local and international referent, for the way to explain and show the architectural heritage of a territory.

Aureli Mora i Omar Ornaque
Directors arquitecturacatalana.cat

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2019-2024 Aureli Mora i Omar Ornaque

Documental Commission:

2019-2024 Ramon Faura Carolina B. Garcia Francesc Rafat Antoni López Daufí Joan Falgueras Anton Pàmies Mercè Bosch Josep Ferrando Fernando Marzá Aureli Mora Omar Ornaque

External Collaborators:

2019-2024 Lluis Andreu Sergi Ballester Helena Cepeda Inès Martinel Maria Jesús Quintero

With the support of:

Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament de Cultura

Collaborating Entities:

ArquinFAD

 

Fundació Mies van der Rohe

 

Fundación DOCOMOMO Ibérico

 

Arxiu Mas

 

Basílica de la Sagrada Família

 

Museu del Disseny de Barcelona

 

EINA Centre Universitari de Disseny i Art de Barcelona

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  1. Migdia House

    SAU - Taller d'Arquitectura, Lluís Jordà Sala, Pol Jordà Sala

    Migdia House

    The project starts from two initial premises marked by the property from day one: - A house with lots of natural light - A house that has the ability over time to increase ceiling metres without giving up the common spaces. These two premises are what determine the main idea of the project: bring all rooms, and storage, to the partitions; leaving a central nucleus that articulates the space around it. This decision allows us to free up the street and patio façades, north and south respectively, and be able to work on them as a light and ventilation filter. On the other hand, it frees up the project section, giving it flexibility in time. Depending on the needs of the users, the roof area is increased through the construction of lofts. Anchors have been left integrated in the concrete structure so that in the future simple wooden structures can be assembled without the need for auxiliary means. On the ground floor, connected to the street and the patio, there is a garage space understood as a multifunctional space where you can have family lunches, parties or activities related to the patio. On the first floor, and going from south to north, there is the living-dining room and the kitchen. The room is connected to the living room through a double sliding door, this gives several alternatives for privacy, from a room completely open or semi-open to the living room to a closed room with access through the dressing room. On the roof, and thanks to the section, two terraces appear, one more private and protected by a vegetable pergola, and the other more exposed, understood as a solarium. The partitions are parallel but skewed with respect to the perpendicular of the façade. Taking advantage of the fact that they are blind elements, they are considered as service and storage spaces, recovering the perpendicular to the façade on its inner face. This gives the possibility of fitting a programme where it takes more thickness. The core that integrates the bathroom and stairs is slightly offset towards the north-west corner of the building's floor plan, thus defining different proportions in the spaces around it and facilitating the relationship between them. It also integrates a courtyard of light that, in addition to illuminating the central spaces of the house, provides natural light to the shower and toilet. This patio is designed as a preview for a possible elevator. The façades are understood as a triple skin. They are designed as filters to improve the feeling of comfort: light and temperature. The outermost skin is 4cm cellular polycarbonate, the inside is double glass with a camera and adjustable slats between the two. On the south façade, the space between the polycarbonate sheet and the glass can be opened and closed depending on the ventilation needs: in winter we close the chamber and orient the slats inwards to make the most of the radiation and in the summer we open the camera and orient the slats outwards thus avoiding the direct incidence of solar radiation; if it is suitable we can also open 100% of the inner leaf leaving the whole house ventilated from the south to the north façade. The house is designed to achieve the greatest possible comfort through passive methods. Only 3 mechanical air conditioning elements appear: a chimney with forced ventilation; a fan, duct and thermostat system that recirculates the hot air accumulated in the upper part of the double space taking it to the lower levels; and a heat pump that is used as additional support. We have worked with the neutral materials possible: concrete, glass, polycarbonate, maple wood... with the aim of generating an uncontaminated space and for the user to give it colour and personality through furniture, vegetation... somehow trying to project a support for everyday life.
  2. Centre for Activities in the Landscape

    SAU - Taller d'Arquitectura, Lluís Jordà Sala, Pol Jordà Sala

    Centre for Activities in the Landscape

    Les Llossesés el municipi amb el terme més extens i un dels menys poblats del Ripollès, sense nucli urbà. S’estructura mitjançantun seguit d’antigues parròquies que conformen petits conjunts arquitectònics disseminats en el terme i masies aïllades. Al peu de la carretera C-26 de Ripoll a Berga es troba la parròquia de Santa Maria de Matamala, que dona nom al nucli de Matamala, el qual és un dels indrets més emblemàtics del municipi. L’església que domina la vall, datada des de l’any 888, tradicionalment sempre ha estat lloc de trobades i celebracions. L’objectiu inicial és crear un equipament obert que concentri la majoria d’activitats socioculturals i esportives de Les Llosses, amb vocació de ser la llavor que en el futur generi la creació d’un nucli urbà que donarà la identitat al poble. L’edificacióes conforma mitjançant una superfície construïda de gairebé 900 m², equivalent a la que actualment té el conjunt de Santa Maria de Matamala. L’equipament té en planta semisoterrani una sala oberta de 32,5 m de llarg, per 20 m d’ample i 6 m d’alçada lliure, un espai tancat per lavabos i un altre per magatzem d’uns 25 m² cadascun, plantejats de tal forma que si un altre dia es vol tancar la sala principal, aquests espais es poguessin utilitzar independentment des de l’exterior. En la planta superior es col·loca un espai polivalent tancat d’uns 150 m² amb un petit lavabo. Aquesta planta es tracta amb una volumetria pura i rotunda que ajuda a resoldre el canvi de nivell del terreny. L’objectiu d’aquest espai és realitzar qualsevol tipus d’acte o reunió de petit format que requereixi d’un espai tancat. El programa d’usos proposat per l’Ajuntament, suposava una volumetria molt important respecte de les preexistències actuals. Aquesta volumetria s’implanta sense que l’església perdi cap mena de protagonisme arquitectònic, ni el sentit com a punt de referència en el paisatge que tradicionalment a tingut, i per altre banda s’ha buscat laidentificació inequívoca de que es tracta d’un equipament singular. Un espai cobert de considerables dimensions que s’integra en el paisatge a base d’encabir-lo en el terreny de tal manera que la coberta és una ampliació de l’esplanada superior i la volumetria és absorbida amb l’avançament del marge. Un espai obert que permeti tot tipus d’activitat, minimitzant les despeses de manteniment, sense complements ni decoracions afegides, que no requereix cap control especial per a la seva utilització. Punt de trobadaper poder practicar basquet, futbol sala o altres esports d’interior que requereixen espais protegits de les inclemències meteorològiques i al mateix temps lloc de celebracions de festes majors, concentracions, fires i mercats. Equipament obert a tothom i per tot.
  3. FAD Award

    Shortlisted. Category: Architecture
    Centre for Activities in the Landscape

  4. Cases Vivet

    SAU - Taller d'Arquitectura, Lluís Jordà Sala, Pol Jordà Sala

    Cases Vivet

    Es plantegen dues cases aparellades en un solar que es beneficia d’assolellament tot el dia i amb una vista privilegiada a les muntanyes del Bisaura. Els objectius principals són aconseguir un baix impacte ambiental i oferir habitatges d'alta qualitat a un cost competitiu amb una arquitectura integrada en el paisatge. Es planteja treballar amb la idea de reduir l'impacte ambiental amb construcció en sec a base d'una estructura de fusta laminada, acabats de panells de tricapa d'avet, aïllament de fibres de fusta i façana ventilada amb compost de fusta-ciment. A més, es minimitzen les obertures per evitar pèrdues i reduir al mínim els consums. S'ha prioritzat l'estandardització i es redueixen els costos amb poc residu a l'obra. La planta és un exercici d'eficiència programàtica: construir el mínim sense renunciar a la qualitat espacial. L'estratègia formal i de materialitat és una conseqüència de la lectura del paisatge: un petit refugi que no renuncia a la capacitat emotiva de l'arquitectura.
  5. Mostres d'Arquitectura (Comarques Centrals)

    Award-Winner / Winner
    Casa Cesc

  6. Premis d’Arquitectura de les Comarques de Girona

    Menció. Category: Architecture
    Cases Vivet

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