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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Historical Archive which, thanks to its documental richness, provides a large amount of valuable –and in some cases unpublished– graphic documentation.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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Directors:

2019-2026 Aureli Mora i Omar Ornaque

Documental Commission:

2019-2026 Ramon Faura Carolina B. Garcia Eduard Callís Francesc Rafat Pau Albert Antoni López Daufí Joan Falgueras Mercè Bosch Jaume Farreny Anton Pàmies Juan Manuel Zaguirre Josep Ferrando Gemma Ferré Inés de Rivera Fernando Marzá Moisés Puente Aureli Mora Omar Ornaque

Collaborators:

2019-2026 Lluis Andreu Sergi Ballester Marianela Pla Maria Jesús Quintero Lucía M. Villodres Montse Viu

External Collaborators:

2019-2026 Helena Cepeda Inès Martinel

With the support of:

Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament de Cultura

Collaborating Entities:

ArquinFAD

 

Fundació Mies van der Rohe

 

Fundación DOCOMOMO Ibérico

 

Basílica de la Sagrada Família

 

Museu del Disseny de Barcelona

 

Fomento

 

AMB

 

EINA Centre Universitari de Disseny i Art de Barcelona

 

IEFC

 

Fundació Domènench Montaner.

 

ETSAB

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We kindly invite you to help us improve the dissemination of Catalan architecture through this space. Here you can propose works and provide or amend information on authors, photographers and their work, along with adding comments. The Documentary Commission will analyze all data. Please do only fill in the fields you deem necessary to add or amend the information.

The Arxiu Històric del Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya is one of the most important documentation centers in Europe, which houses the professional collections of more than 180 architects whose work is fundamental to understanding the history of Catalan architecture. By filling this form, you can request digital copies of the documents for which the Arxiu Històric del Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya manages the exploitation of the author's rights, as well as those in the public domain. Once the application has been made, the Arxiu Històric del Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya will send you an approximate budget, which varies in terms of each use and purpose.

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Responsable del tractament: Col·legi d Arquitectes de Catalunya 'COAC'
Finalitat del tractament: Tramitar la sol·licitud de còpies digitals dels documents dels quals l’Arxiu Històric del COAC gestiona els drets d'explotació dels autors, a més d'aquells que es trobin en domini públic.
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Destinatari de cessions o transferències: El COAC no realitza cessions o transferències internacionals de dades personals.
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  • Calvet Apartment Building

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The purpose of this project is the construction of a Limited-Rent building, Group 1, comprising 15 dwellings on the upper floors, a commercial unit on the ground floor, and basement levels housing the building’s shared services (central heating and coal store). The ground floor also contains the residential entrance and one dwelling.
The main characteristics of the building are as follows:
The basement and ground-floor structure is of mixed construction, consisting of brick load-bearing walls combined with reinforced concrete columns and beams. The structure of the remaining floors is formed by brick walls and floors made up of concrete joists with ceramic infill blocks.
Interior floor finishes consist of hydraulic mosaic tiles, with terrazzo flooring in the entrance hall and staircases. Walls are plastered and painted with distemper. Ceilings are finished with reed lath and plaster, painted with distemper. Bathrooms, kitchens and utility rooms are tiled with 15 × 15 cm ceramic wall tiles to full height. Sanitary fittings are first-quality porcelain.
The electrical installation is concealed, run in Bergman conduit, with first-quality bakelite switches, sockets and bells. A power distribution network is also provided. Cooking appliances are of a mixed gas and coal type, except in the ground-floor and attic dwellings, which have a more reduced programme and are equipped with gas cookers only.
A central heating system is installed, with boiler and coal store located in the basement. A passenger lift and a goods lift are provided, supplied and installed by a reputable specialist company. Gas and cold-water installations are concealed and executed in lead pressure pipes of diameters required by the utility companies.
Each dwelling is equipped with a domestic hot water system using electric water heaters of 100 litres and 25 litres capacity (except in the attic and ground-floor dwelling, where 15-litre units are installed), with a concealed galvanised steel distribution network.
In compliance with Article 100 of the current building regulations, individual mailboxes for correspondence are installed in the entrance hall, in accordance with the applicable standards.
Façade openings are fitted with metal joinery, and solid wall sections are clad with high-temperature fired ceramic tiles.
The building is intended for the sale of individual dwellings.

Source: Fons MBM / Arxiu Històric del COAC

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  1. Calvet Apartment Building

    Martorell-Bohigas, Oriol Bohigas i Guardiola, Josep Maria Martorell i Codina

    Calvet Apartment Building

    The purpose of this project is the construction of a Limited-Rent building, Group 1, comprising 15 dwellings on the upper floors, a commercial unit on the ground floor, and basement levels housing the building’s shared services (central heating and coal store). The ground floor also contains the residential entrance and one dwelling. The main characteristics of the building are as follows: The basement and ground-floor structure is of mixed construction, consisting of brick load-bearing walls combined with reinforced concrete columns and beams. The structure of the remaining floors is formed by brick walls and floors made up of concrete joists with ceramic infill blocks. Interior floor finishes consist of hydraulic mosaic tiles, with terrazzo flooring in the entrance hall and staircases. Walls are plastered and painted with distemper. Ceilings are finished with reed lath and plaster, painted with distemper. Bathrooms, kitchens and utility rooms are tiled with 15 × 15 cm ceramic wall tiles to full height. Sanitary fittings are first-quality porcelain. The electrical installation is concealed, run in Bergman conduit, with first-quality bakelite switches, sockets and bells. A power distribution network is also provided. Cooking appliances are of a mixed gas and coal type, except in the ground-floor and attic dwellings, which have a more reduced programme and are equipped with gas cookers only. A central heating system is installed, with boiler and coal store located in the basement. A passenger lift and a goods lift are provided, supplied and installed by a reputable specialist company. Gas and cold-water installations are concealed and executed in lead pressure pipes of diameters required by the utility companies. Each dwelling is equipped with a domestic hot water system using electric water heaters of 100 litres and 25 litres capacity (except in the attic and ground-floor dwelling, where 15-litre units are installed), with a concealed galvanised steel distribution network. In compliance with Article 100 of the current building regulations, individual mailboxes for correspondence are installed in the entrance hall, in accordance with the applicable standards. Façade openings are fitted with metal joinery, and solid wall sections are clad with high-temperature fired ceramic tiles. The building is intended for the sale of individual dwellings.

  2. FAD Award

    Shortlisted. Category: Architecture

    FAD Award

    Calvet Apartment Building

    Martorell-Bohigas, Oriol Bohigas i Guardiola, Josep Maria Martorell i Codina

  3. Ampliació del Despatx MBM

    MBM Arquitectes, Oriol Bohigas i Guardiola, David Mackay, Josep Maria Martorell i Codina

    Ampliació del Despatx MBM

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  • Perspectiva parcial de l'Edifici d'Habitatges Calvet

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    Perspectiva parcial de l'Edifici d'Habitatges Calvet

    © Fons MBM / Arxiu Històric del COAC

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