Centre Caixa
Barcelona, Spain
Photo © Lluís Casals
Photo © Lluís Casals
Photo © Lluís Casals
- arkkitehdit
- L35
- Location
- Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Year
- 1991
Multi-purpose complex (tertiary, commercial and residential) consisting of three buildings with different volumes.
The façade of the most representative faces the Avenida Diagonal. This 42-metre glass cube already forms part of the city’s image. Parallel to the cube, is a linear building with the same façade treatment. Between both buildings there is a square that has acquired great relevance over time. Its use as a meeting point and leisure area for the shopping centre allows the installation of outdoor eating areas, creating a dynamic urban ambience that is, at the same time, cosy.
The third volume, with a different treatment and design (residential), is a small brick building that enhances the existing buildings at the back of the lot.
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