VITA22@ Building / JPAM

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Text description provided by the architects. The 13,500 m2 building, comprising a six-story horizontal block and a 13-story tower situated on the corner of Avinguda Meridiana and Carrer Sancho de Ávila, stands out for its desire to break away from the hermetic nature of other contemporary buildings and relate directly to the consolidated fabric of the district. The project's willingness to integrate fully into the urban context is manifested in a rough, vibrant façade. The windows, designed to open up and become useful spaces, serve as the interface between the building and the city. Its design evokes elements of the old factories in the neighborhood, which, due to the large industrial concentration at the end of the 19th century, was known as the "Catalan Manchester". The repeated pattern in the window arrangement mirrors the rhythm of English-influenced factory elements present in other buildings in the area, like Ca l'Aranyó. Additionally, the use of traditional materials such as clay brick is adopted and adapted, contributing to the project's contextual resonance. The entrance to the complex, distinguished by a large porch with a red canopy, is located on the chamfered corner of Avenida Meridiana. It is designed as a transparent space that visually articulates the common areas including the reception, the study spaces and the event rooms, the rest and lounge areas, the cafeteria, and the laundry. Thus, an atmosphere of "reciprocity of gazes between users and passers-by" is created on the ground floor, as the JPAM studio points out.