![Workspace in a former coal bunker / BAAS - Shelving, Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5010/636c/28ba/0d42/2200/1c4a/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414019618)
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Architects: BAAS Arquitectura: BAAS
- Year: 2004
Text description provided by the architects. The space is on the ground floor of an apartment block where one of the last coal bunkers in Barcelona was located.
![Workspace in a former coal bunker / BAAS - Image 4 of 9](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5010/6373/28ba/0d42/2200/1c4c/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414019623)
The inside height, approximately 2.5 metres under street level, allowed the construction of a metal and wood mezzanine at access level, taking advantage of the natural slope of the street.
![Workspace in a former coal bunker / BAAS - Sink, Bathroom](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5010/6378/28ba/0d42/2200/1c4d/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414019625)
The mezzanine does not cover the space entirely but leaves an open midsection which gives natural light to the lower level and creates a double-level space.
![Workspace in a former coal bunker / BAAS - Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5010/6369/28ba/0d42/2200/1c49/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414019620)
The workspace distribution is the same on both levels: a row of offices along the wall which are illuminated by the existing skylights in the mezzanine.
![Workspace in a former coal bunker / BAAS - Table, Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5010/637c/28ba/0d42/2200/1c4e/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414019627)