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Architects: Ravetllat-Ribas
- Area: 3042 m²
- Year: 2016
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Photographs:Adrià Goula
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Manufacturers: Erxis, Escuredo talleres, Gascón fusters, Imperfexa, Muraltec, Reules 2001, Silmer solutions, Upton Connect
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Text description provided by the architects. The project saw the restoration of part of the former army barracks, dedicated to breeding horses, at La Remunta in Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona.
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In agreement with the City Council, part of the enclosure has been converted to a public park and sites earmarked for the development of housing blocks. All remaining buildings on the site are protected.
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The old barracks consist of six building, four of which were the subject of this project. Building 1 included stables and a soldier's mess on the ground floor, and a dormitory for soldiers and officers on the first floor.
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Buildings 3 and 4 are single storey, used only for horses. Building 5 was an infirmary and laboratory. The two other buildings that were not part of this project, an old farmhouse and Building 2, will be separately developed as a nursery.
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The future use of the buildings is as yet unknown. The aim of project was to ensure the buildings were restored and protected from further dilapidation while a use compatible with the public park is found.
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Non-protected buildings have been demolished and removed from the site, new roadworks have been completed and the park is already open to the public.
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