Church in Diagonal Mar / ERITHACUS arquitectos

Church in Diagonal Mar / ERITHACUS arquitectos - Windows
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Barcelona, Spain
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  2115
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2010
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  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Cupa Pizarras, C.Cánovas, Cerrajeria Alcodori , Hierros Barcelona, Inox Laser, Codorniu, Fundación Caixa Galicia, Fundación Endesa, Fundación Isolana, Fundación Roviralta, Idear, Presston, Identitat Com.Visual,Protorapid., Inversora Pedralbes, JAlsina, Lausan Texa Morteros, PAVINDUS, Uniland, Promsa, Betton Catalan y Hanson.
  • Author Architects: Guillermo Maluenda, Tomás Ivars
  • Quantity Surveyor: Josep Armenter
  • Collaborating Architects: Thomas Wissing, Fabio Bagnara
  • City: Barcelona
  • Country: Spain
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Text description provided by the architects. The radial floor falls naturally in the site converging towards the presbytery, as a point of isolation and in the direction north southbound opening to the chamfer, the street and symbolically to the whole neighborhood...

Church in Diagonal Mar / ERITHACUS arquitectos - Windows, Bench
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Floor Plan
Church in Diagonal Mar / ERITHACUS arquitectos - Chair, Windows, Beam
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The rose window which presides as a great overhang in the main front is a steel corten area of 120m2 which with"the word"die cast and retro-illuminated announces the Gospel message to the city.

Church in Diagonal Mar / ERITHACUS arquitectos - Wood, Windows, Beam
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The facades of concrete, in order to get an indoor environment of seclusion, are articulated through planes of orientation and different heights and accommodate various bas-reliefs typical of Christian symbolism that invites meditation, like on the pilgrim and enduring character of the Church.

Church in Diagonal Mar / ERITHACUS arquitectos - Windows
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The nave and presbytery receive natural illumination" from above" by prismatic skylights oriented northwards, which in turn promotes energy savings.

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In counterpoint to the horizontality of the building is the slender bell tower of 28m high. It combines concrete, wood, steel cortén and copper.

Church in Diagonal Mar / ERITHACUS arquitectos - Facade, Windows
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Church in Diagonal Mar / ERITHACUS arquitectos - Forest
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It can be said that this church largely has been built up as it was done in the past, with a generous and selfless support of many faithful and excited people about the idea of making this the Church in this new neighborhood of Barcelona.

Church in Diagonal Mar / ERITHACUS arquitectos - Facade, Windows
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Address:Carrer de Ramon Turró, 324, Barcelona, Spain

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Cite: "Church in Diagonal Mar / ERITHACUS arquitectos" 10 Sep 2017. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/878870/church-in-diagonal-mar-erithacus> ISSN 0719-8884

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