AtrásLa Rocío
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Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
It's an example of how to work one’s way through strict urban codes and tight site conditions to come up with a complete residential program
La Rocío is located in the old worker’s neighborhood of Collblanc. The programmatic requirements were met by dividing each level into two apartments, and this was done by setting a stairwell perpendicular to the rear facade, which allowed separating one night zone from the other, as well as making each flat enterable through a central point of the floor.
La estética exterior del edificio es el resultado de una atrevida reinterpretación del modernismo catalán, estrechando y estirando verticalmente las ventanas que marcan un ritmo diferente en cada una de las dos fachadas no flanqueadas por medianeras. Un azul cobalto mediterráneo es el color seleccionado para unificar el interior y el exterior, aplicado en las elevaciones del lado de la calle y los núcleos húmedos de los apartamentos.
