Santa Caterina Market Rehabilitation Project
Market place
Barcelona, Spain
1996-2005
Project Architect: EMBT
Rehabilitation of a public market, which dates from 1848. The project included various functions − the Market, social housing for old people, the conservation of the foundations of Santa Caterina church (which collapsed in 1243), a public plaza, parking and waste disposal facilities. Fifteen streets meet in the market square. Inside, three wooden vaults float due to a complex suspended structure system resembling a fish, which is seen in the exterior, while 325,000 hexagonal tiles in 67 colors conform a new urban landscape, representing the contents of the building.
Awards
Catalonian National Prize (Patrimony Category)
Finalist of IX Spanish Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism
III prize Spanish Ceramic tiles
Santa Caterina Market Rehabilitation Project
Market place
Barcelona, Spain
1996-2005
Project Architect: EMBT
Rehabilitation of a public market, which dates from 1848. The project included various functions − the Market, social housing for old people, the conservation of the foundations of Santa Caterina church (which collapsed in 1243), a public plaza, parking and waste disposal facilities. Fifteen streets meet in the market square. Inside, three wooden vaults float due to a complex suspended structure system resembling a fish, which is seen in the exterior, while 325,000 hexagonal tiles in 67 colors conform a new urban landscape, representing the contents of the building.
Awards
Catalonian National Prize (Patrimony Category)
Finalist of IX Spanish Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism
III prize Spanish Ceramic tiles
“325,000 hexagonal tiles in 67 colors conform a new urban landscape, representing the contents of the building”
Photo credits: Toni Cumella
Photo credits: Toni Cumella
“325,000 hexagonal tiles in 67 colors conform a new urban landscape, representing the contents of the building”
Photo credits: Toni Cumella
Photo credits: Toni Cumella
Photo credits: Toni Cumella
Photo credits: Toni Cumella