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vora

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Sant Pere més alt, 62, barcelona, Spain
vora is an architecture studio located in Barcelona since 2000. It is lead by Pere Buil and Toni Riba, both graduated from ETSAB in 2000. We work on building and urban design projects of different scales and typologies. Our built works have received several awards and have been published in architectural magazines all over the world. We combine our professional work with teaching, curating and cultural activism.

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Vallirana 47


Refurbishment through hybridization

Vallirana 47


Refurbishment through hybridization
Refurbishment of a small housing building based on the idea of hybridization.
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Type of project
  • Systemic changes

Vallirana 47 is a quite anonymous and discreet building. Its value lies in the sense of continuity. The work consists of the refurbishment of 5 dwellings, and the common spaces.

We brought the project to a high level of hybridization between the new and the old. We worked with the identity of the building in a way that is both continuous and disruptive, respectful and playful at the same time.

The new spatial arrangement is superimposed to the existing one in an expressive way, through friction and displacement. Pavements and ceilings incorporate the order and hierarchy of the original spaces, while the partitions collect the idea of its transformation.

Many materials and elements of the building were reused, which maintain its atmospheric continuity. The new material additions hybridize with the pre-existing in its detailing and ornament.

Finally, we built a density of layers of perception and information in the interiors, which provides complexity and vibration.


Vallirana 47


Refurbishment through hybridization

Vallirana 47


Refurbishment through hybridization
Refurbishment of a small housing building based on the idea of hybridization.
File under
Type of project
  • Systemic changes

Vallirana 47 is a quite anonymous and discreet building. Its value lies in the sense of continuity. The work consists of the refurbishment of 5 dwellings, and the common spaces.

We brought the project to a high level of hybridization between the new and the old. We worked with the identity of the building in a way that is both continuous and disruptive, respectful and playful at the same time.

The new spatial arrangement is superimposed to the existing one in an expressive way, through friction and displacement. Pavements and ceilings incorporate the order and hierarchy of the original spaces, while the partitions collect the idea of its transformation.

Many materials and elements of the building were reused, which maintain its atmospheric continuity. The new material additions hybridize with the pre-existing in its detailing and ornament.

Finally, we built a density of layers of perception and information in the interiors, which provides complexity and vibration.



Idea by

vora
Sant Pere més alt, 62
barcelona
Spain
vora is an architecture studio located in Barcelona since 2000. It is lead by Pere Buil and Toni Riba, both graduated from ETSAB in 2000. We work on building and urban design projects of different scales and typologies. Our built works have received several awards and have been published in architectural magazines all over the world. We combine our professional work with teaching, curating and cultural activism.