Enigma
Barcelona, Spain
2017
To create this new concept restaurant from Albert Adrià, the architects transformed an old office space in Barcelona into a futuristic, ethereal environment by covering the ceiling with puffy bursts of wire mesh and the walls with Perspex panels that resemble sheets of cracked ice.
Barberí Space
Olot, Girona, Spain
2008
RCR designed its own studio space, which is located in an old foundry in Olot. Adding Corten steel to the existing wood and brickwork – it had barely been touched prior – the firm worked with the original structure to create a new office. A performance space, designated for talks and other cultural projects, has a mammoth window that overlooks the thick surrounding vegetation of trees and ferns, bringing nature directly into the space.
Barberí Space
Olot, Girona, Spain
2008
The architects wanted to preserve the historic identity and atmosphere of the metal foundry, while building a peaceful working environment for the practice.
Joan Oliver Library
Sant Antoni, Barcelona, Spain
2007
In Barcelona’s Sant Antoni neighbourhood, the sleek Joan Oliver Library rises up between 19th century apartment blocks like a dark star. The rear garden contains a centre for the elderly and a children’s playground. Photography: Hisao Suzuki
Joan Oliver Library
Sant Antoni, Barcelona, Spain
2007
Through the design of the complex, the architects looked to create a ’socially dynamic urban set’. Zones of the complex meet and flow together through use of courtyards, floor-to-ceiling glazing and layering of spaces. Photography: Hisao Suzuki
Joan Oliver Library
Sant Antoni, Barcelona, Spain
2007
Light runs directly through the library and reading rooms from the street and out into the courtyard, which encourages a social experience beyond the walls of the library and communication with the retirement home. Photography: Hisao Suzuki
