Placeta de Martina Castells

District

Ciutat Vella

Hospital St. 128, 130, 132 & 138. Martina Castells Square

Party wall area	750m² (aprox.)
Estimated construction cost	800 €/m²

The site is located in a residential block on Carrer de l’Hospital, an urban street in Barcelona’s Raval district that runs from La Rambla to the nearby Plaça del Padró.

The proposed set of party walls faces Placeta de Martina Castells, where the apse of the Romanesque chapel of Sant Llàtzer is located. These walls are the result of demolition work carried out to open up the square to the surrounding streets. This project is part of a strategic plan to open up space and bring back public areas in the neighbourhood.

The party walls for the project belong to four buildings constructed between 1861 and 1870 using traditional techniques. The façades of the buildings are finished with lime plaster and Montjuïc stone, with wrought iron for the ironwork and wood for the jambs.

As it is contextual, the proposal should take into account the atmosphere of the site, respecting certain environmental values. The finishing materials, their colours and the dynamics of the architectural openings are aspects that can be found in the surrounding area.

The aim of the project is to transform the existing party walls into new façades that complete
the buildings facing the small square, creating a suitable atmosphere and enhancing the value
of the site.

Operational scope: The project includes the set of rear walls from the buildings at Carrer de l’Hospital 128, 130, 132 and 138 facing Placeta de Martina Castells. The façades of the existing courtyard between numbers 130 and 132 are also included in the proposal, as is the rear façade of number 138.

BUILDING TYPE

Use	Residential and commercial on the ground floor
Year built	1970
Structural system	Load-bearing ceramic brick walls. Joists made out of wooden beams and ceramic vault slabs. Exterior wall of solid brick and lime mortar coating.

Project requirements

C1 New façade composition

C2 Construction and thermal performance renovation

E1 Habitability improvements in the dwellings, opening of new windows (including French doors or windows)

E2 Courtyard renovation

E4 Integration of vertical landscaping

Placeta de Martina Castells

Project requirements

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