This project involved a complete renovation of an industrial building for the Educational Establishment for German Language in Barcelona's city center. The design program encompassed 13 classrooms, a multimedia room, multiple offices, an auditorium for an audience of 80 people, light & sound cab, a simultaneous translation cab, a library, and a bar.
The principal for this project was the Goethe Institute, the German Consulate in Barcelona, and Editorial Herder.
The existing building has a typical Catalan character, it was chosen to reinforce this feature image and accentuate his industrial style.
The project is definitely monochromatic. The predominant white color is used on all selected materials to achieve a sense of spatial unity.
The total area of the project spanned 26,910 square feet.
Team estudio KAW
Ana Fernandez - principal architect
Daniel Nassar - architect
Pep Riba - technical architect
Xavi Riba - quantity surveyor
Álex Olives - installations consultant
Xavi Falguera - estructural engineer
Photographs - © Goethe Institut Barcelona - Oscar Ferrer