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Refurbishment building

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Project • By Anna Prats Joan Valls • Cultural Centres

Cercle Calongí Cultural Center

The building of Cercle Calongí society, inaugurated in 1924, is located in the main square of Calonge old town. The organization has recently ceded part of the building to the City Council to be renewed as a cultural public facility. The assignment includes the concert hall and a patio, with access from the back street. Pol Viladoms Pol Viladoms Pol Viladoms Pol Viladoms Pol Viladoms The main challenge is to provide a new access through the courtyard and change its character to represent a public facility, offering a new facade towards a new square. Where the backdrop was, a large door is opened to connects directly to the patio, favoring versatility and being able to hold events that mix the interior with t... More

Project • By De Rungs Arquitectos • Apartments

Casa Hugo

Rather than demolishing and rebuilding from scratch, Casa Hugo takes a strategic approach, extending the lifespan of a 1950s building and adapting it to modern living. Through structural, functional, and urban interventions, the project shows how architecture can effectively regenerate the immediate context and create local value. Ariadna Polo Located in the Anzures neighborhood, the original structure featured ground-floor columns and load-bearing walls from the first to third floors. One of the main challenges was preserving this configuration while removing all non-load-bearing walls and elements to redistribute the spaces. A new central column was designed to redistribute the loads and ensure at least 50 additional years of use. T... More