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Published in 5/2024 - Crossing the Borders

Housing

Casa Alesan

BACH

Refurbishment and extension

Architects Jaume Bach, Anna Bach, Eugeni Bach
Location Passeig de Sant Joan 110, Barcelona, Spain
Gross Area 2 450 m2
Completion 2023
Original building Enric Fatjó 1906

Adding new flats to a historic Barcelona apartment building called for adaptation, not obliteration. Read the architects’ interview → ”Balanced Layers”

Photos Eugeni Bach

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