Catalan office for Medicines and Health Products

Project details

Design

Moran_arq - Lluis Moran

Photographer

Fragments - Marc Torra

Location

Barcelona, Spain

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Computer flooring

1100 m²

The restoration and reform of Plant 4, raised a series of criteria that were considered essential:

Respect and enhance the existing “spatiality”
The project recovers the original space and height of the building. Preserving the order defined by the structure, which defines the building. The layout follows this defined order.
We avoid the “office” space with a modular ceiling, traditional technical floor and partitions. The technical floor was a necessity to allow the installation of electrical cables, so a new, more ecological and healthy MOSO^® bamboo floor was chosen.
The wooden windows that make up the two facades of the building have been given a new prominence, recovering the height and spatial characteristics of the original building.

Lluis Moran Architect - moranARQ

Balancing the program to generate two equivalent work spaces adapted to the current needs, with a flexible workspace that can be modified over time.
The offices and work areas are designed in direct relation to the façade or window, and the meeting rooms, or multipurpose spaces, inside. All spaces are enhanced with natural light and MOSO^® bamboo Density^® computer flooring.
Another objective defined was to carry out a sustainable project, at both an economic level, and in the use of materials and construction systems. This was one of the main reasons for the approach to the architecture and the installations, and it was also one of the reasons for choosing MOSO^® bamboo flooring, which is CO2 neutral during the product lifespan.