Project

The Assisted Retirement Home and Senior Day Care Center occupies 6 out of the 7 floors of the ensemble of facility buildings of the Guinardó Market. However, in this case most of the program concentrates in the 3 upper floors. It features a total of 4.851,68 m2 of usable space, and 5.460,89 m2 of built space. The project upper floors gather the areas mostly dedicated to the users, while the lower floors house mostly adjunct services. The ground level contains the main entrance hall and the administration offices. The building public access is located in this main hall on the ground level and opens directly to Oblit street. As a result, the center occupies most of the façade of the ground level facing this street. The symbolic association of the Center with the access from Oblit street helps conferring it its particular character within the ensemble of facilities. Besides the entrance hall, the ground level also includes the administration, management and concierge offices.
The upper floors of the building are divided in two clearly differentiated areas. The Northern area is dedicated to the day care usages, while the Southern area is dedicated to residential usages. Both areas converge at the main hall, acting as conjunction of both usages.