Residential refurbishment in a heritage building, Barcelona
Location: Carrer del Carme, Ciutat Vella, Barcelona.
Architects: Luis Beriain (lbs arquitectura) with MAGMA ARQUITECTURA (Beriain, Cicero, Coma). / Client: Private. / Date: 2012
Located in the Raval neighborhood, Casa Isidoro Majó is a listed residential building built by architect Manuel Comas i Thos in 1890 in the neoclassical style, modeled after the homes of the Eixample district. The refurbishment enhances the unique characteristics of these classic-style homes, such as the high ceilings and spacious rooms, as well as restoring the original finishes of the molded ceilings, the colorful nolla mosaic floors, and the exceptional galleries.
Retrofit and adaptation of Burlada municipal centre for the elderly, Navarra.
COMPETITION: 1st PRIZE.
Architects: Luis Beriain ( lbs arquitectura ) with MAGMA ARQUITECTURA (Beriain, Cicero, Coma) + Jokine Crespo.
Client: Municipal Urban Planning Society of Burlada.
Date: 2010. Competition / 2011. Project and Construction / 2020. Post-COVID adaptation.
The Elderly Center is located in the center of Burlada and occupies space on the ground floor and basement of a residential building. It has a pedestrian public plaza that serves as the entrance lobby for the Center itself and its bar-café. The design’s intention is to foster communication among seniors through their use of the Center and their relationship with the surrounding area and its neighbors.
Energy retrofit of a single-family home in Sant Andreu, Barcelona
Architect: Luis Beriain ( lbs architecture ).
Client: private / Date: 2022-24.
Energy retrofit of a single-family building between party walls in the old town of Sant Andreu, Barcelona. This project improves the passive behavior of the building’s envelope by renovating and adding thermal insulation to most of the facades and roofs; replacing all of the building’s active installations with integrated aerothermal heating and cooling systems; and incorporating renewable energy produced on-site with a solar photovoltaic installation on the roof. Non-renewable primary energy consumption is reduced by 96.64%, achieving an A rating in the Energy Certification.
Retrofit of sports pavilion changing facility at CEM Aristides Maillol, Barcelona
Architects: Luis Beriain ( lbs Arquitectura ) with MAGMA ARQUITECTURA (Beriain, Cicero, Coma) / Client: Ajuntament de Barcelona, Districte de Les Corts / Date: 2009.
At the Arístides Maillol Municipal Sports Centre, the retrofit of the existing changing room building was carried out to bring it into compliance with current regulations regarding accessibility, thermal comfort, and energy efficiency. Since the entire changing room area is built against the terrain, beneath the new artificial turf field, and the existing ceiling height was already at its minimum, all new mechanical systems (ductwork and equipment) were designed to run along the exterior of the building’s only façade, creating a double skin. A large technical volume cantilevers across the entire building, and its supporting legs define the tangential access points to the new facilities, which include six group changing rooms along with their corresponding service areas.