Do you need some inspiration? Here is a social housing project I believe worths to share!

Torre Julia is a social housing project in outside skirts of  Barcelona. It is located by the side of the motorway and sharing the same area with another housing project and a sport center. Architects Pau Vidal, Sergi Pons, Ricard Galiana design 77 home units for elderly in this 17 floor building. Three different color you can see on the facade represents 3 different community lives in the building and creates orientation. As Pons said in one interview; They used  yellow and two shades of green, one lighter and one darker on the facade because these colours are uplifting whilst also calming. 

The most inspring element in the project is well connected common spaces. 

Floor Plans - Common Spaces of the community

The exterior stairs are creating the terraces looking out to Barcelona skyline. As an addition to this every community has a bigger area for their own common gatherings. The last space is the roof garden which is  open the use of  every inhabitant to give elderly people an opportunity to socialize and engage in community activities..

Terraces At The Staircase and Community Space

Roof  Garden [image source: http://www.dezeen.com/]

The Relation Of The Balconies And Community Space

Balconies that every housing unit has is surrounding the building and creating a private open space for inhabitants.

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If you want to keep a closer look to it here is the information;

Project team: Pau Vidal, Sergi Pons, Ricard Galiana
Address: Via Favència 348-350, Barcelona
Program: 77 Home Units, Facilities and Parking Space
Construction dates: Building 2009-2011

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