iGuzzini Ibérica SA Headquarters, Barcelona Building, Images, Spainish Showroom, Office and Warehouse Architecture
iGuzzini Ibérica SA Headquarters in Barcelona
Commercial Building Development, Catalonia, Spain – design by Miàs Architects
8 Jan 2018
iGuzzini Ibérica SA Headquarters
Architect: Josep Miàs
Location: Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
Barceloneta Market in Barcelona – Building Information

The new iGuzzini Ibérica S.A. headquarters is located between AP-7 and C-16 highways (Barcelona metropolitan roads).

The building has two parts, each with a different function: one is low, extensive and underground, with no natural light and built in concrete; the other is spherical and with a glass shell, floating over the landscape.
Taking profit of the slopes of the ground, the platform contains the logistic warehouse, the parking, the showroom, the auditorium, the light theatre, a conference room and climate and system mechanics. All these spaces need darkness, so as to show the characteristics of artificial light.

The surface of the platform is, in fact, a completely equipped outdoor raised floor, covered with different panels which offer the needed flexibility to set up various displays for the outdoor showroom. Over the platform, with an uncertain dynamic equilibrium, stands the more representative area of the complex, a slightly distorted sphere. In this volume, general and management offices are found as well as investigation areas.

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