W Barcelona Hotel
W BARCELONA HOTEL
Ricardo Bofill
ARCHITECTS
Ricardo Bofill
PHOTOGRAPHS
Ricardo Bofill
LOCATION
Barcelona, Spain
CATEGORY
Hotels
AREA
42.818 m²
YEAR
2010
HOTEL STRUCTURE
Ideam
PARKING STRUCTURE
Eduardo Palao
COLLABOR LOGHTING
Birgit Walter
INSTALLATION
Projectes s.a., Jordi Oste, Carlos Morancho, Pau Riera
COLLABORATOR URBAN SURROUNDING
Jordi Henrich
PROJECTES S L (ENGINEERING)
Jordi Oste, Carles Morancho, Pau Riera
GEOTHECNIC
Uriel y asociados (Tomas Murillo)
STRUCTURE ENGINEERING IDEAM ENTERPRISE
Francisco Millanes, Luís Matute, Miguel Ortega
MNUFACTURERS
Parklex International S.L., Frapont, Gandia Blasco, Guardian Glass, Inbani, ULMA Architectural Solutions, Acor
Text description provided by architect.
W Barcelona Hotel, located on the new entrance of Barcelona’s Port appears as a modern icon rising above the Mediterranean sea, and is the landmark of this new area to be developed with high-end retail, office and entertainment venues.
A sail shaped building on a 10 hectares land claimed from the sea, is included in an ambitious urban renovation plan of Barcelona coastline.
W Barcelona Hotel is a five star-hotel with 480 rooms, 67 suites, a roof top bar, large spa, indoor and outdoor pool, several food and beverage concepts and a retail store.
The closest volume to the sea is a thin building 105 meters high perpendicular to the dike (1 underground level, 1 ground floor level and 26 storey).
The reflecting façade of silver glass blends with the colours of the sky and the sparkles of the sea.
Its allegoric shape is a reference point. This volume is inserted in the low atrium building, the lobby of which reveals views of the sea and enjoys zenith natural light.
Public functions are accommodated under a platform conceived as two huge terraces.
A big congress room with a large window over the sea breaks with its volume the horizontal lines of the base of the building.
