La Carbonería Renovation / Office for Strategic Spaces

The rehabilitation of La Carbonería owes its form to the diversity of intertwined stories over a century and a half. Integrating this intangible legacy into the design has been as relevant as attention paid to its structure, spaces, and energy efficiency. A modest residential building constructed in 1864, it gained notoriety in 2008 when it was occupied and two large murals were painted on its facade. Its forced evacuation in 2014 made La Carbonería a graphic and political icon of Barcelona.