Forum 2004 Building and Plaza
Barcelona ES
Herzog & de Meuron
2004
Type
Cultural
Tags
public spaces, urban regeneration, Forum 2004, Spain ccc
Visitability
Allowed
Description
To allow for the maximum combination of functions, maximum flexibility and spatial interaction, we also decided that the program, such as the auditorium with 3,200 seats, large exhibition areas, foyer spaces, small administration areas and the restaurant should be organized horizontally.With these ideas, the elevated flat triangular body emerged almost spontaneously, because it maximizes the possible footprint by forming an extensive cover for the plaza and perfectly expresses the specific situation of the land it occupies between the branches of the right-angled Cerda Grid and the Avenida Diagonal.The open public space that emerges under the triangular body is thought as a hybrid space, a mixture of several urban typologies.