Europa Building L'Hospitalet
Europa Building is a newly built office building located in the La Pedrosa area of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, an environment characterised by high logistics and tertiary activity. The building integrates office spaces and parking facilities, forming a large-scale asset intended for tertiary uses.
The project involved the comprehensive construction of a flexible corporate building with high architectural quality and strong energy efficiency performance. Key features include the façade finished with movable slats and the central climatic courtyard, conceived as passive strategies for solar control and user comfort, as well as optimised concrete structural solutions enabling open-plan spaces with long spans.
- Year: 2019-2020
- Duration (months): 20
- Location: Salvador Espriu 38-46, Polígon Pedrosa, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
- Surface area (m2): 6.200
- Developer: Privat
- Architecture: C97 Arquitectes, Nomen Arquitectes
- Construction: UTE Constructora del Cardoner-Elecnor
- Photography: Ramón Vilalta
- Video: Ramón Vilalta
- Structures: C97 Team
- Project Management: SBS Maria Blanco
Offices with flexible layouts and open-plan spaces
- The building’s structure was executed using optimised concrete solutions that enable open-plan spaces and long spans. This approach optimised the standard floors, allowing multiple possible configurations of use.
Complex construction systems
- Integration of EI-60 fire-resistant strips and vertical fire compartmentalisation, with prefabricated cantilevers.
- Design and execution of a central climatic courtyard that promotes natural ventilation and user comfort.
- Integration of the DISTRICLIMA district heating and cooling system, adapted to high comfort and efficiency requirements.
- Roofs incorporating technical areas in compliance with Spain’s Technical Building Code and with accessibility requirements.
Implementing multiple sustainability strategies
- BREEAM Excellent certification achieved through the integration of advanced measures in water, energy, lighting, materials and management.
- Rationalisation of structural materials and reduction of energy demand.
- External works and drainage systems designed in accordance with sustainability standards and environmental criteria.
- Proper and traceable management of construction waste.