Hotel Diagional Barcelona
Site Plan and axo.
Hotel services and exploded axo structure.
Hotel diagonal is designed by Architect Juli Capella.
The Hotel is located on the same block as Jean Nouvels Tore Agbar along the Diagonal Avenue in Barcelona, which is where it takes its name.
The hotels rectingular shape is derived from the most economic use of space and structure as it double loads the corridors with rooms stacked vertically either side. This rectangular shape is clad in tinted glass. To break the monotony of a single rectangular shape, the architect played with the facade by extracting and cantilevering rooms over the square below. This play on shape gave an extra function to the rooms. The extruded forms are finished externally in white. This led to the facade taking on a piano like form as the extruded white rooms played against the dark tinted glass.
The external piano like resemblance, has had a further impact on the programatic side of the hotel, as there is a piano bar and a grand piano shape swimming pool on the roof terrace.
The roof terrace comprises of a cocktai bar, solarium and swimming pool but also a transparent mesh like structure resembling a pergola. This structure comprises of 90 integrated solar panels.
