DECONSTRUCTING BARCELONA
Hospital Militar

Where is the tower?

   

   
 


View from the bridge of Vallcarca


Three of the five left buildings from above


From lower perspective


A year before

 

Well. Now I do know what was happening here. Above you see the main building with its tower in which there was a clock on a round glass window. An unique architectural element. Now it's gone, we can light a candle.

The other buildings of the hospital allthough seam to be saved. One of them gets some additional modern elements that look all right. But the whole thing is blown out of context, some of the atmosphere has gone. Still it is a wonderful building complex.

NEWS Aug. 30, 2002
The city administration approved a plan to built a 17 store high office building into the hospital militar terrain.


A picture that says it all


The main entrance. The funny tower is a lift.

 


The upper building one year before


The upper building has now been modernised with new architectional elements.


The lower building before renovations.

   
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