The Fan-Shaped Edifici Marbore in Calafell

The Fan-Shaped Edifici Marbore in Calafell

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Discover Edifici Marbore, a Bé Cultural d'Interès Local in Calafell boasting a unique fan-like design with onze crugies radials.

L'Edifici Marbore és una obra de Calafell (Baix Penedès) protegida com a Bé Cultural d'Interès Local. It is a residential building with a semi-basement, ground floor, first floor, and attic.

The floor plan of the building is fan-shaped, making the most of its orientation and views. The space is divided into onze crugies radials that open onto the main facade with openings - balconies and windows - that take on concave and convex shapes. These openings are protected by porticos and white roll-up blinds. The apartments vary, including studios and duplexes.

The structure is based on reinforced ceramic floor slabs and load-bearing walls. The roof is flat across the entire surface, and the exterior walls are plastered and painted red. The architect, Joan Bosch i Agustí, participated in large-scale modern architecture projects, such as the upper part of the Montbau neighborhood in Barcelona in 1963. The building is located at Carrer d'Andorra 2-4, Calafell.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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