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The Biomedical Research Park opened in 2006, and is a major European scientific facility specialising in biomedical research which studies the genetic and molecular bases of life and solutions to emerging health problems. Its staff includes over 1,000 people from 30 countries who work on 80 research projects. The park is an innovative and ambitious scientific project that seeks to make Barcelona one of Europe’s leading cities for biomedical research.
The building covers a total surface area of 55,000 m2. It has a complex geometrical structure, elliptical in shape, with sloping outer walls. It is supported by 110 metal tensors on each floor. 40% of the structure is suspended from the ceiling while the rest is underpinned by central cores of concrete. The façade is clad in red cedar which controls the impact of light and the sun’s rays, and lends coherence to the structure. Although only 18% of the façade is clad in wood, it gives the impression that it is completely covered in this material. The roof is covered in solar panels for energy production.
The building covers a total surface area of 55,000 m2. It has a complex geometrical structure, elliptical in shape, with sloping outer walls. It is supported by 110 metal tensors on each floor. 40% of the structure is suspended from the ceiling while the rest is underpinned by central cores of concrete. The façade is clad in red cedar which controls the impact of light and the sun’s rays, and lends coherence to the structure. Although only 18% of the façade is clad in wood, it gives the impression that it is completely covered in this material. The roof is covered in solar panels for energy production.
In order to know the zone better
The Biomedical Research Park (PRBB) is located on the seafront, next to the Hospital del Mar, one of the city’s most prestigious health facilities and a university hospital, which has recently gained greater renown after being featured in several films shot in Barcelona.
Very near PRBB is Parc de la Barceloneta, which was inaugurated in 1996 and occupies the space left by an old gas factory.This factory was demolished in 1996. The ring-shaped frame of the old gasometer and Josep Domènech’s famous art-nouveau water tower, dating from 1904, have been preserved. The park also contains a monument to Simón Bolívar, by Julio Maragall, which dates from 1996 and was funded by the Catalan community in Venezuela.
As you walk along the Passeig Marítim, or promenade, you come to the Olympic Marina, designed by the architectural practice of Bohigas, Martorell, Mackay and Puigdomènech, who also designed the Olympic Village for the 1992 Games. Two of the most eye-catching buildings are the twin skyscrapers of the Mapfre Tower and the Hotel Arts and Frank Gehry’s stunning gilded stainless steel sculpture in the shape of a fish.
This is a lively neighbourhood with restaurants, bars and music bars.
Very near PRBB is Parc de la Barceloneta, which was inaugurated in 1996 and occupies the space left by an old gas factory.This factory was demolished in 1996. The ring-shaped frame of the old gasometer and Josep Domènech’s famous art-nouveau water tower, dating from 1904, have been preserved. The park also contains a monument to Simón Bolívar, by Julio Maragall, which dates from 1996 and was funded by the Catalan community in Venezuela.
As you walk along the Passeig Marítim, or promenade, you come to the Olympic Marina, designed by the architectural practice of Bohigas, Martorell, Mackay and Puigdomènech, who also designed the Olympic Village for the 1992 Games. Two of the most eye-catching buildings are the twin skyscrapers of the Mapfre Tower and the Hotel Arts and Frank Gehry’s stunning gilded stainless steel sculpture in the shape of a fish.
This is a lively neighbourhood with restaurants, bars and music bars.
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