Day center and home for the elderly of Blancafort.

© Cristina Serra Juncosa

Architect: Guillem Carrera

Location: 43411 Blancafort, Tarragona, Spain

Area: 647.0 sqm

Project Year: 2013

Photography: Cristina Serra Juncosa

Collaborators: Eva Crespo Sánchez, Andreu Ibañez Gassiot, Meritxell Anglès Bru, Albert Pons Sora, Xavier Foraste Casas

Contractor: Betaconkret S.A.

© Cristina Serra Juncosa

From the architect. Day center and home for the elderly of Blancafort.

Elevation

A social building necessary for the elderly of the village of Blancafort and its neighboring municipalities.                                                    
© Cristina Serra Juncosa

The initial observation of the plot and its environment led to consider that the future building did not have to solve only a program and a requirement of an isolated building, but it also had to help consolidate the nearest urban fabric, creating an entrance to the village with its own personality and public character.                                         ...