Forest Lab for Observational Research and Analysis, Barcelona Architecture, Spain, Mediterranean Building, Spanish Design
Forest Lab for Observational Research and Analysis in Barcelona
7 Mar 2023
Architecture: IAAC and MAEBB
Location: Collserola Natural Park, Barcelona, north east Spain

Photos: Adria Goula
The Forest Lab for Observational Research and Analysis, Spain
? Forest Lab for Observational Research and Analysis (FLORA) is an advanced and ecological building built in Collserola Natural Park (Barcelona), and developed by a team of students and researchers of the Masters in Advanced Ecological Buildings and Biocities (MAEBB).
? FLORA is a scientific research facility built with timber from sustainable forest management, allowing a researcher to live and work in the forest canopy. ? Inspired by the work of the American biologist Margaret D. Lowman and her hanging walkways, the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) has developed an installation that allows the observation of nature and the forest canopy of Barcelona, which can be adapted to any forest in the world.

The Forest Lab for Observational Research and Analysis (FLORA) is a mass timber structure located in Valldaura, situated in the central forest of the metropolitan area of Barcelona, the Collserola Natural Park. Measuring over 8,5 metres in height, the master’s project was built from invasive pine trees sourced within the park through rigorous sustainable forest management and tracea...