Vil·la Urània: complex of public facilities
Extension + refurbishment
- Building Type : Other building
- Construction Year : 2017
- Delivery year : 2017
- Address 1 - street : 08006 BARCELONA, España
- Climate zone : [Csb] Coastal Mediterranean - Mild with cool, dry summer.
- Net Floor Area : 2 686 m2
- Construction/refurbishment cost : 5 291 259 €
- Number of none : 1 none
- Cost/m2 : 1969.94 €/m2
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Primary energy need
34.52 kWhpe/m2.year
(Calculation method : )
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Data reliability
3rd part certified
Stakeholders
Designer
UTE SUMO arquitectes SLP (jordi pagès, Marc Camallonga, Pasqual Bendicho) + Yolanda Olmo
Sumo Arquitectes. Barcelona
http://www.sumo-arquitectes.com/catv3/projectes/First prize in public competition, Project and Management of works
Construction Manager
UTE Dragados-Acsa Sorigué
Structures calculist
Manuel Arguijo i Asociados
Construction company
AIA Instal·lacions arquitectóniques
Thermal consultancy agency
Dekra
Other consultancy agency
Q estudi. Presupueto y mediciones
Facility manager
Viading
Developer
BIMSA
Others
Aitor Estèvez. Fotografia
http://www.aitorestevez.com/Contracting method
General Contractor
Owner approach of sustainability
The promoter of the building is the Barcelona City Council. Bimsa is the municipal company in charge of the management and supervision of the projects. The terms of the tender and the specifications laid down the need to introduce sustainable and energy efficiency parameters, aiming to achieve almost null consumption buildings nZEB.
Architectural description
Vil·la Urània is a small residence of the late nineteenth century that was home to the renowned astronomer Josep Comas i Solà, in the district of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi in Barcelona. The re-densification of the neighborhood left the building and the small surrounding garden encased between two large medianeras. The new complex of equipment assumes the challenge of giving a new life to the existing building and gardens by incorporating it into a new building of low environmental impact and reduced energy consumption. The extension is conceived as a tall and narrow building, oriented to South-east with a large gallery, a semi-detached greenhouse, which passively air-conditions the meeting areas and informal activities as well as the circulation of the building. This intermediate space functions as a winter greenhouse and as a shade in summer, and acts as a thermal mattress by separating the heated areas from the outside, reducing the energy demand of the building. The facade adapts automatically to outdoor conditions. Indoor temperature sensors act on the glass facade, opening it completely when necessary. Outside probes measure solar radiation by acting on the folding shutters in summer. The inner plantation formed by different species provides a pleasant sensation of freshness in summer, while in winter reduces its volume to allow to capture the solar radiation. The building envelope has been designed to achieve low thermal transmittance, minimize thermal bridges and a high level of tightness.
Energy consumption
- 34,52 kWhpe/m2.year
- 195,93 kWhpe/m2.year
- 17,67 kWhfe/m2.year
- 1,00 kWhpe/m2.year
Envelope performance
- 0,26 W.m-2.K-1
- 0,29
Systems
- Geothermal heat pump
- Others
- Heat pump
- Geothermal heat pump
- Chilled Beam
- Natural ventilation
- Nocturnal ventilation
- Free-cooling
- Double flow
- Solar photovoltaic
- Heat Pump on geothermal probes
- 37,54 % En la aportacion de renovables no se ha contabilizado la fraccin renovable de la Geotermia
Smart Building
GHG emissions
- 3,65 KgCO2/m2/year
Water management
- 146,70 m3
- 57,70 m3
Indoor Air quality
Comfort
Product
Swegon heat recuperator

swegon
Swegon S.A.U C/ Lope de Vega 2, 2ª planta. 28231 Las Rozas, Madrid.
http://www.swegon.com/
High efficiency heat recovery units
Silent and compact. Acceptance by all parties has been very good
Halton Rex chilled beams

Halton
C/ Jerez de los Caballeros, 2 (BBC) 28042 Madrid España Tel. +34 913 058 503 Fax + 34 917 467 006
https://www.halton.com/es_ES/halton/products
Ceiling induction elements. Active chilled beams that provide heating and cooling by incorporating treated renewal air from the heat registers
Easy maintenance, no fans or filters. They are "exposed", facilitating access to controls and drives
Construction and exploitation costs
- 5 691 259 €
Urban environment
The building is located in a very consolidated area of the city center of Barcelona with different options of public transport. Vil·la Urània was surrounded by large dividing walls of the adjoining buildings. The high and narrow building was designed to avoid the demolition of the preexisting vil·la and with its little occupation to liberate an interior garden.
Land plot area
1 119,00 m2
Built-up area
551,75 %
Green space
567,25
Building Environmental Quality
- indoor air quality and health
- consultation - cooperation
- acoustics
- comfort (visual, olfactive, thermal)
- water management
- energy efficiency
- renewable energies
- products and materials