VILAFRANCA, LABORATORY EAR 

 ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL OF REUS FOR VILAFRANCA DEL PENEDÈS

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A set of proposals made by students a Reus School of Architecture in Vilafranca del Penedès, developed during the Architecture Design and Urbanism V-VI course, were reviewed and edited. Students had analyzed the territory and chosen a masia, a traditional Catalan farmhouse, from many available in the town and vicinities. They had to make a proposal that adapted the infrastructure to people's needs resulting from an anthropological study carried out by Prof Gaspar Maza.

 

Thus, from the setting of the workspace and people’s needs, students worked to regenerate the town from their particular work and scale. A part of the city shifted its previous condition and recognized the potential for change. Through this exercise, students were encouraged to work with urban complexity, to comprehend the inherent association between housing, common spaces, public facilities and the street.

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