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Sitges · Interior design

Studio · Joan Ramon Garcia

architecture at the service of people and their surroundings

Sitges · Interior design

philosophy

We believe in archi­tec­ture as a means of trans­form­ing the urban envir­on­ment and open­ing the way to a more respons­ible future.

We want to design spaces that are useful, beau­ti­ful, sus­tain­able and access­ible to every­one, leav­ing their mark through char­ac­ter rather than envir­on­mental impact. We ima­gine cities and build­ings where innov­a­tion and respect for the envir­on­ment coex­ist nat­ur­ally.

Món Vínic · Interior design
01

We design to improve qual­ity of life, seek­ing max­imum com­fort through nat­ural light, noble mater­i­als and an intel­li­gent use of space.

Món Vínic

Mercabarna · Green roofs
02

We embrace innov­a­tion and indus­tri­al­ised con­struc­tion as ways to optim­ise resources, reduce waste and guar­an­tee build qual­ity. We under­stand that sus­tain­ab­il­ity is achieved through energy effi­ciency, low-impact mater­i­als, optim­ised pro­cesses and the prin­ciples of the cir­cu­lar eco­nomy.

Mercabarna

Pérez Iborra · Green roofs
03

Our commitment to the environment is absolute: we respect nature and nurture it by renaturalising the urban environment.

Pérez Iborra

A close, per­sonal approach allows us to under­stand and respond to each client's needs with rigour and hon­esty. We believe that qual­ity of space should be access­ible to every­one, in every cir­cum­stance, con­trib­ut­ing to a fairer and more equit­able soci­ety.

founder

Joan Ramon Garcia, architect

Joan Ramon Garcia

Architect · COAC

Archi­tect from the ETSAV, Uni­versitat Politèc­nica de Catalunya (UPC), in 1996, and a member of the Archi­tects' Asso­ci­ation of Cata­lonia since that year.

He began his pro­fes­sional career as a col­lab­or­ator in Toni Gironés's studio. From 1996 to 1998 he worked with Alfredo Arri­bas Arqui­tec­tos Aso­cia­dos, con­trib­ut­ing to pro­jects such as the Com­merzbank Plaza and Euronet at the Eur­o­tower Build­ing, both in Frank­furt, and the Cité des Musiques Vivantes in Montluçon.

In 1998 he joined TAC Arqui­tec­tura, a prac­tice spe­cial­ising in res­id­en­tial pro­jects, as dir­ector archi­tect.

In 2007 he foun­ded ESPAI QBIC ARQUI­TEC­TURA, where he devel­ops pro­jects in archi­tec­ture, interior design and land­scape.

He is also a member of the COAC's Archi­tec­ture and Sus­tain­ab­il­ity Group (AuS) and of Plata­forma Passivhaus España. He is respons­ible for the design and imple­ment­a­tion of the pro­jects of Et Posem Verda, a col­lect­ive devoted to rais­ing aware­ness of, pro­mot­ing and build­ing green roofs in urban set­tings.

career

  1. 1996Architect, ETSAV · UPC. Registered with the COAC.
  2. 1995–1996Collaborator in Toni Gironés's studio.
  3. 1996–1998Alfredo Arribas Arquitectos Asociados (Commerzbank Plaza and Euronet, Frankfurt; Cité des Musiques Vivantes, Montluçon).
  4. 1998–2006Director architect at TAC Arquitectura.
  5. 2007Founds ESPAI QBIC ARQUITECTURA.

awards and recognition

  1. 2010IMHAB social housing · VallcarcaSecond prize in the competition called by the Patronat Municipal de Barcelona for 15 social housing units, in collaboration with Adrián Mallol Moretti.
  2. 2018Green roof · Mercabarna Green roof on the Frimercat building at Mercabarna. One of the ten awards in Barcelona City Council's Green Roofs Competition.
  3. 2018Green roof · Pérez Iborra School Carrer del Consell de Cent 323, Barcelona. One of the ten awards in Barcelona City Council's Green Roofs Competition.
  4. 2021Green roof on a multi-family buildingRambla de Badal, Barcelona. Awarded in Barcelona City Council's 2nd Green Roofs Competition.

partners and affiliations

Organisations the studio works with or belongs to.

  • Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya (COAC)MembershipJoan Ramon Garcia, registered architect since 1996.
  • AUS · Arquitectes per la Sostenibilitat (COAC)MembershipMember of the COAC group for architecture and sustainability.
  • Plataforma Passivhaus España (PEP)MembershipMember of the Spanish Passivhaus platform.Plataforma Passivhaus España (PEP) (website)
  • CollaborationEt Posem VerdaJoan Ramon Garcia leads design for the team. Green roofs at Frimercat (Mercabarna) and the Pérez Iborra School.Mercabarna · Pérez IborraEt Posem Verda (website)
  • Ubu HomeCollaborationIndustrialised housing. Architecture collaboration.
  • CollaborationJardineria CostaLandscaping in Sant Antoni de Vilamajor.Jardineria Costa (website)

Contact

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info@espaiq.com·+34 615 281 923