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La Carboner\u00eda, originally known as La Casa Tarrag\u00f3, was designed in 1864 by Narciso Tarrag\u00f3 Alexandri and the master builder Antoni Valls I Gal\u00ed and is thought to be the oldest building in the Eixample district of Barcelona.<\/p>\n
In 2015, after a long and eventful history during which the building was badly damaged, La Carboner\u00eda was placed under municipal protection and declared an Asset of Urban Interest. This was not only because of the building\u2019s age, but also due to the important historical circumstances that led to its unique form. The owners have now restored La Carboner\u00eda to its original splendour, with a project that both reclaims a fundamental part of the city\u2019s history and benefits the local neighbourhood and environment.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n
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The urban expansion of Barcelona in the 19th century, which gave rise to the famous \u201cEnsanche\u201d or \u201cEixample\u201d, was driven by significant social and political changes. These manifested in the design for La Carboner\u00eda, making it one of the most reliable testimonies of the historical moment when the city chose its path of transformation towards becoming the modern city we know today.<\/p>\n
Two urban plans were on the table: the radial design by the architect Antoni Rovira i Trias, whose approach was to emphasise symbolic spaces and to separate social classes; and, the design by Ildefons Cerd\u00e0, a progressive engineer and politician who offered a holistic and egalitarian approach.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” top_padding=”40″ text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n
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Narciso Tarrag\u00f3 Alexandri had to find an architectural solution to this dilemma if he did not want to wait indefinitely for the authorities\u2019 decision. The answer was a design never to be repeated in the Eixample with two fa\u00e7ades: a main one at Cerda\u2019s intersection or \u201cchamfer\u201d of the two streets, and another facing the old Camino de Ronda and proposed boulevard. In this way, construction could start on La Carboner\u00eda regardless of which plan was implemented.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” top_padding=”40″ text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n
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There is little written about the building during the first half of the 20th century, apart from the fact that the coal company \u2013 which gave it the popular name of \u201cLa Carboner\u00eda\u201d \u2013 closed its shutters in the 1950\u2019s. Over the following decades, the historical character of the building was gradually forgotten, and its complete demolition was even considered.<\/p>\n
Between 2008 and 2014, it was used as a self-managed social centre. Subsequently, it was closed and changed ownership on several occasions, giving way to years of abandonment and deterioration, impacting upon the local neighbourhood.<\/p>\n
In 2015, the municipal council declared the building an Asset of Urban Interest due to its distinctive architectural character and high historical value. Two years later, Lesing LWP Spain acquired La Carboner\u00eda with the aim of renovating the property, restoring this unique historical value, and thereby also supporting the revival of the social and urban fabric of this area of the Eixample.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” class=”bottom0″][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n
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