Only in sunny Santa Eugenia de Berga, Spain could you design and build something this colourful. It didn’t work at Stirling’s Runcorn estate in Liverpool, which was nicknamed a “legoland” due to the colourful grp (glass-reinforced plastic) panels, and then demolished in 1990. But then again, this is in an entirely different location, overlooking the west planned green areas of the countryside and landscape, and with two functional facade treatments for different solar conditions. Bailo & Rull have designed one facing west, while the rear facade, facing east, is focused on a new building located on a slope, which prevents the sun from reaching the east facade. The architects have ensured that all apartments have a direct relationship to the landscape by proposing a brisse-soleil handrail; an element that defines a porch area to enjoy the views as well as for sun protection. This opens up the building to the exterior, with an undulating pattern to the brisse-soleil to minimise visual obstruction from the interior.
