Ensanche of Barcelona. A crítical view of the lifts and additions in buildings in the “Quadrat d’Or”
Abstract
The Cerdà’s Plan for the Ensanche of Barcelona included several phases, in which ones it was subjected to different ordinances. This urban process had a decisive influence on the morphology of the buildings that were being built. The objective of this article is to elaborate an aesthetic analysis of the lifts and additions made in the buildings of the Quadrat d'Or, its central area characterized by splendid architecture. To do this, we examined 298 buildings and classified the enlargements of their facades, according to fundamental aesthetic patterns, such as the harmony of the addition with the existing building, the result of the application of designs that contrast with the original building, the semi-hidden additions and the improper lifts or unsightly. The methodology adopted has been the grouping of the affected facades into seven typologies, taking into account the aesthetic result and their global and integral presence, that is, classifying the interventions in the buildings by their final appearance.
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