Torre Agbar (Barcelona, Spain) : View of the outer layer of blinds or brise-soleil with windows behind, tight side view

Creator:

Nouvel, Jean, 1945-

Published/Created:

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
2001-2004

Physical Description:

473.88 ft (height)

Date Depicted:

2008
1950 AD - 2010 AD

Materials:

reinforced concrete; glass; LED lighting

Notes:

A 38-story tower (4 below ground) located between Diagonal and Carrer Badajoz, near Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, which marks the gateway to the new technological district of Barcelona. According to Jean Nouvel, the shape of the Torre Agbar was inspired by Montserrat, a mountain near Barcelona, and by the shape of a geyser rising into the air. A defining feature of the building is its nocturnal illumination. It has 4,500 LED luminous devices that allow generation of luminous images in the façade. In addition, it has temperature sensors in the outside of the tower that regulate the opening and closing of the window blinds (brise-soleil) of the façade of the building, reducing the consumption of energy for air conditioning. It houses the head office of the Aigües de Barcelona Group, the water supply company of Barcelona. Created in association with the Spanish firm B720 Arquitectos and built by Dragados.

Variant Titles:

Agbar Tower

Topics:

Architecture -- Spain -- 21st century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Twenty-first century

Culture:

Spanish

Accession Number:

1A1-NJ-TA-A15

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
office buildings (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architecture; contemporary (1960 to present); Architecture and energy conservation; energy-efficient; green architecture; lighting Twenty-first century buildings; multistory buildings; high-rise buildings; skyscrapers; buildings; office buildings

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Addition Module Five

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
2008

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4090

OID:

10054729

PID:

digcoll:1845522