Mirador de Gràcia Nursing Home

ideadmin on 27 January 2020

Mirador de Gràcia

Passivhaus design and consultancy for an elderly peoples residence located in Barcelona capital, designed by the Genars architecture studio and developed by FIATC Seguros

Passivhaus and nZEB

Mirador de Gràcia Nursing Home

  • Mirador de Gràcia
  • Mirador de Gràcia
  • Mirador de Gràcia
  • Mirador de Gràcia

    • Description

    Passivhaus design and consultancy for an elderly peoples residence located in Barcelona capital, designed by the Genars architecture studio and developed by FIATC Seguros through FIATC Residencias (Inverfiatc). This 6575 m2 building is in the process of Passivhaus Classic certification.

    Progetic undertook the PHPP energy simulation, design of the thermal envelope and airtight layer, advice on materials, and analysis and optimisation of thermal bridges and construction details.

    A thermodynamic and daylighting study of the building was also carried out, using DesignBuilder (EnergyPlus & Radiance), including analysis of summer comfort and development of strategies to reduce overheating. The M&E design was audited, with proposals made for improvements, in compliance with the Passivhaus standard, working closely with the engineering team to design efficient systems with low maintenance costs.

    Year: 2020

    Location: Barcelona

    Services:
    Passivhaus consultancy, thermodynamic simulation, daylighting analysis, M & E consultancy

    Sports centre Turó De La Peira

    ideadmin on 16 January 2020

    Turo Peira

    Thermodynamic and day-lighting simulation of the Turó de la Peira Indoor Swimming Pool and Sports Centre in Barcelona city. The 3,900 m2 building includes a heated pool and multi-sports hall, built with a cross-laminated timber structure.

    Project nZEB

    Sports centre Turó De La Peira

  • Turo Peira
  • Turo Peira
  • Turo Peira
  • Turo Peira
  • Turo Peira

    • Description

    Thermodynamic and day-lighting simulation of the Turó de la Peira Indoor Swimming Pool and Sports Centre in Barcelona city. The 3,900 m2 building includes a heated pool and multi-sports hall, built with a cross-laminated timber structure. The project won the WAF (World Architecture Festival) 2019 category for Sports, and was High Commended in the Category “Use of Certified Timber”. The thermo-dynamic simulations focused on reducing the heating and cooling demands of the building, optimising daylighting and thermal comfort and reducing the environmental impact of the building. The optimization of the thermal envelope created savings of 182,011 kWh/a, approximately € 27,302/a. A 100 % passive heating, cooling and ventilation solution was developed for the multi-sports hall.

    Year: 2015

    Location: Barcelona

    Services:
    Thermodynamic and daylighting simulation

    Nena Casas

    ideadmin on 16 January 2020

    Nena Casas

    Refurbishment of a historic modernist building into a nearly-zero energy home to Passivhaus standard.

    Project Passivhaus, nZEB and M & E engineering

    Nena Casas

  • Nena Casas
  • Nena Casas
  • Nena Casas
  • Nena Casas
  • Nena Casas

    • Description

    Refurbishment of a historic modernist building into a nearly-zero energy home to Passivhaus standard.

    Passivhaus consultancy included PHPP energy simulation and performance optimisation, thermal envelope design, strategies to combat summer overheating and thermal bridge calculations.

    HVAC design included an air-source heat pump for heating, cooling and DHW production, with radiant ceiling and wall panels and dehumidifiers, ducted mechanical ventilation with heat recovery and integral control of all HVAC systems with the Loxone home automation system.

    Photos Marcela Gracia

    Year: 2017

    Location Barcelona

    Services:
    Passivhaus consultancy, M & E engineering