Hotel Porta Fira Explained

Building Name:Hotel Porta Fira
Location:Plaça d'Europa 45
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
suburb of Barcelona, Spain
Coordinates:41.3549°N 2.1255°W
Start Date:June 2006
Completion Date:February 2010
Status:Complete
Building Type:Hotel
Architectural Style:Deconstructivism
Roof:113m (371feet)
Floor Count:26
2 below ground
Room Count:345
Floor Area:34688m2
Architect:Toyo Ito
Main Contractor:FCC
Developer:Layetana/Inmobiliaria Colonial S.A./Inmobiliaria Metropolitana Vasco Central S.A./Metrópolis
References:[1]
Website:http://hotelbarcelonaportafira.com/en/

Hotel Porta Fira (also Torres de Toyo Ito with Torre Realia BCN) is a 28-storey, 113m (371feet) skyscraper hotel designed by Toyo Ito on the Plaza de Europa in the district of Granvia l'Hospitalet in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, a suburb of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building was the 2010 first-place winner of the Emporis Skyscraper Award.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emporis building ID 166750 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150512020622/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/166750/hotel-porta-fira-l-hospitalet-de-llobregat-spain . dead . 2015-05-12 . Emporis.