
'media-ICT building' by cloud 9, barcelona, spain
all images courtesy of enric ruiz-geli
image © luis ros
the 'media-TIC building' in barcelona, spain by enric ruiz-geli of cloud 9 has been awarded the title of 'world building of the year'
by the world architecture festival 2011. containing a multimedia museum, workshop spaces, convention hall and office incubators,
this center offers a location for exchange between international as well as young and growing companies. with 15% of the program
representing shared spaces, the interior has been integrated to be neutral, denying the characteristics of private, public, academic
or corporate atmospheres.

exterior view from across the street
image © luis ros

front elevation
image © luis ros

(left) structural framework for the second skinimage © luis ros
(right) ETFE facade detail
image © enric ruiz-geli

skin detail
image © enric ruiz-geli

skin detail
image © josé miguel hernandez

side elevation
image © gunnar knechtel

(left) vertical EFTE panels of side elevationimage © enric ruiz-geli
(right) rear elevation
image © iwan baan

airspace between outer skin and interior glass curtain wallimage © josé miguel hernandez

flexible office spaces
image © iwan baan

view from office spaces
image © iwan baan

interior view of EFTE facade
image © enric ruiz-geli

interior
image © luis ros

flexible office spaces
image © iwan baan

internal courtyard
image © luis ros

entrance at night
image © iwan baan

building within the urban contextimage © iwan baan

construction
image © luis ros

model
image © luis ros

structural diagram
image © luis ros