An alternative model for concrete in collective housing
Mogoda’s Castle
Santa Perpètua de Mogoda,
Barcelona Metropolitan area - Spain
The Spanish demo will be built in two phases outside Santa Perpètua de Mogoda’s Castle, which is currently being converted into a polyvalent center for research, innovation, and education.
Designed as a model for collective housing, this demonstration will showcase the concept of design for deconstruction and present alternative methods of dismantling prefabricated components.
The building’s rectangular foundation slab will be made of an on-site mix of Alkali Activated Cement-Based Concrete (AACC) and recycled aggregates. The aim is for the entire building to contain only 50% virgin materials. Façades will feature easy-to-disassemble precast AACC concrete panels reinforced with biobased composite bars (rather than steel), and the exterior will have dry laid paving stones, made of AACC and around 90% of recycled aggregates.
The in-situ components will be recycled in local industries, while the industrialised elements will be reused in other constructions.
Modular building
INCASOL
Developer