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Hotel Vela<br />

Barcelona – Spain<br />

Client /<br />

Ute Vela BCN<br />

Design /<br />

Ricardo Bofill<br />

Total sqm /<br />

16,500<br />

The Spanish architect Ricardo<br />

Bofill drew inspiration from the<br />

water <strong>and</strong> the Mediterranean Sea<br />

when he created this sail-shape<br />

hotel.<br />

Main continuous curved glass<br />

structural façade series SMAE 200<br />

with units entirely pre-fabricated<br />

at factory <strong>and</strong> telescopic windows.<br />

The façade can be completed<br />

with a roller blind integrated<br />

in the profiles. Metal cladding<br />

of sides <strong>and</strong> junctions between<br />

floors in lightened Alucobond<br />

panels.<br />

Parapets in structural glass<br />

laminated with DuPont<br />

SentryGlas ® Plus PVB, lower<br />

glass pin support <strong>and</strong> stainless<br />

steel h<strong>and</strong>rail. Thermal break<br />

profile high per<strong>for</strong>mance sliding<br />

frames series <strong>Somec</strong> HSSP<br />

on <strong>sea</strong>-view rooms with terrace,<br />

with full height opening vents.<br />

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