Julio Redacción

New living paradigms, including work and leisure, lead to the creation of a new collaboration environment. We are talking about open and flexible spaces like those of coworking in Barcelona.

Within the current working framework, the new professionals and working spaces have gained ground far from their traditional format. One of these new formulas results from the need to share spaces with freelancers and small companies.

This practice is known as coworking and it is fueled by an entrepreneur initiative that, in many cases, does not have the option to rent a study.

Sharing a working space with different people for the development of a professional activity makes the risk much lower and the result, considerably much more creative. And in this respect, Barcelona is a worldwide referent.

Coworking Spain Conference 2013_report from Luis Arrieta on Vimeo.

The latest edition of Coworking Spain Conference in Barcelona, celebrated in 2013, was clear evidence of that.

Coworking spaces are shared by locals and foreigners residing in the city, who in turn, share the same working philosophy: coworking in Barcelona.

Unlike the Roman, Baroque and Gothic areas of the city, the industrial nature of Poblenou Neighbourhood is reflected in its architecture, which has no limits at the time of creating new paradigms.

Known as the Catalan Manchester and situated between Vila Olímpica and Diagonal Mar-Front Marítim, Poblenou Neighbourhood offers a landscape with old factories with chimneys and new workshop spaces.

Old buildings with exposed brick walls mix with giant skyscrapers made of steel. There is also direct access to some of the most popular beaches among tourists.

Everything is possible in this neighbourhood with labour DNA and plenty of personality, which is constantly reinventing itself while keeping its traditional landscape with chimneys, factories and one-storey houses.

Let’s get to know the new setting of Poblenou Neighbourhood!

Enjoying food in a restaurant in Barcelona is an amazing experience. The delicious meals of the exotic Japanese cuisine are capable of impressing even the pickiest food lovers thanks to its vast range of dishes spread throughout the city.

One of the best ways to get to know the long history of Japanese culture is through the art of its cuisine, especially during the celebration of the Japan Restaurant Week, this year including international gastronomy, such as Peruvian cuisine.

As a result of its old and rich tradition, the Japanese cuisine offers a unique experience to its guests, where the most important thing is the wide variety of products and combinations used to preprare a meal. You will be greeted with an endless list of delicious dishes, which are prepared to the smallest detail in order to impress the most pickiest visitors.

Japanese cuisine has long been present in the city of Barcelona. Restaurants with long standing traditions, together with fresh approaches, are where fusion cuisine makes all the difference.

Junichiro Tanizaki once said that «the Japanese food is not to be eaten, but to be looked at». However, not only by looking can we feel full. Therefore, we would suggest you take a walk and discover your favourite Japanese restaurant.

We guarantee that it would be hard to choose only one!

The transformation of some of the neighbourhoods of Barcelona has resulted in a creative, cultural and residential landscape. That is the case of Poble Sec Neighbourhood, one of the new trendy areas of the city.

Barcelona is a city in constant evolution. Those who visited it for the 1992 Olympics or the 2004 Forum would be surprised if they decided to come back to the city now. The capital has not lost its essence but its landscape is quite different.

After Sant Antoni‘s first attempt to attract more residents, some other destinations, for instance Poble Sec, are also trying to adapt to the ‘new’ Barcelona.

The first thing that calls our attention is the incorporation of bars with lively terraces and restaurants offering the best modern gastronomy.

Moreover, new entrepreneurs and residents arriving from other districts quickly adapt themselves to the autenticity of Poble Sec, from the music hall on Parallel Avenue to bars on Blai Street. Everyone visiting the neighbourhood surely falls in love with it.

Poble Sec is constantly looking for ways to make a difference, for example, by means of its creativity or the singularity of some of its facilities. Let’s get to know some of the new businesses in the neighbourhood.

Taking advantage of the celebration of the year of libraries, it is worth mentioning some of the most outstanding ones in Barcelona, a city that loves culture and is aware of the important role of books in our lives. These are some of the most amazing libraries in Barcelona.

Apart from being the first centenary of the network of public libraries of the Commonwealth of Catalonia, 2015 has also been declared the Year of Libraries. From 1915 until now, the number of libraries has considerably increased in the neighbourhoods and cities, especially in Barcelona.

Undoubtedly, a library is one of the main tools to spread the culture and also an answer to the society’s need for knowledge. Figures evidence so by showing a total of 370 libraries and 11 mobile libraries spread throughout 411 Catalan municipalities.

With 11 million of books and hundreds of employees, libraries are places full of anecdotes and knowledge both for children and adults. As Jorge Luis Borges said: «I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library«.

Let’s unveil the tiny (and huge) temples of culture that are spread throughout the Old Quarter, the historic Eixample Neighbourhood, the coastline and the upper area of Barcelona.

Eight urban development projects are expected to change Barcelona’s coastline in the following years. Regardless of the controversies surrounding the issue, their designs are based on the future project for tourism of the city.

Barcelona is facing one of its major urban transformations along its metropolitan coastline. These huge projects affect an area of more than 700,000 square metres and have caught the attention of many followers, as well as of those who want to keep the essence of the city.

Here is a summary of all the changes that will be introduced along Barcelona’s coastline:

New Besós’ coastline

The construction of Fórum area and Diagonal Mar has recovered a space that was not in use until then, just in front of Diagonal Avenue.

Diagonal-Besós Campus, run by Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), will provide a team of more than 200 professors to work on the rehabilitation project of the coastline of Barcelona and Sant Adrià del Besós. Moreover, the upcoming Ciutat de l’Economia del Coneixement is awaiting huge projects related to Biomedicine, design, social innovation and business, the so-called Barcelona KEY (Knowledge Economy Yard).

Sant Adrià beaches, located on both sides of the neighbourhood, are waiting for a totally different plan. It’s an urban development project related to nightlife that will probably be introduced at the end of 2015.

New and exclusive yacht club

Port Vell in Barcelona faces its largest transformation after the Olympic Games in the city.

The new luxury yacht club will make Barcelona one of the best ports for large yachts in the world. That includes the renewal of the current facade in order to build a luxury access area. The works in Port Vell yacht club are expected to be concluded for the summer of 2016.

Next to it, Marina Vela yacht club (Marina Bocana Nord) also awaits for a huge project. It’ll house a complex with 136 swing moorings plus other 222 dry dock spaces. Moreover, there will be 7 commercial buildings and 2 new 400-meter-long boulevards near W Hotel. This project is expected to be completed for mid 2017.

The legacy of Barcelona to sea lovers is a totally renewed Fishing Port. The rehabilitation plan contemplates the construction of an ice factory, a new fish market and the reurbanization of the well-known Moll de Pescadores. In its interior, there is the Clock Tower (Torre del Rellotge) dated back to 1772, which will be reopened to the public after its rehabilitation. These works are expected to be finished in 2017.

Barcelona’s coastline

Ronda Litoral has traditionally been seen as the thoroughfare that closed the natural access to the sea.

The area surrounded by Montjuïc Mountain, Ronda Litoral and the port is called Morrot Neighbouhood. The rehabilitation project for this area, developed by the former government, consisted mainly of opening the neighbourhood to the sea, by means of building a double entrance to Barcelona and a direct access to the port. But unfortunately, this project is currently inoperative.

Marina del Prat Vermell is the old industrial neighbourhood of Sants-Montjuïc district, an area featuring many expansion possibilities that today is experiencing a huge transformation. Its reurbanization will affect an area equivalent to 59 blocks of Eixample of Barcelona. This neighbourhood has called the attention of both public (Tax Agency) and private institutions.

The construction works in the area of Marina are based on a project developed by Consorci de la Zona Franca, which is investing in the urbanization of the area. The residential urbanization of Marina will affect a total of 40 blocks of buildings in Sants and Montjuïc Neighbourhoods.

The arrival of the Metro service to the airport and the construction of new buildings will open the neighbourhood to new residents, especially thanks to the closeness to Gran Via.

From one end to the other, the emblematic Barcelona’s coastline will soon face huge challenges as regards its rehabilitation.

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