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In our project, we are addressing the friction between locals and tourists, specifically between historical compact city centers and excessive tourism within Barceloneta. Using demolition as an action, we generate dynamic spatial opportunities for different identities to interact. The demolished houses are readdressed by expanding exposed party walls as structure and a catalogue of modules, as recognizing the origins of Barceloneta.
To address the housing lots we remove, generative operations are used to reinsert housing units with the least amount of disruption to the spatial condition generated by subtraction. Thickening expands the exposed party wall as little as possible while building atop neighboring lots for its housing, creating a taller boundary within the new public space.