Odile Decq Unveils Antares, Her First Residential Skyscraper in Barcelona
31/07/2019.
[BCN] Spain
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Working with the Shaftesbury Asset Management Group, the tower will also be Decq’s first building in Barcelona.
“Antares is my first residential development and its design speaks to the heart of my philosophy to bring originality and innovation to everything I do. I hope Antares sets a new standard for what a luxury building can be. From the building’s architecture, which embraces the beauty of the surrounding Barcelona area, all the way to the finishes in the interiors, I have taken the utmost care and consideration into every aspect of its design.”
Odile Decq
Homes will feature balconies, floor-to-ceiling windows and terraces providing panoramic views of the Mediterranean Sea, the Catalan capital and the surrounding mountains. The building is located on Avinguda Diagonal, steps away from The Museu Blau, the main centre of the Museu de les Ciències Naturals, and the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona.
Antares will feature an infinity pool on the building’s roof; a separate floor of wellness amenities including a state-of-the-art gym, yoga room, indoor pool and sauna, treatment rooms and relaxation areas; and a spacious private garden area and porte-cochère.
Odile Decq set up her own office just after graduating at La Villette in 1978 while studying at Sciences Politiques Paris where she completed a post-graduate diploma in Urban Planning in 1979. International renown was not long in coming, as early as 1990 actually, with her first major commission: the Banque Populaire de l’Ouest in Rennes.
Numerous prizes and publications distinguished her work. By questioning the commission, the use, the matter, the body, the technique, the taste, the architecture of ‘Odile Decq Benoît Cornette” offers a paradoxical look, both tender and severe in today’s world. They were awarded a Golden Lion in Venice in 1996.
Alone since 1998, Odile Decq has been faithful to her fighting attitude while diversifying and radicalizing her research. She just completed the MACRO (Museum for Contemporary Art in Rome) in 2010 and the restaurant in Opera Garnier in Paris in 2011. In 2012, The FRAC (Fonds Regional d’Art Contemporain) in Rennes and the GL Events headquarter in Lyon will be completed. In 2007, Odile Decq was elected General Director of the Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris. Since that, she shares her time between organizing the school in developing it to an international level.
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