P 2303
project
type
use
client
location 
size
budget
year
status
collaborators
can trinxet

heritage, rehabilitaton, extension, public space
administrative
metropolitan area barcelona 
l’hospitalet de llobregat, barcelona
1.443m2 building + 1.094m2 public space
2.013.507 €
2023
ongoing
gfa2 architects

Located in the former industrial complex of Can Trinxet in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, the project involves the structural consolidation and adaptive reuse of several disused warehouse buildings. Originally part of the early 20th-century Can Gras factory, these structures are among the last remaining fragments of a larger textile production site, once central to the city’s industrial development.





The intervention addresses five main areas: full rehabilitation of the Santa Eulàlia and Lateral warehouses for public use (administrative offices and meeting spaces), adaptive reuse of the Annex as a public restroom and infrastructure hub, consolidation of the Central warehouse’s structural envelope to halt its degradation, and the design of a new public square that preserves existing trees while improving accessibility and water management. The approach is careful and unpretentious. It aims to restore the architectural integrity of the historic façades, introduce sustainable construction methods, and reframe the relationship between heritage and the contemporary city. Without imposing a new image, the project reinforces what is already there, allowing the site to re-enter public life through minimal yet precise operations.