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Peris+Toral Arquitectes is an architecture studio founded in Barcelona in 2005 by Marta Peris and José Manuel Toral. The firm has focused predominantly on public and social housing, aiming to create residential environments that foster community and adapt to evolving ways of living. Notably, their work often experiments with modularity, industrialized construction, and sustainable materials, such as timber and compressed earth, to reduce environmental impact and enhance building quality.
A central example of their recent output is the 85-unit timber-framed social housing project in Cornellà de Llobregat, completed for the public body IMPSOL. This six-story, courtyard-centered building employs modular rooms of equal size and eliminates corridors, resulting in flexible, adaptable domestic arrangements. The Cornellà project has received international recognition, winning the 2024 RIBA International Prize and being cited as the largest wooden-structured residential building in Spain, comprising 10,000 square meters and utilizing 8,300 cubic meters of Basque timber.
The studio’s portfolio extends beyond Barcelona. In Ibiza, they designed a 43-unit residential complex for IBAVI, notable for its use of 20-centimeter-thick loadbearing walls made from compressed earth blocks, responding to local climate with passive cooling strategies and a focus on cross-ventilation.
Beyond housing, Peris+Toral has taken on urban public spaces, including the redevelopment of a former market square in Badalona with minimal resources. Their projects emphasize community spaces, environmental performance, and collaborative engagement with local institutions and consultants. Peris+Toral has been finalists for the EU Mies van der Rohe Award and recipients of the Spanish Architecture Award (CSCAE) 2022, underscoring their influence on contemporary social housing design.