METRONOM is an architecture office based in Barcelona. The studio develops spacial projects with a clear objective: provide lasting and timeless designs with a contemporary and innovative feel. Each project is approached in a unique way, taking into account the physical context where it is located, as well as the environmental, social and economic conditions of each situation. 

Maria Amat, Albert Casas and Frederic Villagrasa met during their studies in the architecture school of Barcelona (ETSAB-UPC) and founded the studio in 2020. In their office located in Sant Antoni neighborhood, they gather around a big square table with a lazy susan in the centre. This tool helps the team share, collect, and classify ideas to develop the projects they are working on. METRONOM is a small and young team that works for public and private clients. Professional activity is combined with teaching in universities and workshops.

Frederic Villagrasa

Architect from Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona, ETSAB-UPC. He has also studied at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

He also co-founded Oasiurbà -a non profit association ensuring dignified housing rights in the Raval neighborhood of Barcelona- and Arquitectos de Cabecera, which works bringing the architect figure closer to the citizenry.

Maria Amat

Architect from the Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona, ETSAB-UPC. She has also studied at the Technische Universität Berlin and holds a postgraduate in Business from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

She is currently teaching design drawing at the ETSAB-UPC, and is a tutor at the RCR workshops during the spring-summer season.

Previously she has worked at several architecture offices such as Garcés-de Seta-Bonet, Cadaval&Solà-Morales and Salas Studio.

Albert Casas

Architect from the Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona, ETSAB-UPC. He has also studied at the Mackintosh School of Architecture at the Glasgow School of Art.

He is currently Design Drawing and Conceptual Volum professor of Interiors Design at IED Barcelona (Istituto Europeo di Design), and was also an invited professor at the ETSAB-UPC and the University of Technology in Sydney.

Previously he has worked at BB+GG, Daniel Mòdol, BAAS, AQ4, BLAU and Jorge Vidal.

He obtained the City of Barcelona Prize for the Academic project, worked on together with Arquitectos de Cabecera in 2015.

Clients

BIMSA (Barcelona Infraestructures Municipals SA)

IMPSOL-AMB (Institut Municipal de l’Habitatge)

ICUB (Institut de Cultura de Barcelona)

MUHBA (Museu d’Història de Barcelona)

Agència Catalana de Patrimoni Cultural

Interpreta Cultura SL

Bioforce A. Vogel España

Academy

2024 – Maria Amat teaching mobility at Faculdade de Arquitectura e Urbanismo, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Participation in the seminar «Praça de Aulas (FAUUSP). Territórios da Praça: o espaço público e a educação nas periferias em debate”.

2024 – Maria Amat visiting tutor at RCR architecture and landscape summer workshop in Olot. RCR Lab-A’24

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Current Team

Present

Arnau Espona – intern
ETSAB-UPC

Anna Sofia Privileggio – intern
Accademia Architettura di Mendrisio

Previous

Gina Surià – architect

Cristina Requejo – architect

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Talks and exhibitions

2024 – Lecture – Book presentacion «IMPSOL 2015-2024» at COAC. Maria Amat invited to the round table with Marta Peris, Mariona Benedito, Rafael Gomez Moriana, and Ramon Torra Xicoy.

2024 – Lecture «Intervención en el patio del Museo Frederic Marés» at IED Barcelona, course leaded by Caterina Miralles in the Interior Design program.

2024 – Lecture «35 Habitatges a Molins de Rei» at ETSAB-UPC, course leaded by Habitatge i Ciutat HIC.

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Publications and interviews

2024 – Book – «Housing IMPSOL 2015-2024». Social housing in Molins de Rei + article of Maria Amat «How does housing respond to socio-economic context?». (21/10/2024).

2024 – Publications – Oficinas en el edificio Mas de Miquel, Barcelona Arquitectura Viva. (30/10/2024).

2024 – Article – Social housing in Molins de Rei Residencial. «How does housing respond to socio-economic context?», by Maria Amat for the book «IMPSOL 2015-2024». 

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Awards

2024 – Ex aequo, 14th urbanism award Premi Catalunya Manuel de Solà Morales for “Eixos Verds – Superilla Barcelona”.

2023 – First prize Competition – Renovation and transformation of Casa Tosquella into a Senior community centre, Barcelona, BIMSA

2022 – First prize Competition – Borrell Square in Eixample Superblock, Barcelona, BIMSA

2022 – First prize Competition – Social housing in Molins de Rei, Barcelona, IMPSOL

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