Given the needs of an apartment residential building neighbours in Esplugues de Llobregat, we’re asked about the feasibility of installing an elevator in the building’s stairwell. The commission turns out to be a significant challenge, given the reduced measures of the space, in addition to the height difference between the stairs ground level and street level. For the elevator, we proposed a 1-person cabin with minimal dimensions. The stairs layout is changed, bringing it back into the interior ventilation patio, while preserving the kitchen galleries ventilation as much as possible.

The structural complexity of this intervention would be quite the endevour, given the implication of essentially breaking the building in two, as the stairwell sits between the street and block interior apartments.