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Walden 7

A dense red housing megastructure of courts, bridges, and stacked terraces that turns collective living into a full urban section.

building

built

1975

Sant Just Desvern, Catalonia, Spain

Housing complex

housing residential complex collective housing concrete ceramic painted stucco Housing complex

Concrete Ceramic Plaster

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Walden 7 gallery

Walden 7 exterior view

Exterior view of Walden 7 in Sant Just Desvern.

Credit: Zarateman

Rights: CC0 · licensed

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Architect

Ricardo Bofill

1939-2022 · Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Role: lead architect

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A Catalan architect whose work ranged from monumental housing experiments to civic and urban ensembles shaped by strong geometry and theatrical color.

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Bureau

Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura

bureau · Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Role: designer

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A Catalan bureau known for housing megastructures, civic ensembles, and vividly composed postmodern forms that operate at urban scale.

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Work

La Muralla Roja

1973 · Calp, Valencian Community, Spain

Housing complex

Ricardo Bofill