Argemí Ballbè Arquitectura

A family architecture firm in Barcelona

Argemí Ballbè Arquitectura is a family-run architecture firm in Barcelona, founded in 2006 by brothers and architects Joan and Mateu Argemí. The team later expanded to include interior designer Carmina Argemí and building engineer Judith Pacios, allowing the firm to handle a project from initial design through construction and detailing.

Areas of work

The firm works in architecture, urban planning, and interior design. Its portfolio includes new construction, rehabilitation, and renovation, with a strong focus on single-family and multifamily housing as well as public facilities and cultural spaces.

Selected projects

• Casa Sant Maties: restoration of the home's original structure, preserving floors and ceilings while adding technical improvements.
• Casa 11S: a similar approach to structural restoration with technical updates.
• Communications office in Barcelona: renovation of an old Eixample apartment with high ceilings and colored stained-glass windows.
• Mountain refuge: work on an unused agricultural plot and a traditional stone outbuilding, with irrigation channels.
• Ferreries multifamily housing: a freestanding building with four facades that do not touch one another.
• Casa Cavall Bernat: a home with its main program on one floor, organized by use.
• Casa Xiprer: a dry-stone terrace, designed as habitable space, resolves the change in grade.
• Study room for a university residence: a neutral space with diffused light designed to support concentration.
• Living room in Sant Cugat: a project limited to furnishings and completed on a tight budget.
• Middletown Road Station, New York: an art installation selected through the MTA Arts for Transit competition.
• Molins de Rei Civic Center: a full interior renovation of a former workers' federation theater, retaining its original access and character.
• Casa Maragall: an art installation associated with the MTA Arts for Transit program.
• Sports facility: locker rooms and a shaded area added for soccer games.
• Argentina House, Alaior: a small home on a large, level lot, with an extended roof.
• Casa Arenys de Mar: a house on steep terrain with sea views.
• Eivissa: a project on an elevated site with views.
• Ferran apartment: a renovation that connects an updated kitchen with the dining room.
• Sant Llorenç facade renovation: improved accessibility for a set-back home.
• Hostel in Finland: a house oriented toward the forest and lake, with walls perpendicular to the terrain.
• Antúnez apartment: complete interior design for a 160-square-meter home in Barcelona's Gràcia neighborhood.
• Sant Fost home: an L-shaped house with volumes at different heights and sloped roofs.
• Amer building: two distinct sections, one facing Santa Anna Street and the other a private garden.

Team

Founding partner Joan Argemí holds a master's degree in urban planning from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Before establishing the firm, he worked with Jordi Garcés and Oscar Tusquets Blanca. His work there included projects such as Hotel Miramar on Montjuïc, the Hilton office and hotel towers in Diagonal Mar, and the Ca l'Arnús nursing home and hotel in Badalona. He also collaborated with RPW Design, Reardon Smith Architects, Pepe Cortés, AC Hotels, The Stein Group, and Apollo Real Estate.

Founding partner Mateu Argemí has an Executive MBA and a degree in architecture from UIC Barcelona. In 2012 and 2013, he worked at SLO Architecture in New York, where he led the project that won the MTA Arts for Transit competition and was part of the team recognized with the 2012 Blinder Award for the Bronx River Right project.

Interior designer Carmina Argemí has been with the firm since 2020. Her earlier freelance work included home renovations and projects for Dröm Living, El Tren de Sant Nicolau preschool in Sabadell, and El Doll Bretó restaurant in Terrassa. Building engineer Judith Pacios joined in 2022; she has postgraduate training in construction management and previously worked at Marti Avilés S.L. Arquitectura i Gestió.

Contact

Email: info@argemi-ballbe.com. Phone: +34 677 364 956 and +37 937 871 067. The firm is on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn as Argemí Ballbè Arquitectura.