Tres Xemeneies (Three Chimneys) is a project that explores the deep cultural story of Barcelona while critically considering the current economic situaton and urban environment of the city. The site consists of the Three Chimenys, a key historical landmark for the city, as well as two vacant office buildings. The space has been appropriated into a skate park for a younger demographic, providing further opportunity for activation. As the city of Barcelona is in dire need of affordable housing, our group decided to focus on offering flexible, spacious affordable housing units that provide interior balconies as a method of privacy, while also paying homage to the existing historical landmark. Additionally, our group focused on looking at an urban scale and developing spaces to offer opportunity to form connections with the greater community – done so by introducing mixed-use commodities on the ground floor