PERIS+TORAL

PERIS+TORAL ARQUITECTES is a Barcelona-based studio, founded by Marta Peris and José Toral in 2005, dedicated to research on habitation and forms of construction. Their theoretical and written work addresses questions such as the relationship between cinema and architecture, contemporary ways of living, low-impact construction systems, and comfort.

In the academic sphere, Marta Peris —who holds a PhD in architecture— and José Toral are professors at the Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB). Both have been invited to teach at the Politecnico di Milano and, since 2024, they have been guest professors at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Their work has received widespread international recognition, most notably with the RIBA International Prize in 2024.

Their work has been published extensively and presented at international conferences, and their projects have been included in exhibitions such as "Peris+Toral Wohnungsbau" —a monographic retrospective at the Kunstverein Bielefeld— and exhibitions at the Cité de l'Architecture in Paris, as well as various contributions to the Venice Biennale (2016, 2025).

Read an excerpt on our blog: “PERIS+TORAL: Grid and Invention. A Conversation with Marta Peris and José Toral. Eduardo Prieto” →

Texts

• PERIS+TORAL: Invention and Grid. A Conversation with Marta Peris and José Toral
  Eduardo Prieto
• The Exception to the Rule. System, Variation and Inhabiting
  Marta Peris and José Toral
• The First Inhabitants, System and Context in PERIS+TORAL's Housing Projects
  Pier Vittorio Aureli

Works and projects

• 42 Social Housing Units in Son Servera
• Plaça de les Glòries Information Point
• 54 Social Housing Units in Bon Pastor
• 54 Social Housing Units in El Besòs
• 85 Social Housing Units in Cornellà de Llobregat
• 140 Social Housing Units in 22@ Barcelona
• 43 Social Housing Units in Ibiza
• Architecture Open Centre
• 40 Social Housing Units in El Masnou
• 39 Housing Units for the CAN 70 Cooperative
• Santa Eugènia Town Hall
• Pere Garau Health Centre
• 67 Social Housing Units in Montgat
• House-Studio in Barcelona