No, Mr Wüstemann, Poble sec, where the rather ugly, out of context façade of your building (I notice there is no photo of this in the report) has suddenly appeared, is a district, a community. Melon “district” was built at the expense of a historical old building demolished as a result of rampant real estate speculation in this wonderful old city, the architectural history of which some of us fight to protect.

There are several areas in Barcelona, new developments (at the expense, alas, of industrial heritage) where the project would have fitted perfectly, if you like cold, characterless, shall we say, living quarters.

And no, Kim, it is not “very cheap”, at least for Spanish students. Justification for demolition of the old school building was use of the land for a student residence, but the price is barely less, if not more than a normal hotel by the time you pay for sheets and towels (extra) and room cleaning (extra).

Architects really must be held responsible for the social implications of their work, in this case another little attack on the cohesion of a real district community.

I pass the invasive white light of the ground floor bar every day. It´s always empty.