Renovation Former Factory Transformed Into Workspace And Residence
February 24th, 2011In HomeThe Renovation former factory into workspace and residence of Ricardo Bofill located in Barcelona, Spain. Previously it is cement factory, consits of over 30 silos, underground galleries and huge engine rooms. The Cement Factory is a building with unique design and architectural elements, a lofty interior full of style. Renovation works of space The Cement Factory to be used as architectural offices, archives, a model laboratory, and exhibition space, an apartment for him, as well as guest rooms and gardens. He defined the space by demolishing certain structures, cleaning cement, exposing previously concealed structures and creating the beautyful landscape architectural.
Bofill imagined the future spaces and created a layout according to the different aesthetic and plastic predispositions that had developed since WWI and were present within the factory. The main concept with elements of surrealist, elements of brutalism,Elements of abstraction. All these magical elements stand in the midst of transformed gardens which were once the yard of a cement factory. The renovated construction incorporates various languages from history of Architecture, a cultured language in opposition to vernacular architecture with windows, doors, stairs and false perspectives and applied them to the exterior walls and some interiors. Slowly with the help of Catalan craftsmen the factory was transformed but will always remain as unfinished work. The transform of Cement Factory into workspace and residence is a have Unique design and architectural elements, a lofty interior full of style. A mixture of textures and forms, materials and impressions; the enormous spaces, the large arched windows and the stunning quality of natural light throughout the day makes it a unique place to live in and work in. Moreover, these magical elements stand in the midst of transformed gardens which were once the yard of an abandoned cement factory.







