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In this first stage, the catalogue focuses on the modern and contemporary architecture designed and built between 1832 –year of construction of the first industrial chimney in Barcelona that we establish as the beginning of modernity– until today.
The project is born to make the architecture more accessible both to professionals and to the citizens through a website that is going to be updated and extended. Contemporary works of greater general interest will be incorporated, always with a necessary historical perspective, while gradually adding works from our past, with the ambitious objective of understanding a greater documented period.
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The La Unión Metalúrgica old industrial complex was located in the Poblenou neighbourhood (Sant Martí district), in a block of houses designed by Ildefons Cerdà, bounded by Zamora, Almogàvers, Pamplona and Sancho de Ávila Streets. In 2004, it was largely demolished, and only the entrance pavilions, located on the chamfer of Almogàvers and Pamplona Streets, were preserved.
This building, currently isolated, used to give way to the interior of the enclosure. It is a construction parallel to the chamfer, with a simple volumetric ensemble of two floors that rises an additional floor in the central part, all topped off by a passable flat roof.
The façade of the building is characterised by the almost exclusive use of exposed brick, incorporating delicate ornamental elements of artificial stone based on medallions and plant motifs.
The main façade, facing the chamfer, is divided into three vertical axes, and in the central one there is a higher floor. On the ground floor there are four rectangular windows located on the sides of the access portal to the interior of the factory. This, with a large, angled arch, has its parallel on the rear façade, and creates the axis of symmetry of the composition of openings, very weighted and organised. On the second floor there are three large split windows crowned by thin arches. On the upper floor there is the massive roof enclosure, and in the central part there is an opening topped by a semicircular arch and divided by three handrails. All these elements emphasise the outstanding element of this façade, located under the undulating crowning of this central part. It is a ceramic mosaic with the name of the company, in green letters on a white background. An old metal lantern that illuminates the entrance door is also preserved.
This is the only element that remains of the La Unión Metalúrgica factory complex, promoted by Dionisio Bobín Sirot, which has its beginnings in 1889. In 1903 it becomes a limited company to dedicate itself to the purchase, sale and the casting of materials and objects of iron and other metals. Between 1899 and 1906 the company was reported because some of the constructions it carried out were illegal. When these problems had been solved, between 1908 and 1914, the new factory was remodeled with new buildings. It was at this time that the entrance hall was built, signed by the architect Josep Maria Plantada in July 1914. On December 31, 1936, on the Civil War, La Unión Metalúrgica was established as a collective worker destined for the war industry. Two office buildings, an aparthotel, green areas, and sheltered housing are currently being built on the land where the industrial facilities were located.
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La Unión Metalúrgica
Domènec Balet i Nadal, Josep Plantada Artigas
The La Unión Metalúrgica old industrial complex was located in the Poblenou neighbourhood (Sant Martí district), in a block of houses designed by Ildefons Cerdà, bounded by Zamora, Almogàvers, Pamplona and Sancho de Ávila Streets. In 2004, it was largely demolished, and only the entrance pavilions, located on the chamfer of Almogàvers and Pamplona Streets, were preserved. This building, currently isolated, used to give way to the interior of the enclosure. It is a construction parallel to the chamfer, with a simple volumetric ensemble of two floors that rises an additional floor in the central part, all topped off by a passable flat roof. The façade of the building is characterised by the almost exclusive use of exposed brick, incorporating delicate ornamental elements of artificial stone based on medallions and plant motifs. The main façade, facing the chamfer, is divided into three vertical axes, and in the central one there is a higher floor. On the ground floor there are four rectangular windows located on the sides of the access portal to the interior of the factory. This, with a large, angled arch, has its parallel on the rear façade, and creates the axis of symmetry of the composition of openings, very weighted and organised. On the second floor there are three large split windows crowned by thin arches. On the upper floor there is the massive roof enclosure, and in the central part there is an opening topped by a semicircular arch and divided by three handrails. All these elements emphasise the outstanding element of this façade, located under the undulating crowning of this central part. It is a ceramic mosaic with the name of the company, in green letters on a white background. An old metal lantern that illuminates the entrance door is also preserved. This is the only element that remains of the La Unión Metalúrgica factory complex, promoted by Dionisio Bobín Sirot, which has its beginnings in 1889. In 1903 it becomes a limited company to dedicate itself to the purchase, sale and the casting of materials and objects of iron and other metals. Between 1899 and 1906 the company was reported because some of the constructions it carried out were illegal. When these problems had been solved, between 1908 and 1914, the new factory was remodeled with new buildings. It was at this time that the entrance hall was built, signed by the architect Josep Maria Plantada in July 1914. On December 31, 1936, on the Civil War, La Unión Metalúrgica was established as a collective worker destined for the war industry. Two office buildings, an aparthotel, green areas, and sheltered housing are currently being built on the land where the industrial facilities were located. -
Edificis Ecourban
L35 Arquitectura, William McDonough
L'antic complex industrial La Unión Metalúrgica es trobava ubicat al barri del Poblenou (Districte de Sant Martí), en una illa de cases de les projectades per Ildefons Cerdà, delimitada pels carrers Zamora, Almogàvers, Pamplona i Sancho de Avila. L'any 2004 fou enderrocada en bona part, conservant-se únicament els pavellons d'entrada, situats al xamfrà dels carrers Almogàvers i Pamplona. Aquest edifici, actualment aïllat, servia per donar pas a l'interior del recinte. Es tracta d'una construcció paral·lela al xamfrà, amb un senzill conjunt volumètric de dos plantes que a la part central s'eleva una planta més, tot rematat per un terrat pla transitable. El parament de l'edifici es caracteritza per la utilització gairebé en exclusiva del maó vist, incorporant delicats elements ornamentals de pedra artificial a base de medallons i motius vegetals. La façana principal, encarada al xamfrà, esta dividida en tres eixos verticals on al central hi ha una planta més d'alçada. A la planta baixa hi ha quatre finestres rectangulars situades als costats del portal d'accés a l'interior de la fàbrica. Aquest, amb un gran arc angulat, té el seu paral·lel a la façana posterior, i crea l'eix de simetria de la composició d'obertures, molt ponderada i ordenada. A la segona planta hi ha tres grans finestrals partits coronats per arcs escarsers. A la planta superior hi ha el tancament massís del terrat i a la part central una obertura rematada per un arc de mig punt i dividida per tres mainells. Tots aquests elements emfasitzen l'element destacat d'aquesta façana, situat sota el coronament ondulat d'aquesta part central. Es tracta d'un mosaic ceràmic amb el nom de l'empresa, en lletres verdes damunt de fons blanc. Com element singular també es conserva un antic fanal metàl·lic que il·lumina la porta d'entrada. Aquest és l'únic element que es conserva del complex fabril de La Unión Metalúrgica impulsat per Dionisio Bobín Sirot i que té els seus inicis al 1889. L'any 1903 es converteix en societat anònima per dedicar-se a la compra, la venda i la fosa de materials i objectes de ferro i altres metalls. Entre el 1899 i 1906 l'empresa és denunciada perquè algunes de les construccions que realitzava eren il·legals. Resolts aquests problemes, entre 1908 i 1914 l'edifici de la nova fàbrica es remodela amb nous edificis. Es en aquest moment quan es construeix el pavelló d'entrada, signat per l'arquitecte Josep Maria Plantada al juliol de 1914. El 31 de desembre de 1936, amb motiu de la Guerra Civil, La Unión Metalúrgica es constitueix com a col·lectivitat obrera destinada per a la indústria de guerra. Als terrenys on estaven situades les instal·lacions industrials actualment s'aixequen dos edificis d'oficines, un aparthotel, zones verdes i habitatges protegits.