Cement Factory in Barcelona by Ricardo Bofill

Posted on 2, 2011 by Linus

In ’73 Ricardo Bofill bought and turned this abandoned cement factory in Barcelona into an architectural marvel. I love how this building has turned out and how he has successfully partnered urban and natural elements.

Architect: Ricardo Bofill
Program: Architectural offices /archives /model laboratory /exhibition space /Bofill’s-apartment /guest rooms /gardens
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Total floor area: 3,100 square meters and gardens
House area: 500 square meters
Date Completed: 1975

Head over to Yatzer to see more about the project.

EF Commercial – Lovely Typography to be found.

Posted on 21, 2011 by Linus

The typography of these two commercials is great. It was done by Albin Holmqvist whilst Gustav Johansson directed. Both the type and the quality of the video itself makes me want to go there. If anyone is curious, I believe these commercials were shot with a Canon 5d Mark II.

Bodegas de Protos Winery

Posted on 3, 2008 by Linus

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners have completed the Bodegas Protos winery in Peñafiel, Spain. The winery looks like some big old train stables, it’s fantastic how they have been able to put the entire winery machine park under those wooden roofs.

The 19,450 square metre winery features facilities to ferment, age and bottle 3 million bottles of wine a year. The Bodegas Protos winery is set to be fully operational in October, ready for the 2008 harvest. The winery will be able to handle over 1 Million kilos of grapes a year, and the new buildings are linked via an underground tunnel (cellar) that holds an temperature of 14 -16 °celcius just for the storage of barrels.