Josep Lluís Mateo
Naves Industriales Puigcerdá
1988–1991
On the boundary between town and country the buildings constitue a wall which formalizes this limit, and a roof which floats on top of it. The facades thus project outward in response to the action of the wind, and have to be reinforced with triangular-sectioned pillars which follow the moment of upset. The structure of the roof, with its somewhat archaic logic and design, consists of concrete trusses, precast in situ, connected by struts which act by traction. The stability of the trusses is achieved by means of the considerable projections at the end which make them independent of their limits. These were conceived as shiny, metallic constructions, with their great doors open to the surrounding landscape, like hangars belonging to the nearby airport.











Location: Puigcerdà, Spain
Type: Industry, Warehouse
Text: El Croquis 62–63
Photography: Hisao Suzuki
Posted: April 2020
Category: Architecture