Simon Factory

Clotet, Paricio & Associats (2)
Clotet, Paricio & Associats
Ignacio Paricio Ansuátegui
Lluís Clotet i Ballús

On an irregular plot of land of 4 ha, 13,000 m2 were built, distributed in several specialised buildings related to each other by laws of aggregation to facilitate possible extensions up to the permitted 24,600 m2. The protagonist of the grouping was a 200 x 60 m rectangular production hall with a clear height of 6 m under the structure and 8 m to the roof.

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Other specialised bodies were juxtaposed to this large ship, thus freeing it from any internal accidents. The offices were located on one of its long façades and were placed approximately in the centre of gravity of the site to ensure their centrality within the enlarged complex. They opened up to the northern light, the ancient forest and the views over the distant mountains. The changing rooms building, attached to one side of the building, was adapted to the irregular perimeter of the site in order to place the whole complex as close as possible to the corner and to free up the maximum surface area of the plot to facilitate future growth. A third body with a metal structure and metal enclosing shutters also contained all the installation machinery necessary for the operation of the complex.

Lluís Casals
Lluís Casals

The use of juxtaposition as a strategy for aggregation and growth had already been tried and tested in previous projects, but this project began to abandon the use of homogeneous construction based on a single material and entrusted load bearing, watertightness and thermal insulation to specialised and different elements. As a consequence of this radical change, and as could not be otherwise when the expression of the project wants to be attentive to the way in which the building is constructed, the formal result of the works also changed radically.

Lluís Casals

General information

Simon Factory

YEAR

1999

Status

Built

Option to visit

Visit from public roads

Address

Ave. Europa, 62

17800 Olot - Girona

Latitude: 42.194329116

Longitude: 2.4874083316

Classification

Building materials

Steel

Corrugated sheet

Built area

5001 - 20000 m²

Awards

FAD 1999

Involved architects

Ignacio Paricio Ansuátegui

Lluís Clotet i Ballús

Involved architectural firms

Clotet, Paricio & Associats

Information provided by

MITMA

(2015). Lluís Clotet, premio nacional de arquitectura 2010. Ministerio de Fomento Secretaría General Técnica Centro de Publicaciones.

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