factory art

In Can Framis, 22@District, Poble Nou, Barcelona, a new museum sits among a high-rise, heavily built-up housing and hi-tech industrial area. This former factory industrial zone is a recent redevelopment project by the City Council. The Architects play on contrasts, with a surrounding garden of trees and winding paths providing tranquillity from the busy site.

Jordi Badia has preserved two derelict building with little architectural interests. Restoring the two current factory buildings and constructing a new one which will link them, also integrating with the site of another warehouse will form a courtyard that serves as the main museum entrance. Visitors will begin on the highest level and walk downwards through its semi-lit areas before standing up to showpiece, the exhibited pieces. The Architects have used wood on window frames, staircases and between the buildings and the painting support screens as a reference to the material used for canvas frames. Lime mortar, stonework and concrete is used externally thus creating a collage of textures that reflect the historic use of the building.