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Casa del Director de la Fàbrica Asland
Eduard Ferrés i Puig, Lluís Homs i Moncusí
Edifici aïllat destinat a habitatge temporal dels successius directors de la fàbrica de ciment del clot del moro. És d'estil modernista d'arrel gaudiniana, sobretot visible en el tractament de la pedra, elements decoratius i disseny constructiu. La modulació de l'edifici és a partir d'un mòdul central rematat per uns elements decoratius a manera de merlets que sobresurten en tres cossos perpendiculars. A llevant l'entrada del xalet es fa a través de tres arcs parabòlics. El parament és de carreus de pedra combinant els colors blanc i verd de la ceràmica i la rajola de les teulades i també la fusta en alguns elements. Construcció del 1905 feta un cop acabada la fàbrica de ciment del Clot del moro, en aquell moment, la primera d'Espanya dedicada a l'obtenció de ciment Portland. EL Clot del Moro fou iniciativa d'E. Güell, primer comte de Güell, exponent clar de la iniciativa industrial de finals del s. XIX i principis del s. XX. El conjunt de la fàbrica és obre de l'arquitecte valencià Guastavino i el xalet, de l'arquitecte Eduard Ferrers Puig, sota la iniciativa d'E. Güell. La fàbrica fou tancada a mitjan dels setanta del s. XX. A finals de la mateixa dècada el xalet patí un incendi força devastador.1902
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Asland Factory Building
Guastavino Fireproof Construction Company, Eduard Ferrés i Puig, Rafael Guastavino Moreno, Isidoro Pedraza de la Pascua, Ewing Wallace
It was the first factory of the Asland company, founded in 1901 by the industrialist and patron of the arts Eusebi Güell. It began operating in 1903, and was the first factory in the country to produce Portland cement. It is a staggered or ‘cascade’ arrangement on the right bank of the source of the Llobregat. This layout favoured the production process, due to its proximity to the points where the raw material was exploited, and also made it possible to take advantage of the river's hydraulic energy. The factory operated on the normal principle of gravity. At the top, marl and limestone were collected from the quarries located further up, and at the base the final product was obtained. Guastavino used Catalan vaults with tie rods, with spans of 12 metres. A small narrow-gauge railway, with tracks 60 centimetres wide, connected the factory with Berga and Manresa. The factory closed in 1975.1901 - 1904
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Cabaní House
The main features of the site are its location and the landscape. The views over the Pyrenean and Pre-Pyrenean mountain ranges are in the direction of the slope of the site. The house faces the landscape, following the slope. The entrance, on the upper floor, leads into a building that occupies two levels as it descends the slope. The lower floor is arranged to provide adequate space for parking cars and to house the library. It also organises the exterior space through geometries that are shared with the topography and the views: a series of descending terraces, articulated and accessible from the house. The upper floor, with the main entrance, takes advantage of the base offered by the ground floor, although, as it is freed from contact with the ground, it seeks a relationship with the landscape with greater freedom. The tension of the curve exfoliates the different layers that form the walls, giving rise to the living areas.1992 - 1994
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1997 - 1998