French architect Jean Nouvel has renovated a nineteenth century brewery in Barcelona to make way for restaurants, bars, a bakery and a museum.
The renovated Fábrica Moritz is the home of Catalan brewer Moritz, which was first started up in 1856 and relaunched by the Moritz family in 2004 after a 26 year hiatus.
The main production now takes place in Zaragoza but the renovation at Ronda de Sant Antoni contains a small underground brewery with a 25-metre-long tin bar.
Metal brewing tanks are on show inside glass display cases, beside a wall of plants that climb up one side of the building.
Other recent projects by Jean Nouvel include designs for a police headquarters in Belgium and a stacking metal chair.
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Photography is by Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre.
What a wonderful work by Jean Nouvel. He has put such beautiful elements together and paid great attention to contrasts in light, texture, and age. Very enjoyable picture, makes me wonder how the building would actually 'feel'.
Feels great, I swear. Hello from Barcelona.
Wow! On my travel list!
The detailing looks fantastic and I think the treatment of the old concrete and masonry is quite sensitive. I would definitely take the time to visit if the opportunity arises. Just not sure about the crazy seizure-inducing lighting… was it exaggerated for publication?
Nothing was exaggerated or indeed manipulated. Word of the photographer.
It’s a excellent place to eat tapas, word of a Barcelonian. Welcome.