{"id":378118,"date":"2025-12-30T16:03:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T16:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/378118\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T16:03:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T16:03:18","slug":"a-film-portrait-of-bofill-taller-de-arquitectura-at-work-inside-la-fabrica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/378118\/","title":{"rendered":"a film portrait of bofill taller de arquitectura at work inside la f\u00e1brica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Film Documenting La F\u00e1brica as a Working Architecture Studio<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A newly released short film, \u2018To think conventionally at La F\u00e1brica would be impossible,\u2019 offers a look inside La F\u00e1brica, presenting the former cement factory as the active working <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/where-people-work\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">studio<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-spain\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish<\/a> practice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/ricardo-bofill-taller-de-arquitectura\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bofill Taller de Arquitectura<\/a> it is today. Directed by Albert Moya, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architectural-photography\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">filmmaker<\/a>\u00a0known for a series of architectural video portraits, the film moves between archival material and contemporary footage, situating the building within architects\u2019 daily rhythms.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Early sequences draw from original photographs taken before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/renovation-architecture-and-design\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">renovation<\/a>, showing the abandoned industrial structure in a state of decay. Concrete silos, conveyors, and load-bearing walls appear weathered and partially overtaken by dense vegetation, with trees and large plants emerging through openings in the structure and settling into its cavities.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1171168 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"bofill la f\u00e1brica film\" width=\"818\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bofill-taller-de-arquitectura-la-fabrica-video-designboom-01.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>all images via \u2018To think conventionally at La F\u00e1brica would be impossible\u2019 by Albert Moya<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Archival Drawings Trace the Cement Factory\u2019s Transformation<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Intercut with these photographs in the film are original hand-drafted architectural drawings of La F\u00e1brica from the archive of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bofill.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bofill Taller de Arquitectura<\/a>. Elevations, axonometric views, and construction documents appear briefly on screen, their graphite lines and annotations conveying the precision of the initial transformation. The drawings register the building as a working document, with structure, circulation, and sectional depth rendered through measured linework.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These archival materials sit alongside footage by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/albert__moya\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Albert Moya<\/a> of the building as it stands today. The camera moves through tall interior volumes and exterior courtyards where concrete walls, staircases, and voids remain dominant. Light enters through large openings and irregular apertures, revealing the thickness of walls and the layered construction of the former factory.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1171169 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"bofill la f\u00e1brica film\" width=\"818\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bofill-taller-de-arquitectura-la-fabrica-video-designboom-02.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>archival photographs show the cement factory before renovation<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>bofill taller\u2019s Contemporary Practice in a Historic Frame<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The present-day sequences focus on the daily work of the studio\u2019s architects. Teams gather around large tables, review drawings pinned to walls, and work at computer stations set against monumental concrete backdrops. Screens show three-dimensional models and augmented reality tools in use, while nearby, physical scale models are assembled by hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the video, the building remains an active workspace rather than a static backdrop. The long tables, shelves, and model-making areas sit directly within the former industrial volumes, their proportions shaped by the original factory layout. The coexistence of archival imagery, hand drawings, and contemporary digital tools situates La F\u00e1brica as a site where past construction and present practice occupy the same physical ground, observed through its materials, spaces, and ongoing use.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1171170 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"bofill la f\u00e1brica film\" width=\"818\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bofill-taller-de-arquitectura-la-fabrica-video-designboom-03.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>concrete silos, walls, and voids define the character of the former industrial complex<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1171171 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"bofill la f\u00e1brica film\" width=\"818\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bofill-taller-de-arquitectura-la-fabrica-video-designboom-04.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>the architects are shown working within La F\u00e1brica\u2019s monumental interiors<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1171172 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"bofill la f\u00e1brica film\" width=\"818\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bofill-taller-de-arquitectura-la-fabrica-video-designboom-05.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>hand drawing remains part of the daily workflow inside the studio<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Film Documenting La F\u00e1brica as a Working Architecture Studio \u00a0 A newly released short film, \u2018To think&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":378119,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[64606,8804,228,226,227,185082,229,88,8342,43141],"class_list":{"0":"post-378118","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-architectural-photography","9":"tag-architecture-in-spain","10":"tag-arts","11":"tag-arts-and-design","12":"tag-artsanddesign","13":"tag-bofill-taller-de-arquitectura","14":"tag-design","15":"tag-entertainment","16":"tag-renovation-and-restoration-architecture-and-design","17":"tag-where-people-work"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=378118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/378119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=378118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=378118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}