This Guy Transformed An Abandoned Cement Factory Into A Home. Wait Till You See Inside

eddie wrote:Some of the interior is too modern for me, but I love the actual building and layout.
What a cool place to sit and get creative, pissed and throw a party.

Thorin wrote:

eddie wrote:Some of the interior is too modern for me, but I love the actual building and layout.
What a cool place to sit and get creative, pissed and throw a party.

I love it Eddie and I think its stunning.
The landscaping is beautiful as well, what a view to have.  

lol, I wonder how much its worth?

eddie wrote:

Thorin wrote:

I love it Eddie and I think its stunning.
The landscaping is beautiful as well, what a view to have.  

lol, I wonder how much its worth?

Well, put it this way didge, if it's only £100 I'll go halves with you

Original Quill wrote:Wow!  Looks like a great place.  And Barcelona, along with Zaragoza, is my favorite place.

Thx for sharing that find, didge.

WhoseYourWolfie wrote:

Imagine the heating and cooling costs...

And the cleaners' bills..

Jules wrote:

WhoseYourWolfie wrote:

Imagine the heating and cooling costs...

And the cleaners' bills..

Clearly he is minted.  He can afford the running costs. He can probably get grade 1 'listed' status for the building - that should entitle him to all sorts of grants and concessions. He can also open sections of the building to public visits. He'll generate a decent income from that ... and from music festivals and as a wedding venue.

He is clearly an imaginative sort, he'll work out a way to afford running costs. Or he can lease it to the govt - one of the wealthiest dukes in the country, the duke of westminster did something similar. He put a large chunk of his burgeoning properties and land into a govt trust and he gets an large income from that, yet retains full use of it. And unlike lesser mortals his relatives won't have to pay any inheritance tax when he passes.

Thorin wrote:When architect Ricardo Bofill stumbled upon an abandoned cement factory in 1973, he saw enormous potential. The factory, located in Catalonia, Spain, was built during World War I but it was still in decent shape.

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Thorin wrote:

Jules wrote:

Clearly he is minted.  He can afford the running costs. He can probably get grade 1 'listed' status for the building - that should entitle him to all sorts of grants and concessions. He can also open sections of the building to public visits. He'll generate a decent income from that ... and from music festivals and as a wedding venue.

He is clearly an imaginative sort, he'll work out a way to afford running costs. Or he can lease it to the govt - one of the wealthiest dukes in the country, the duke of westminster did something similar. He put a large chunk of his burgeoning properties and land into a govt trust and he gets an large income from that, yet retains full use of it. And unlike lesser mortals his relatives won't have to pay any inheritance tax when he passes.

Wow, well off topic and getting very political there Jules
I don't begrudge anyone what they inherit, good luck to them.
Some things are wrong in the world and we should speak about them, but for example those who will benefit from the death of the Duke are not to blame for this. The system is what is wrong.

Anyway, this is a nice thread about how someone creative spent decades to bring something out of ruin, into a work of art. Lets keep the politics out of this.

Thanks

Jules wrote:

Thorin wrote:


Wow, well off topic and getting very political there Jules
I don't begrudge anyone what they inherit, good luck to them.
Some things are wrong in the world and we should speak about them, but for example those who will benefit from the death of the Duke are not to blame for this. The system is what is wrong.

Anyway, this is a nice thread about how someone creative spent decades to bring something out of ruin, into a work of art. Lets keep the politics out of this.

Thanks

Getting political wasn't my intention at all. If I wanted to criticise the political system I'd have made a separate thread. I was just answering Wolfie to say that there are several ways to get help with the running costs of large buildings.

In fact if you had waited to see my next post (above) you'd have seen that I promptly returned back on topic and in fact I am full of admiration with the work that this designer has done.

Jules wrote:I doubt if a one off post to reply about running costs will detract from the magnificent work this man did but anyway point taken.