Winery and oil mill of the Agricultural Union

Located in the area known as El Rec, to the south of Igualada, the wine cellar and oil mill of the Igualada Agricultural Union is a modernist building designed by architect Cèsar Martinell i Brunet between 1919 and 1921, and built in 1921-22 by the old Union of Winegrowers.

It is comprised of a basement, semi-basement and first floor. The façade, quite sombre, is made of masonry and exposed brick details. It has tripled windows with lobed mullion on the lintels.

The complex was reopened to the public in 2016, following a restoration process that was promoted by the Agro Igualada Cooperative, in cooperation with the Igualada Municipal Council, and carried out by architect Pep Riba.

More information:

https://www.agroigualada.com/cooperativa/
https://www.arquitecturacatalana.cat/es/obras/cooperativa-agricola-digualada
https://www.recigualada.cat/index.php/ca/recorreguts/punts-interes/53-celler-i-moli-doli
https://issuu.com/comercigualada/docs/0685_opuscle_sindicat_def 
https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperativa_agrícola_d'Igualada 

How to get there: Google maps

Pictures: Jordiferrer / Wikipedia / CC BY-HEALTHY 4.0

 

 

State of the roof in 2016, after the first intervention

Overviewl
(2016)

Brick catenari arch in the basement, crowned by a cement reinforcement
 

 

 

State of the roof in 2010, before the first intervention

Two of the 22 wine vats, with a capacity of 15,000 liters each

Second nave, with truss and no roof (2016)