Inside a glass of red Garnacha. Pond D. O. Alella by Pineda Monedero
24/08/2023.
[Tiana - BCN] Spain
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The agricultural pond in the Designation of Origin of Alella, designed by Pineda Monedero, Arnau Reventós, and Jaime Prous, is located in an agricultural farmhouse with buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries in a rural area to the north of the municipality of Tiana, in turn, located to the north of Barcelona.
The intervention is delicately inserted in a territory made up of cultivated fields at different levels, among which the vineyards, with the Alella denomination of origin, stand out. The need to insert between two rows of vineyards determines the shape and orientation of the agricultural pond.
The project has been named one of the finalists in the 2023 FAD Architecture and Interior Design Awards, in the Urban and Landscape Category.
The intervention is delicately inserted in a territory made up of cultivated fields at different levels, among which the vineyards, with the Alella denomination of origin, stand out. The need to insert between two rows of vineyards determines the shape and orientation of the agricultural pond.
The project has been named one of the finalists in the 2023 FAD Architecture and Interior Design Awards, in the Urban and Landscape Category.
Pond D. O. Alella by Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Borja Ballbé.
Pond D. O. Alella by Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Borja Ballbé.
Pond D. O. Alella by Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Borja Ballbé.
Pond D. O. Alella by Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Borja Ballbé.
Pond D. O. Alella by Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Borja Ballbé.
Pond D. O. Alella by Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Borja Ballbé.
Pond D. O. Alella by Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Borja Ballbé.
Site plan. Pond D. O. Alella by Pineda Monedero.
Floor plan. Pond D. O. Alella by Pineda Monedero.
Pond D. O. Alella by Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Borja Ballbé.
The small infrastructure project, proposed by Pineda Monedero in this agro-productive and historical territory, is a set of small formal and material gestures that dialogue with the terrain, its colors, and its relationship with the anthropized agricultural environment.
The pool, which can also be used as a swimming pool, generates a raised platform on the ground, which elevates the observer above the landscape, on a platform that functions as a solarium and houses a small warehouse or machine room inside.
The construction is finished off with a sardinel brick with a rough cement plaster mixed with the clayey soil of the place. The raft is painted an intense red, and the water is transformed into wine, a glass of red Garnacha.
Pond D. O. Alella by Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Borja Ballbé.
The pool, which can also be used as a swimming pool, generates a raised platform on the ground, which elevates the observer above the landscape, on a platform that functions as a solarium and houses a small warehouse or machine room inside.
The construction is finished off with a sardinel brick with a rough cement plaster mixed with the clayey soil of the place. The raft is painted an intense red, and the water is transformed into wine, a glass of red Garnacha.
Pond D. O. Alella by Pineda Monedero. Photograph by Borja Ballbé.
Project description by Pineda Monedero
An irrigation pool that can be used as a swimming pool. This commission is in a privileged location amongst vineyards, with views of the nearby chapel and the sea. These vines are part of the Alella Designation of Origin, one of the smallest DOs in Spain in the Maresme region.
The implantation in this historic estate presents several dilemmas and one goal: go unnoticed. The shape of the pool is a rectangle of 4.6x19 meters that sits between two rows of vines. Its dimensions are limited by the distance between rows in order to eliminate the minimum number of ancient vines.
By placing the volume between two terraces we create access from below to the machine room. A staircase at the side of the construction connects both levels and provides access to the solarium.
Rough cement plaster mixed with the soil of the site and stacked brick floor are the new materials of the project. The pool is painted with a deep red color, thus, like Jesus, the water is transformed into wine in order to have the feeling of being inside a red wine glass. As we swim, all we see are the vines framing the church bell tower and the sky.
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Architects
Project team
Antón Monedero de Balanzó, Alex Pineda Bardají, Arnau Reventós Meseguer, Jaime Prous Martín.
Collaborators
Quantity surveyor.- Josep Lluís Reventós.
Engineer.- Xavier Gimferrer Vilaplana.
Engineer.- Xavier Gimferrer Vilaplana.
Area
88.42 m².
Dates
2022.
Location
Camí de l'Alegria, 3, 08391 Tiana, Barcelona, Spain.
Photography
Àlex Pineda, Antón Monedero. Pineda Monedero
Pineda Monedero is an architectural firm based in Barcelona founded by Àlex Pineda and Antón Monedero. It is a young studio with a long experience at an individual level, both nationally and internationally.
Context, containment and contrast are repeated in their creative process. They approach the design of commissions as objects defined in relation to their environment. Each project is based on constant exploration and the search for an optimized result.
Context, containment and contrast are repeated in their creative process. They approach the design of commissions as objects defined in relation to their environment. Each project is based on constant exploration and the search for an optimized result.
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