La arquitectura de la industria textil catalana: Can Bagaria y las técnicas constructivas en hierro

Abstract

The present paper focuses on the historic Can Bagaria factory in Cornellá de Llobregat, Barcelona. From its contextualization and constructive characterization, the culminating moment of construction is exemplified in a time characterized by the industrial boom and technological innovation (19th and 20th centuries). The development of iron and cast iron structures, in combination with traditional brick masonry, helped the gestation of a new type of porticoed, bidirectional and isostatic architectural type, of which Can Bagaria is found to represent one of the most evolved examples, through the analysis of its various structural components and the knowledge of its typological and technological precedents