Lámparas Z glass factory

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The glass factory Làmpades Z, founded in 1908 by Lluís Muntadas i Rovira, has been a model for Catalan lighting manufacturers.

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Designed by the industrial engineer Antoni Grau, this was built between 1953 and 1955 as one of the large extensions to the facilities that the company had on the corner of C/ Gran Via and C/ Mèxic. It is comprised of two units placed together: the furnace, popularly known as “el Graner” (“the Granary”), housed the kilns melting the glass, and a two-storey building was for the workshops making light bulbs and fluorescent tubes, storage areas and changing rooms. The large windows illuminated the interior and provided ventilation. Once its industrial activity ceased, the building was renovated between 2005 and 2006 by the architect Josep Lluís Canosa and now houses a Primary Healthcare Centre, the Francesc Candel Library, opened in 2006, and a creativity and dance area.

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