Almazara Acesur in Jabalquinto (Jaén)

Mollinedo Arquitectura

Type Industry Farm and stock
Date 2023
City Jabalquinto (Jaén)
Country Spain
Photographer Jesús Granada
Brand Mitsubishi Electric Saint Gobain Glass

The intervention on this terrain in the province of Jaén resulted from contemplating and reflecting on how olives fall to the ground – some half-buried, others dispersed or leaning on one another. With a built area of 5,966 square meters, the hexagonal composition for the oil mill and olive-oil-tourism center of the firm Acesur presents volumes that vary in height, in accordance with their uses. The voids betwee modules are interconnected with deliberated randomness.

The complex consists of a building for extracting olive oil, a warehouse with four ‘petals’ resembling the olive flower, a construction for ancillary facilities, a reception area with a store and a conference room, and spaces for offices, laboratories, and staff. The geometrical shapes – half-buried and surrounded by vegetation – have light claddings in a color resembling olive oil, blending the building with the landscape. The entrance is marked by a tree-lined avenue that leads to a hexagonal landscaped plaza, executed with riprap.