ENCE Factory

It is impossible to consider the integration of the ENCE factory into the landscape without stopping to observe the estuary as a whole and its relationship with the towns of Pontevedra and Marín. The ENCE factory is one of the landmarks along the estuary, and therefore the restoration of its continuity by linking the fundamental elements that characterise it is the main focus of this proposal. A route that, on foot or by bike, will take us from the square of the Santuario de la Virgen Peregrina in the centre of Pontevedra to the beach of Portocelo in Marín. This proposal aims to help convey to society the ‘profound process of modernisation’ and the ‘dissemination of technological advances in environmental management and wealth creation’ initiated by the current owners. We propose to achieve this objective of transparency and communication with society through the incorporation of three devices, three sets of pieces that give the ENCE factory an abstract and contemporary character. We propose the construction of an atmosphere that mediates between the scale of the elements linked to industrial production and that which provides the people who work there with a more pleasant and cosy environment.