Old Public Works Warehouse (La Roqueta Hostel)

Industrial building, adapted and place at the service of Public Works, necessary for communities, after the Industrial Revolution.

Warehouse that is arranged around a central courtyard, covered and paved in cobblestones, patio that is accessed directly from the entrance door, and which is closed by a tapial. The covered areas of the enclosure are distributed around this, so that it allows to have in its central part, a large patio, which facilitates the entry and exit of a traffic road, for unloading and loading the material.

The main area, of a crossing, is located on the left side of the enclosure, and is dedicated to the office. The workshops and warehouses, also covered on a hillside, are located in front and occupying a small space on the right side, since this courtyard overlooked the windows of the Lost and Found Offices and a General Police warehouse.

The roofs of the enclosure are newly placed, and are inclined towards the patio, to allow the drainage of rainwater through a channel

The aspects derived from the growing industrialized society, and the progressive municipal absorption of everything related to urban improvements, has made it necessary to enable dependencies for these tasks, this warehouse being a sample of these needs. It is currently occupied by the Hostel of La Roqueta.

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