Interview with Luis Batlles, sole administrator of Grugesa
on January 14, 2011
Industrial construction has experienced in recent years a significant take-off. With your experience, what you think which have been the keys?
The keys have been two: the need for expansion of facilities of companies, given the growth in demand that has occurred in recent years; and requirements, administration, locate polygons industrial activities that were taking place in incompatibility of uses, mainly the residential.
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Often her we interact more with straight lines and functionality versus aesthetics. Is the modular construction with architectural design?
Obviously, and that is why our team technician always is have compatibilizado the technical requirements with the aesthetics and design, to that of engineers, whose experience and training is more aimed at technical aspects, and architects whose vision of design is superior.
What are the current trends?
Given the situation of the economic crisis, current trends are conditioned to the cost. Although we have always argued that a good design does not have why excessively affect the final cost of the property.
Has the issue of the protection of the environment been also a change of mentality in these companies?
Currently the companies are not aware for the protection of the environment, and only, take the measures required by the legislation in force.
Customers are not asking for sustainable projects, are we who propose to them.
In the image, the promotion of the industrial buildings in the industrial estate of Massanes (Girona).
Thinking about the user of the ship to be built, how affected businesses in the design?
We all know that we are in a world where aesthetics and image play a very important role at the commercial level. That's why, but to conduct a business activity not had excessive importance the design of the industrial building where to develop, is important at the level of image. It must also consider the value of the property, as a business asset, increasing its value.
Some of his most prominent works
- Promotion of a set of business premises and warehouses in the industrial estate of Massanes (Girona).
- Promotion of a set of business premises and warehouses in the C-35 road of Sant Celoni.
- Design, direction, management and construction of a warehouse for the company Inox workshops, in the Industrial Estate 'Can't Bernades Subirà' of Santa Perpètua de Mogoda.
Finally, at what point is this market in the world of construction and which believes that it will be their evolution?
While we have reiterated the difference between the residential, industrial and tertiary sectors, both by the type of building and client, in this moment the industrial construction is in the lowest moment of recent years, due to the situation where they are most of the companiesfunding problems and excessive red tape, which the authorities still exists.
As for its evolution, from our point of view, until that revive consumption, which will increase the demand for production, and financial institutions alleviated their financing, there will be a change of trend.
However, the market will focus on product quality, good location and price-adjusted to the current situation.
