 GÜELL CELLARS
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CRITICAL
COMMENTARY
Cellars for the production and conservation of the wine
produced by Eusebi Güell on the coast of the Garraf
(Sitges), south of Barcelona. Although Gaudí signed
the plans, the works have often been attributed to his
assistant Francesc Berenguer, who significantly took part
in these.
The Güell Cellars have two buildings: the porter's
lodge and the cellar itself. The cellar has a rectangular
plan and a body with a pyramid section outlined by the
way in which the walls become the roof. There are three
levels: the ground floor, destined to be the garage and
cellar; the first floor, the house of the owner; and the
second floor destined to be the chapel and viewpoint with
views over the massif of the Garraf and over the Mediterranean
sea. The abundant use of the parabolic arch and of those
specially designed elements, such as a slender bell tower,
chimneys with a naturalist finish and the inclusion of
the anagram "G" for Güell engraved on the
stone of the façade. The building is built with
the local stone, in perfect harmony with the rocky landscape
of the surrounding area.
The porter's lodge is a small construction, built in brick
and stone, with an interesting viewpoint over the entrance
door. This entrance is closed by an iron door with a mesh
in the same material, reminiscent of fishermen's nets.
The Güell Cellars were used for this function during
several years; they then changed owner and are nowadays
a restoration establishment.
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