Barcelona refurbishment
Almarin, a Spanish manufacturer of Marine Aids to Navigation, has carried out the design, supply and installation of three lantern rooms with their respective domes for the Port of Barcelona, Spain.
The contract, which was awarded in May of 2015 entailed the renovation of the Cap de Creus lightroom together with the two other fixed AtoNs that mark the entrance to Barcelona’s port. Cap de Creus lighthouse marks an emblematic cape of the same name on Catalonia’s north eastern coast.
The structures were installed above new concrete towers designed by Port of Barcelona. The work at Cap de Creus lighthouse involved removing the old lantern room and assembling a new one.
Manufactured from 316 stainless steel and with tempered glasses, the new lantern room replaces the previous one installed in 1960. This replacement was necessary due to the advanced state of corrosion of the metalwork that regularly distorted and cracked the panes of glass allowing for water ingress.
With the new design of the lantern room, the vertical structural elements facilitate glass replacement and maintenance. During the works in October, the lighthouse was working with the backup light, temporally reducing its range.
With this key project, Almarin says it ‘reinforces its trajectory as a manufacturer of specialized lighthouses and coastal beaconing structures’.
By Jake Frith
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