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Fact of the day: How an Abandoned Cement Plant Became One of the World’s Most Extraordinary Homes

When Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill stumbled upon a crumbling cement factory in 1973, he saw more than just decay — he saw potential. Over the following decades, he transformed the industrial ruin into his private residence and creative headquarters, now famously known as La Fábrica.

Rather than tearing it down, Bofill honored the building’s industrial soul. He preserved the towering silos, rugged pipes, and stark concrete walls, then reimagined them with lush greenery, expansive glass, and sleek modern finishes.

Inside, the space unfolds like a dream — with towering libraries, serene lounges, and workspaces that blur the line between nature and architecture. Every room tells a different story: a minimalist white office bathed in light, a dramatic crimson salon adorned with marble and velvet, and more.

Outside, untamed gardens and overgrown terraces wind their way around the massive structures, softening their brutalist form with palms, ivy, and blooming wildness.

The result is a breathtaking fusion of past and future — a surreal sanctuary that feels both ancient and avant-garde. La Fábrica stands as a legendary example of adaptive reuse, turning industrial ruin into architectural poetry.

Michelle de Kretser, one of Australia's most decorated authors, has won the 2025 Stella Prize, worth $60,000, for her novel Theory & Practice.

It's a case of third time lucky for the Sri Lankan-born author, who has been twice shortlisted for the Stella, a literary award for women and non-binary writers established in 2013. (That year, Questions of Travel was shortlisted and The Life to Come followed in 2018. Both novels went on to win the Miles Franklin Literary Award).

Stella CEO Fiona Sweet describes de Kretser's winning novel as "another example of the depth of her talent as a writer".
In their report, the 2025 Stella Prize judges described it as "a brilliantly auto fictive knot, composed of the shifting intensities and treacheries of young love, of complex inheritances both literary and maternal, of overwhelming jealousies and dark shivers of shame".

In 2025, the Stella Prize received more than 180 entries. It was the first year the Stella shortlist featured books exclusively by women of colour.

De Kretser says she's thrilled to have finally won the prize.

"It's wonderful to have this book recognised."

Read more through the link in our bio.

Photos by Teresa Tan for ABC Arts