Antigua Azucarera del Tarajal

Antigua Azucarera del Tarajal stands in Málaga as an industrial building shaped by the city’s manufacturing past. Built by the Larios family in 1931, it formed part of plans for several sugar factories in the Guadalhorce Valley. Exposed brick, an H-shaped floor plan, triangular pediments and semicircular windows give the facades a classicist character. The complex also includes a concrete water tank and a ninety-metre chimney manufactured in Frankfurt.

Sugar production defined the site until the Spanish Civil War, when the building changed to cork production. That use continued until the mid-1970s, followed by a period as a storage facility before abandonment. Its industrial architecture remains closely tied to Málaga’s heritage, even as the building stands in disrepair. Demolition activity has prompted local campaigns seeking protection under urban planning regulations. The chimney rises above the complex as its most striking surviving landmark.