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Madrid, Spain
2021 - Currently under construction

First prize - Gold winner Europe, Holcim Awards for sustainable construction, 2023.
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This rehabilitation of a former industrial building is part of a comprehensive 360 co-design process for the Carasso Foundation's headquarters. It includes: space design, management, governance, identity, business model, and real estate search. Aiming to blend knowledge and forge alliances among urban stakeholders linked to art, education, and sustainable food—core values of the Foundation—it implements a new urban model in terms of environmental, social, and economic exemplarity. Main strategies include: permeability and interaction with the neighborhood through multipurpose spaces (37%) and an internal-external ring that articulates the complex. A significant portion of the structure is reused. The use of biomaterials and recycled elements is prioritized.

The design features a bioclimatic envelope to ensure comfort while minimizing the environmental impact of operational energy and air conditioning. Vegetation is used to climatically protect the interior and enhance urban biodiversity, engaging in the circular cycle of food production-consumption-preparation and composting, and making use of rainwater. Additionally, a complementary geothermal system is installed alongside a solar collection system, which will be part of a community energy project in the neighborhood. Energy management indicators are employed to make the use of solar energy visible, creating a green and energetic landscape on the rooftops to encourage neighborhood engagement in environmental issues.