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Iñaqui Carnicero Architecture

LOCATION
Madrid, Spain

YEAR
2007

AREA
5200.0 m²

CATEGORY
Music Venue, Exhibition Center

A former restored slaughterhouse in Madrid offers space for a variety of culutural and creative activities, such as exhibitions that utilize defunct carcass-hanging hooks to display delicate pieces of art.

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We tackled the challenging budget set by Madrid’s city hall with and adaptable intervention that is based on a single material and structural feature.

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At the core of the concept for the vast space is a system of double-height steel pivoted doors that can be adjusted easily to meet the needs of the user.

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The battery of doors encloses a central rectangular space, enabling this area to be segregated from the rest of the hall.

One possibility is a neutral void that is suitable for avant-garde installation art and projections. When opened, the set of doors connects the central area with the rest of the space, achieving full flexibility.

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When the central area is not enclosed, visitors have an excellent view of the old interior of a building whose historical value has been preserved.

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Existing windows and doors are equipped with the same steel mechanisms, a nod to the larger intervention and a modern adaptation to the slaughterhouse. Steel window shutters can be closed to block the outside environment and to darken the interior for concerts and performances.

Displaying a similar character, the main door pivots at its central lateral point, thus becoming a marker that defines a threshold leading to the main space.

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The chromatic contrast between the converted interior and its monumental brick shell enhances this unobtrusive and elegant backdrop to public events, while allowing it to retain a subtle industrial aesthetic.


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