Mercado de la Cebada

The Mercado de la Cebada is an adaptive reuse project to transform a run-down market in the center of Madrid into a mixed-use cultural center. The project takes the existing thin-shelled dome structures and rethinks them to incorporate a theater, a library, exhibition space, retail and complex for artistic residencies. This is articulated through a strategy of partial demolition and the insertion of lightweight structural and partitioning systems. Through a single system, the project reorganized interior spaces, accommodates new programs, and establishes more nuanced and urban relationship between the building and its immediate context.

DESIGN TEAM
Ginevra D’Agostino

LOCATION
Madrid, Spain

STATUS
Complete (Unbuilt 2019)