Judged by Anne Lacaton and Francis Kéré, two projects from India, one from Indonesia, Iran, Lebanon, and Senegal, won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2022
creating a sustainable exemplar for building reuse and breathing new life into the surrounding area”.
Historic industrial building built in 1905 by Luis de Landecho. Image Courtesy of Rubén Pérez Bescos / Foster + Partners
Originally used as a natural gas plant that supplied energy to the surrounding areas, the building was abandoned, before getting acquired by Acciona in 2017. Located inside Madrid’s Calle 30 with direct access to public transport, the 10,000 square-meters building of new office space, extends to the adjoining Méndez Álvaro metro station through green landscaping, unifying private and public land. Conserving over 10,000 tons of brick, the proposal rehabilitates the entire envelope and the soaring interior volume.