Elements for Industrial Recovery is a framework project that brings together various interventions within the urban fabric of Madrid. Its strategy consists of protecting the city’s industrial heritage through formulas of use and occupation capable of extending the life of these structures and preventing their demolition.

After a prolonged period of disuse, caused by environmental regulations and the increase in land value, many of these architectures are now at risk of disappearance, largely due to the combined pressure of regulatory and real-estate incentives.

The key to their activation lies in the implementation of hybrid uses. These naves cannot be understood rigidly, but rather require more fluid modes of occupation, capable of taking advantage of the spatial qualities of this typology while also optimizing the resources required for adaptation. These are programs situated halfway between public and private, domestic and professional, personal and collective. They are neither homes, nor studios, nor offices, nor galleries, but a simultaneous combination of all of them.

Avoiding the demolition of inherited architectural structures is a responsibility. It not only helps reduce the emissions associated with construction, but can also enrich the city’s spatial experience by allowing different layers of history to coexist within it.