Article source: María Langarita and Víctor Navarro

Matadero Madrid’s elevated water tower  is a singular work: a concrete structure standing 25 meters high and 14 in diameter, located on the southern edge of the new contemporary creation space. The tower, which originally was surrounded by small garden pavilions for workers at the complex, now rests on a lot that has functioned in recent years as a makeshift parking zone and a space for stock and support of artistic activities.  This earth-covered area, in which some of the plant species that inhabited the gardens still survive, will, in the near future, cover an underground transport hub and be transformed into a paved plaza providing access to the cultural facility.

Image Courtesy Miguel de Guzmán

• Architects: Langarita-Navarro Arquitectos
• Project: Species Deposit
• Location: Legazpi, Madrid
• Architect Design: María Langarita and Víctor Navarro
• Collaborators: Gonzalo Gutiérrez, Juan Palencia, Ana Rosales;
• Landscaping: Jerónimo Hagerman;
• Client: Matadero Madrid
• Completion date: 2011
• Software used: Autocad 2011, Rhino 4, Grasshopper

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