Another step forward in the project that envisages converting the old Godó i Trias factory in l’Hospitalet into a visual arts center with new formats and with the vocation of being a cultural sensation in the metropolitan area of ​​Barcelona.
The funds Stoneweg Places
Since the proposal was presented in the autumn of last year, the promoters have been contacting people and institutions that work in the digital or technological art environment and in the field of art and science. Among the ideas they have is to combine exhibition and leisure uses with creation and training workshops.
Stoneweg, which was behind the new Hermitage project in Barcelona, ​​is preparing other projects in the cultural field. “We think in the long term – points out the CEO of Stoneweg España, Xavier Pujol -; we know that, based on the design and construction of new spaces, we can add value to cities. We are convinced that this value, which starts out as cultural, intangible, will end up returning the investment even more”.
Regarding the new equipment at l’Hospitalet, it will be conceived – adds Pujol – as “a cultural, artistic and technological dynamizer; an open space that connects its modules with the rest of the cityâ€.
It is planned that the works will continue for around three years, although the promoters of the initiative want to start generating activity around the project as soon as possible and position themselves as a cultural reference in l’Hospitalet.
The old Godó i Trias factory is a modernist architectural building protected as a cultural asset of local interest, with a built-up area of ​​7,257 square meters. It is located in the area that symbolizes the most contemporary Hospitalet, next to Fira Gran Via and Plaça d’Europa.
In a certain way, the equipment promoted by Stoneweg will extend the cultural district of l’Hospitalet to the axis of the Gran Via. For years this municipality has been practicing an active policy of attracting artists which – with the help of the unsustainable prices of neighboring Barcelona – has contributed not only to the attraction of some art galleries, but also to the proliferation of creative spaces in old factory complexes. Hundreds of creators occupy large and open studios in buildings such as Freixa, Tonal’H, Espai Salamina, FASE or Cobalt.
The Stoneweg real estate fund is also present in another major Barcelona project: it collaborates in the conversion of the old Imax cinema in Port Vell into the America’s Cup Experience, the showcase for the sailing competition that will be held in 2024 and that will serve to explain the event to the people of Barcelona. In the coming months, he plans to make new announcements of involvement in the cultural field.
