On June 21st, 1911, construction of Madrid’s old cattle market and slaughterhouse (matadero) began. It would later become one of the Spanish capital’s most architecturally unique industrial buildings built in the 20th century. The project was developed by Rioja-born architect Luís Bellido and structured around a set of pavilions characterized by their structural rationality, functionality and conceptual simplicity. The facilities operated until 1996, when the complex was closed down.
In 2007 it was reconverted into the multicultural space Matadero Madrid, a large, contemporary creation lab. In the same experimental spirit that originally gave birth to the complex, renovation work was developed in a flexible architectural style, using industrial materials to maintain the facilities’ original character.
Since then has become a living and changing space at the service of This experimental laboratory where new cross-disciplinary formulas are furthered is one-of-a-kind in the Spanish capital.
Since then Matadero Madrid has become a living and changing space at the service of creative processes, artistic education and dialog between different arts. This experimental laboratory where new cross-disciplinary formulas are furthered is one-of-a-kind in the Spanish capital.
Likewise, Matadero Madrid follows in the project’s main lines, which include artistic production, experimentation, dissemination, exhibition, research and training.
Intermediae, Naves del Español, Central del Diseño, Nave 16, Cineteca, La Casa del Lector, Archivo Matadero… These are but a few of the many different space found in its facilities, where a broad array of events take place, covering all the different disciplines that converge in this unique space.
Our Eric Vökel Atocha Suites apartments are only a twenty-minute walk—or two subway stops away on Line 3—from Matadero Madrid, a must-see for art and design lovers, that is constantly hosting events and exhibitions revolving around visual and scenic arts, cinema, music, design, architecture, urbanism and landscaping.
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