The Future of the La Escocesa Factory in Poblenou: a Space for Economic, Cultural and Agri-Food Innovation
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In one of the warehouses of the old factory, homes will be built for 72 people with intellectual disabilities
The old factory will enhance the social economy, assisted housing, the agri-food sector and artistic creation
The Barcelona City Council is challenged that La Escocesa, the former factory of Poblenou in disuse and refuge of artists for decades, has become the margin of just over three years in a complex of adapted housing for people with disabilities, a factory of artistic creation and a nursery of techno-food companies and social economy. To try to make this happen, a minimum investment of 51.8 million euros is foreseen, of which the council undertakes…
Barcelona will transform La Escocesa, an old factory complex located in the Poblenou district, in the Sant Martí district.
One of the most important transformation projects in the 22@ nord shed some more light on its future this Tuesday. In a press conference, the mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, explained that the complete remodeling of the Escocesa – which had been one of the oldest textile factories in Poblenou – to convert it into a "pole of economic, cultural, social and residential innovation" should be ready during 2029. "Finally, the horizon is visible," …
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