The Catalunya Media City project, an audiovisual, digital content, and video game hub, received a new official boost from the Government. The President of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, led the presentation ceremony at Les Tres Xemeneies, emphasizing the institutional consensus that has allowed the initiative to move forward, a project previously worked on by President Aragonès and Minister Garriga.
“"This is a very relevant country project that has no turning back. It is also an act of transformation from an energy factory to a culture factory."
The epicenter of the project will be the rehabilitation of the Nau de Turbines, a 22,600 m² building in Sant Adrià de Besòs, which will become a center for training, research, innovation, and exhibition. The winning architectural proposal, E la nave va, by the UTE Garcés De Seta Bonet arquitectes SLP + Marvel Architects, will respect the industrial heritage value of the space, adding a green roof with 4,500 m² of solar panels.
The Catalunya Media City is structured as a national commitment with two main pillars: the transformation of Les Tres Xemeneies and the expansion of the Parc Audiovisual de Catalunya (PAC) in Terrassa, where two large new sound stages will be built. The total investment for the Nau de Turbines amounts to 70.8 million euros.
The schedule anticipates that, once the architectural project drafting is awarded, rehabilitation works on the Nau de Turbines will begin after the summer of 2026. The forecast is that both this space and the new PAC sound stages will be completed and fully operational by the end of 2028.
