Somos FCC N27

construction FCC Construcción begins work on the new institutio- nal headquarters of the ONCE Social Group, which will be located in the northern part of Madrid and will become the largest place in Spain, Europe and the world to promote the rights of people with disabilities. The new headquarters will unify in a single space the buildings dedicated to the management of most of the areas in which the ONCE Social Group operates and which, on completion of the works, will be concentra- ted in a historic location of the organisation, related to its most social version, as they are the grounds of the former Antonio Vicente Mosquete school, where many generations of blind children were educated at the end of the last century. The future headquarters will become the engine and the heart of the ONCE Social Group and will be a na- tional and international benchmark, based on a social and economic model that is unique in the world. The new space will house the offices of the ONCE General Council, the ONCE Directorate General and the ONCE Foundation, as well as other areas and professionals from Ilunion, Inserta Empleo, the Servimedia news agency and the Tiflológico Mu - seum, which will include a specific area of immersi - ve experiences for citizens, especially aimed at the educational community. The construction will be carried out under the most rigorous criteria of universal accessibility, environmental sustainability and energy efficiency. Its location, next to a metro stop, several bus lines and close to the Chamartín railway junction, offers multiple communication options, which will be worked on to ensure maximum accessibility, and to which will be added an underground car park, where sustainability and “green” vehicles will be a priority. It will become the nerve centre of a global Institution, which seeks to continue to radiate the image of modernity, efficiency and vocation of service to the citizens for which it was born, especially for blind and disabled people, and thus show its true social essence. The new facilities are located on a site of approximately 24,000 square metres between Paseo de la Habana, Comandante Franco, Platerías and Tahona streets, where protected elements will be respected and improved, such as the historic Palacete Jardín Duque de Pastrana (dating from 1848, declared a National Historic-Artistic Monument in 1979); a tower at the confluence of Comandante Franco and Tahona streets; and an original enclosure with a masonry fence, which will have a specific restoration plan. The design of the new facilities is light, open and modern, with buildings linked by walkways and separated by squares and open courtyards, which will make for a very modern and attractive visual impact. And there will be green and enjoyable spaces, specially designed with comfort and the neighbourhood in mind. The structure of the existing cultural centre will be maintained, with space for an auditorium, museum and restaurant area, with the stage box of this building being the only element (together with those already mentioned) that remains from the existing constructions. The complex has an underground car park with almost 400 spaces, most of them reserved for people with reduced mobility and electric vehicles, many of them ready to be recharged. The work, with a delivery period of 30 months and an execution budget of 103.6 million euros, involves the segregation of part of the current plot in its southern area, with three applications to be undertaken on completion of the main development: continuation of Calle Tahona, which will have an exit to Calle Platerías; residential space (the income will be used entirely for the social work); and a large green area for parks and gardens. It will become the engine and the heart of the ONCE Social Group and will be a national and international benchmark The project, with a delivery period of 30 months and an execution budget of 103.6 million euros, involves the segregation of part of the current plot in its southern area B U S I N E S S B U S I N E S S 15