Made in Villaverde is an architectural and urban project rooted in the industrial, social, and environmental identity of the Villaverde district in southern Madrid. It transforms the former Boetticher y Navarro industrial hall into a Green Technology Research and Development Center with collective housing.

The project addresses key urban challenges by reconnecting the district internally and with the rest of the city, reusing existing infrastructures, expanding green spaces, and responding to the climate crisis through biodiversity support. A large productive and ecological urban park surrounds the building, creating a green tapestry that integrates social, environmental, and productive activities for humans, birds, and insects.

Architecturally, the proposal is based on the selective dismantling of the existing structure and the use of a prefabricated timber system built on the original concrete grid, reducing waste and environmental impact. The building is organized into programmatic bands—public spaces, education, research, housing, and energy and water management—linked by interior streets, plazas, and rain gardens that support a multispecies ecosystem.

The residential tower responds to the current housing crisis through a flexible, modular system that reflects Villaverde’s cultural and generational diversity. Different housing sizes (S, M, L) are combined into adaptable communities, allowing shared or independent living arrangements. The architecture is conceived as multispecies housing, where human life coexists with native birds and insects.

Overall, Made in Villaverde reimagines obsolete industrial architecture as a new urban landscape, merging nature, collective life, and sustainable construction to give the city back to its people and ecosystems.