[1] Architect Luis Bellido y González [es] was commissioned by the City Council of Madrid to design the complex.

[2] The project was structured around a complex of pavilions characterized by functionality, constructive rationality, and conceptual simplicity.

The refurbished refrigeration room in the former slaughterhouse is a unique space for "site-specific" artistic work.

It is the permanent headquarters of the Documenta Madrid film festival The water tank of the old Legazpi slaughterhouse has been turned into a plant memorial and archive.

It is composed of three buildings joined with a main hall, which can be configured as needed and is unique in Madrid due to its formal characteristics and technical features; a theatre-café, which also functions as a foyer or lobby to the performance space; and Room 2, for small-format shows, next to spaces for rehearsal and training.

This large cultural space is an initiative of the Germán Sánchez Ruipérez Foundation, which mainly focuses on readers and books.