Barcelona City Council, through the Barcelona Municipal Institute of Markets (IMMB), has awarded the tender to draft the projects and execution of the improvement to the Mercat de Felip II, to Taller Sau, SLP. The award is for an amount of more than 159,000 euros and should include the production of the draft project, the basic projects, the final project, the direction of the work and technical assistance to start the work on the Mercat de Felip II, in the district of Sant Andreu.

The main goals of the revamp to the Mercat de Felip II are to:

• Improve entrances to the market and give the building more transparency, through remodelling the surroundings.
• Improve outdoor space at the market, with a proposal to eliminate the volume of the waste management space.
• Configure new market entrances and indoor access to improve vertical communication.
• Relocate communal areas (offices, multi-purpose halls, services, toilets) and the logistics area.

Among the technical proposals received, particular value was given to the architectural and urban planning quality, the energy efficiency and the lifecycle of materials, the construction consistency and the cost of the work and maintenance.

The project comes as part of the strategic plan for markets presented this year within the context of the city’s designation as the European Capital of Small Commerce, and within the remodelling plan by the Barcelona Institute of Municipal Markets (IMMB).

The current prevision is for the projects to be ready by the summer of 2027 and for work to get under way at the end of next year. The final cost of remodelling the market is expected to come out at around three million euros.