Comprehensive rehabilitation begins Argueelles market

The Argueelles Market will be closed during the month of August to start a comprehensive rehabilitation works costing more than 4.1 million euros.

According to today reported the City Council of Madrid, to produce approximately 1.25 million, the works will last between six and eight months, though, thanks to its execution by plants, market activity will, Server Aion, only be paralyzed for the month of August.

After more than 60 years of service, this market Altamirano Street, open to the public since 1949, is now partially empty, with about half the seats empty and feeding with an activity far below its real possibilities .

The works include the construction of a slab in the hollow interior of the inner patio located in the center of the ground floor, which are incorporated in the area under the stalls.

In addition, the facilities are replaced plumbing, electrical, industrial cooling, ventilation and air conditioning facilities be renewed detection and extinguishing fires, lifts and elevators and solar panels and batteries placed on the deck to alternative energies.

It should also be a commercial market restructuring, in which a supermarket will be located in the basement floor, in the equivalent space in posts and benches have already closed.

On the ground floor shall be constructed 20 new posts of traditional and reformed typology of five external stores.

In the building there is also an academy of music since the early 80s with independent access from the street from the Guardian which occupies part of the upper floors.

Also, we will proceed to the rehabilitation of the original facade of the building, recovering the plinth of granite, for what materials and finishes were used similar to the originals, the carpentry is replaced and replenished the sign "Argueelles Market" in metal letters similar to the original.