The Palau de la Música de Valencia could reopen its doors in 2023
The approval of the building renovation project could end the brief, returning its activity to the theater, closed since 2019 due to the deterioration of the facilities
Palau de La Música de Valencia
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A new door opens in the rehabilitation of the Palau de la Música in Valencia, in the absence of the approval of the building renovation project by the Central Administrative Tribunal for Contractual Appeals, which could arrive “shortly” according to the Valencian newspapers.
Behind the detachment of the trencadís from the roof of the Palau and the fall of the roof of the Iturbi room in November 2018, detached the ceiling of the Joaquín Rodrigo room in June 2019, accident that made the building uninhabitable. In December of last year, the management indicated that the works in the Palau de la Música would begin in the first quarter of 2021, but the outbreak of the pandemic and the measures decreed by the authorities they paralyzed the project, already affected by the resource of the College of Architects of Valencia in which they demanded that the lowest economic offer not prevail in the award of the project.
At present, The drafting of the project has been awarded to Santa Tecla Arquitectos and it is up to the Administrative Court to decide whether or not to proceed. First it will be necessary resolve the resources presented by the UTE, formed by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos and Valnu Servicios de Ingenería. Luisa Notario, Councilor for Resource Management, has stated that “the government team has put all possible means to speed up the works as much as possible – whose start-up was declared urgent and a modification of the credit was carried out in order to start the tender for the drafting of the project”. Once Paredes’ appeal was resolved, “the formalization would be made to Santa Tecla, which was the winner and they have four months to draft the project. Once this phase concludes, the bidding for the work will begin ”, informs Notary.
The rehabilitation of the space aims renovate the facilities, making it more sustainable and efficient. I know They will reform the Iturbi and Rodrigo rooms, I know repair the facade and water leaks will be eliminated. Although the cost of the works is not yet known with precision, it is estimated that it will reach 8 million euros: “Taking into account the bidding deadlines, we have included it as a multi-year period in the 2021 budgets, and if the whole process goes well and without unforeseen events, the work could begin at the end of 2021. As the execution is estimated in 14-15 months, the work could be finished in 2023”, Explains the councilor.
This situation forced those responsible for the Palau ha move the theater season to different venues of Valencia, among which are the Palace of Arts – with 70% of the programming -, the Congress Palace, the Almudín and the Principal Theater.
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