DH Palencia ECO Energies

A work of the Madrid practice led by Fernando Rodríguez and Pablo Oriol, FRPO, this thermal power plant supplies hot water to thousands of homes in the city of Palencia. It uses no fossil fuels, only locally-sourced forest biomass, as its main raw material, staking our future on a clean and cheap source of renewable energy.

On a concrete base, the building presents a geometry that pursues circular energy storage and a circular economy. The translucent top is given a striated and undulating polycarbonate skin supported by a galvanized and painted steel wire structure. A chimney extracts clean air. Inside, a perimetral walkway surrounds the large unobstructed space where the machinery is installed. This industrial facility seeks to become an architectural icon that stands for energy and environmental transformation.