The Tres Xemeneies site in the Besòs district is being transformed into a dynamic public space, open to the sea, connected to the city and designed to improve everyday life in the surrounding area.
Tres Xemeneies
Del besòs
Del besòs
UDP
URBAN DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN
Coastal Park
The resilient coastal park is conceived as an environmental infrastructure designed to address the risks associated with climate change and provide a vast climate refuge on a metropolitan scale.
Seafront
The PDU establishes the continuity of the metropolitan waterfront between Barcelona, Sant Adrià de Besòs and Badalona, guaranteeing public access to the sea and connectivity with the Besòs River Park.
New neighborhood
The masterplan transforms former industrial land into a new mixed-use neighbourhood fully integrated into the metropolitan context, with a clear ambition to create an active and accessible seafront.
Audiovisual Hub
The former Besòs thermal power plant, which has been out of service since 2011, will be transformed into a true city landmark with the creation of a hub dedicated to the digital economy and creative industries.
Public Space and Mobility
The plan lays out a new network of streets and public spaces connecting the new neighbourhood with the surrounding districts and the seafront. It also establishes a sustainable mobility model, with particular emphasis on public transport, guaranteeing universal accessibility and the regulation of parking.
HISTORY
MEMORY OF THE BESÒS DISTRICT
A space that has defined the landscape and the life of the Besòs district for decades, and which is now starting a new chapter.
Discovering how the site has evolved over the years helps to understand the role it has played and why its current transformation is a key stage in this project.
Exploring history
TESTIMONIALS
PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT
Major transformation projects require broad agreement and consensus. After eight or nine years of debate, this project has achieved strong institutional, political, and social support.
Major transformation projects require broad agreement and consensus. After eight or nine years of debate, this project has achieved strong institutional, political, and social support.
Ferrán Falcó
Managing director, Besòs Consortium
Consensus among the different administrations and stakeholders has been key, together with public participation and public-private collaboration.
Consensus among the different administrations and stakeholders has been key, together with public participation and public-private collaboration.
Josep Armengol i Tatjé
Deputy Director General for Urban Planning, Government of Catalonia
Renovating Les Tres Xemeneies is a challenge: transforming vast industrial spaces into places for people while preserving the identity of this landmark.
Renovating Les Tres Xemeneies is a challenge: transforming vast industrial spaces into places for people while preserving the identity of this landmark.
Sandra Bestraten
Dean of the College of Architects of Catalonia (COAC)
The Barcelona Congress set out to be different, moving away from the traditional convention centre. That is why it is being held at Les Tres Xemeneies in Sant Adrià, highlighting the metropolitan area as a space for shared governance.
The Barcelona Congress set out to be different, moving away from the traditional convention centre. That is why it is being held at Les Tres Xemeneies in Sant Adrià, highlighting the metropolitan area as a space for shared governance.
Guim Costa i Calsamiglia
Director of the UIA 2026 World Congress of Architects
It is a strategic site at the heart of the metropolitan area and on the seafront. Its regeneration will make it a driver of transformation for the northern metropolitan area.
It is a strategic site at the heart of the metropolitan area and on the seafront. Its regeneration will make it a driver of transformation for the northern metropolitan area.
Ramón Torra
Managing Director of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB)
Les Tres Xemeneies Master Plan will transform one of Sant Adrià de Besòs’ main disused sites. It will reconnect the city with the sea while creating new housing and economic activity.
Les Tres Xemeneies Master Plan will transform one of Sant Adrià de Besòs’ main disused sites. It will reconnect the city with the sea while creating new housing and economic activity.
Jose A. Gras
4th Deputy Mayor / Councilor for Sustainable Development
What stands out most about this project is the major role it will play as a public space. It will also provide new housing, especially affordable homes, and create a major economic hub for the metropolitan area.
What stands out most about this project is the major role it will play as a public space. It will also provide new housing, especially affordable homes, and create a major economic hub for the metropolitan area.
David Martínez
Urban Planning Manager at Barcelona City Council
Les Tres Xemeneies is the last undeveloped stretch of coastline in the Barcelona metropolitan area. That is why it is an ideal venue for the UIA 2026 Congress to discuss the transformation of the region.
Les Tres Xemeneies is the last undeveloped stretch of coastline in the Barcelona metropolitan area. That is why it is an ideal venue for the UIA 2026 Congress to discuss the transformation of the region.
Mariona Benedito and Tomeu Ramis
Co-Commissioners of the 2026 World Congress of Architects
At Les Tres Xemeneies, we are creating a Mediterranean landscape and a “sponge city” designed for responsible water management. At the same time, we are shaping a future-ready city built on sustainable mobility and public transport.
At Les Tres Xemeneies, we are creating a Mediterranean landscape and a “sponge city” designed for responsible water management. At the same time, we are shaping a future-ready city built on sustainable mobility and public transport.
Enric Batlle
Architect, partner at Batlle i Roig
The proposal is based on a fundamental principle: intervening in an existing place means giving voice to its collective memory and reinterpreting it from the present to project it into the future.
The proposal is based on a fundamental principle: intervening in an existing place means giving voice to its collective memory and reinterpreting it from the present to project it into the future.
Daria de Seta
Partner Architect at Garcés–de Seta–Bonet
The delta offers a unique opportunity for regeneration. The park will help protect the area from the effects of climate change while providing a space for environmental, educational, recreational, and sports activities.
The delta offers a unique opportunity for regeneration. The park will help protect the area from the effects of climate change while providing a space for environmental, educational, recreational, and sports activities.
Miriam García and Jesús Arcos
Landscape Architects at Landlab and Aldayjover
One of the project’s main challenges is connecting Barcelona, Sant Adrià de Besòs, and Badalona without disrupting the infrastructure corridor. It is a strategic initiative that transforms the waterfront and returns it to the public.
One of the project’s main challenges is connecting Barcelona, Sant Adrià de Besòs, and Badalona without disrupting the infrastructure corridor. It is a strategic initiative that transforms the waterfront and returns it to the public.
María Blanco
Civil Engineer, Partner at SBS
Incorporating a social and inclusive perspective into a project like Les Tres Xemeneies from the outset is a matter of equity and long-term sustainability.
Incorporating a social and inclusive perspective into a project like Les Tres Xemeneies from the outset is a matter of equity and long-term sustainability.
Jana Arimany
Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility, Institut Guttmann
In 2025, construction work on Montjuïc led us to find an iconic venue for Cinema a la Fresca. Les Tres Xemeneies proved to be the perfect setting, transforming its impressive warehouse into a large open-air cinema.
In 2025, construction work on Montjuïc led us to find an iconic venue for Cinema a la Fresca. Les Tres Xemeneies proved to be the perfect setting, transforming its impressive warehouse into a large open-air cinema.
Nathalie Modigliani
Director of Mobiband Sala Montjuïc
The new project aims to breathe new life into this iconic place that has been out of reach for so long… The appeal of this project is that it will be a place for everyone to enjoy, accessible to all.
The new project aims to breathe new life into this iconic place that has been out of reach for so long… The appeal of this project is that it will be a place for everyone to enjoy, accessible to all.
Erik Lorente
Maintenance Manager of the Les Tres Xemeneies Complex
Active Space
AGENDA AND NEWS
June 28, 2026 — July 2, 2026
UIA World Congress of Architects
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June 28, 2026 — July 2, 2026
UIA World Congress of Architects
Les Tres Xemeneies will host the UIA World Congress of Architects, one of the world’s leading gatherings for discussing cities, sustainability, and innovation. Focused on the future of inhabited environments, the congress will provide a forum for reflection on urban transformation.
28.05.2026
Institutional Event: Sant Adrià, Capital of the Besòs
28.05.2026
Institutional Event: Sant Adrià, Capital of the Besòs
Sant Adrià reaffirms its role as the capital of the Besòs region during an official event focused on its major urban, economic, and cultural transformations. Les Tres Xemeneies is highlighted as one of the municipality’s key strategic assets and a symbol of a new metropolitan hub.
May 6, 2026 — May 11, 2026
TURBINA 2026
May 6, 2026 — May 11, 2026
TURBINA 2026
TURBINA returns to Les Tres Xemeneies for its second edition with a programme dedicated to digital, sound, light, visual, and performance art. Organised by MIRA, the event reinforces the venue’s role as a platform for contemporary creation and a meeting place for artists, professionals, and the public.
09.01.2026
Filming of the 2026 Goya Awards commercial
09.01.2026
Filming of the 2026 Goya Awards commercial
Les Tres Xemeneies is featured in the official commercial for the 2026 Goya Awards, filmed in Barcelona to mark the awards’ 40th edition. The commercial culminates at a site that symbolizes the metropolitan area’s future in film and the audiovisual industry.
December 1, 2025 — December 9, 2025
OMBRA Festival
December 1, 2025 — December 9, 2025
OMBRA Festival
OMBRA Festival comes to Les Tres Xemeneies with a programme dedicated to electronic music, underground culture, and contemporary music scenes. The festival reinforces the venue’s cultural identity and its ability to host events of outstanding creative energy.
October 29, 2025 — November 30, 2025
Filming of the feature film “A Fuego”
October 29, 2025 — November 30, 2025
Filming of the feature film “A Fuego”
Les Tres Xemeneies is once again serving as a filming location with the production of the feature film A Fuego. This confirms the site’s potential as a premier filming location, capable of hosting a wide range of productions and showcasing a new vision of the Besòs waterfront.
October 8, 2025 — October 12, 2025
MIRA Festival – Activities at the Turbine Hall
October 8, 2025 — October 12, 2025
MIRA Festival – Activities at the Turbine Hall
MIRA Festival brings the Turbines building in Tres Xemeneies to life with digital art, music, installations, screenings, and performances. The program transforms the space into a hub for artistic experimentation and contemporary audiovisual creation.
August 9, 2025 — August 15, 2025
Filming of the feature film “Ànima”
August 9, 2025 — August 15, 2025
Filming of the feature film “Ànima”
Les Tres Xemeneies is hosting the filming of the feature film Ànima, using the former industrial site as a filming location. The production reinforces the site’s position as a unique setting for contemporary filmmaking and the audiovisual industry.
27.06.2025
Catalan Film Academy Summer Party
27.06.2025
Catalan Film Academy Summer Party
The Catalan Film Academy holds its annual Summer Party at Les Tres Xemeneies, alongside the presentation of its annual report on Catalan film production. The event reinforces the venue’s connection to the audiovisual sector and its role in shaping the future of Catalan culture.
26.06.2025
Barcelona Global General Assembly
26.06.2025
Barcelona Global General Assembly
Barcelona Global is holding its General Assembly at Tres Xemeneies, bringing together representatives from the economic, institutional, and social sectors to discuss talent, innovation, and metropolitan competitiveness. The event positions the venue as a forum for dialogue on the major challenges facing Barcelona’s future.
June 27, 2025 — August 6, 2025
Montjuïc Hall – Outdoor Movie Theater
June 27, 2025 — August 6, 2025
Montjuïc Hall – Outdoor Movie Theater
Barcelona’s iconic open-air film festival takes place at Les Tres Xemeneies, combining independent and classic film screenings with live concerts. A long-standing cultural event, it brings the venue to life while attracting new audiences.
June 16, 2025 — June 20, 2025
Elisava Graduation Showcase
June 16, 2025 — June 20, 2025
Elisava Graduation Showcase
Elisava is presenting its undergraduate and master’s final projects at Les Tres Xemeneies, bringing together design, engineering, creativity, and innovation in an iconic industrial setting. The exhibition connects emerging talent, applied research, and new perspectives on social and urban transformation.
April 25, 2025 — May 13, 2025
Filming of the documentary series “Fonamentals”
April 25, 2025 — May 13, 2025
Filming of the documentary series “Fonamentals”
Les Tres Xemeneies is hosting the filming of Fonamentals, an RTVE documentary series linked to Barcelona’s designation as the 2026 World Capital of Architecture. The series explores the buildings and spaces that shape the urban identity of Barcelona and its metropolitan area.
September 8, 2024 — November 24, 2024
Manifesta 15 Cultural Biennial
September 8, 2024 — November 24, 2024
Manifesta 15 Cultural Biennial
Les Tres Xemeneies is strengthening its position as an emerging cultural hub and the main venue for Manifesta 15. The biennial transforms the Barcelona metropolitan area into a cultural laboratory through exhibitions, artistic interventions, and programmes addressing urban, social, and environmental challenges.
