ERRE completes the structure of the new Marina de Empresas building
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The structure of the future Marina de Empresas building has now been completed, and the envelope is beginning to clearly define the silhouette of what will become the new home for hundreds of entrepreneurs, students, and professionals.
With the arrival of the new building, the final of the three volumes that make up the Marina de Empresas campus is completed, alongside EDEM and Lanzadera. EDEM occupies the plot designated for educational use and hosts training activities: classrooms, workspaces, and meeting areas where students and executives share knowledge. Lanzadera, on the adjacent plot, accommodates startups and companies in acceleration processes, with offices, meeting rooms, and open areas designed to foster collaboration. Both buildings are organized as a 14-metre-high volume, arranged over three floors (ground floor plus two upper floors), which has served as a reference for the new building in order to maintain a unified image across the entire complex.
Micropiles: the solution for building without affecting the quay
The structural design strategy is based on the premise of ensuring the independence of the new building from the piled slab of the Customs Quay, so that the new construction does not transmit either loads or movements to the quay.
The team opted for a combination of continuous strip footings and a system of 24-metre-deep micropiles, injected into the ground with sulphate-resistant cement. On this independent foundation rises a structure composed of parallel frames—a typology that guarantees geometric precision and speed of execution. The main beams rest on steel columns and are combined with hollow-core slab floors, which make it possible to span large distances with a reduced structural depth, lowering the building’s self-weight and optimizing assembly times.
One of the project’s most distinctive architectural features is the large cantilevered viewpoint on the south façade. Its execution required the redistribution of loads towards the micropiles, which act as deep vertical anchors to prevent overloading the area closest to the quay. This solution allows the building to project towards the Mediterranean without compromising the integrity of the port infrastructure or altering its operation.
A new seafront for innovation in Valencia
With the structure now clearly defined, the building is beginning to reveal its architectural identity, along with the first nuances of its exterior finishes and interior details. The metal spiral staircase, designed with prefabricated elements in an intense blue colour, becomes the project’s signature architectural feature within the generous triple-height atrium, conceived as the heart of the building.
In the coming months, the building envelope will be completed along with the installation of high energy-efficiency systems, such as the photovoltaic panels on the roof. Inside, all workspaces have been designed following ERRE’s Workplace methodology, based on the activity-based office model and specifically conceived to encourage interaction and the exchange of ideas.
The project will accommodate more than 700 workstations, incorporating meeting rooms, collaborative areas, and terraces designed for events. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2026.
