11th Jul - 31st Aug

With the sponsorship of CaixaBank and the collaboration of Fundación Reale and Madrid City Council.

Opening 11 July from 16h

Shelter opening hours from 11:00 to 21:00

Admission to the space is free and free of charge

This summer, our Ballroom becomes a climatic refuge open to all citizens.

What is a weather shelter?

A weather shelter is an accessible space that protects us from the high summer temperatures. It is intended especially for those most vulnerable to the heat, but is open to all citizens.

Global warming is an undeniable fact, as is the ‘heat island’ effect that occurs in urban environments. So adapting to the heat is an urgent necessity for cities. There are numerous heat-conditioned spaces, but the particularity of climate shelters is that they are not linked to consumption: they are open spaces that share their thermal comfort.

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Come to our climatic refuge in the centre of Madrid this summer!

A cool space with greenery, places to work or relax.

 

What will you find?

Our Climatic Refuge is located in the Salón de Baile, the largest and most beautiful space in the Círculo and its aim is to be a square, but under cover, cool, with vegetation and places to rest, meet, work, relax, read or play chess. To make this space more welcoming we have the facilities and furniture designed by Basurama in collaboration with Germinando and with more than 300 plants provided by the Vivero de Estufas del Retiro.

The Climatic Refuge also has the sound activation ‘Permanencia Vegetal’, developed specifically for this space by the artist Sayaka Fujio from Escuela SUR.

Shelter facilities

 

Workspace: Here you will find desks, WiFi connection and sockets for your mobile phones and computers - everything you need to work comfortably!

Relaxation area: Take a break in our relaxation area. You can enjoy a guided meditation by Sayaka Fujio.

Water fountain: Keep your body hydrated! Don't forget to bring your reusable bottle.

Chess and reading corners: we have tables and boards, as well as some books for adults and children.
 
Plant nursery: we take care of your plants if you are away on a trip
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Your veggie buddies are asking for a holiday

Nursery for plants

We look after your plants! We have set up a plant nursery in our Climatic Refuge so that you can keep your plant companions safe during your holidays. The nursery is installed indoors, so we can only keep plants that do not need direct light.

Acknowledgements

Basurama

It is a collective dedicated to research, creation and cultural and environmental production founded in 2001 that has focused its area of study and action on productive processes, the generation of waste that these involve and the creative possibilities that these contemporary situations raise. In line with its work, the reuse of materials and the circular economy will be at the heart of our Climate Shelter project.

Germinando

A non-profit social initiative cooperative that works in research and consultancy, support for entrepreneurship, training and awareness-raising, and dissemination of knowledge. Its work in the refuge is reflected in the advice of the species that will inhabit our Ballroom.

Vivero de Estufas de El Retiro

This municipal nursery was built in 1889 to house various greenhouses scattered around the park, as well as other cultivation facilities such as boxes, shady areas and platforms. The enclosure also housed the municipal workshops, which were responsible for the masonry, carpentry, locksmithing and plumbing work required for the Madrid Parks and Gardens. The plants housed in the shelter come from this space.

Fábrica de Texturas

It is a design studio that was created for experimentation and dissemination of the visual arts through the ‘Do It Yourself’ philosophy, based in Madrid since 2012. Their work is a balancing act between product design and dissemination. In their workshop they experiment with different artistic techniques and work on them to make them more accessible to the general public. On this occasion they are responsible for the workshops offered to urban camps in schools and senior citizens' centres in Madrid.

Ajedrez en el Parque

Ajedrez en el Parque in the Park is a teaching team made up of qualified professionals who understand that in addition to the virtues of chess, its practice promotes positive values that transcend it. Their intention is to transmit their passion for chess to anyone, regardless of age or previous knowledge. Normally they offer outdoor classes, in our refuge they will set up tournaments and a chess corner.

Escuela SUR

The SUR school of artistic professions is a pioneering school that offers a radically transversal, multidisciplinary, critical and practical learning of the arts based on a global vision of the arts and oriented towards professional practice. Within the shelter there will be two proposals by SUR alumni that underlie the dialogue between the arts and between the arts and the great questions that challenge us as contemporary artists: in Ecosophy, Alexandra Kuhn invites us to find our place in the new plot that draws the cultural transformation. Permanencia Vegetal is a sound installation by Sayaka Fujio based on the idea of interconnection between the species that share the same ecosystem, even one in crisis.