RTVE will demolish seven unsafe buildings in Prado del Rey and build five new ones

To modernise and optimise RTVE's facilities, 7 buildings affected by pathologies that make them unsafe will be demolished. 5 new buildings will be built and the Casa de la Radio will be remodelled and refurbished to adapt it to current regulations.

The Board of Directors of the Corporation has approved the Strategic Real Estate Plan of Prado del Rey. In this way, the current situation of risk, which prevents its use and use, is ended. Its objective is to modernize the Prado del Rey facilities, adapting them to current regulations, and to achieve the maximum optimization of the Corporation's technical and real estate resources. The estimated savings in current expenses at the end of the operation amount to 4.8 million euros per year.

The Plan will begin in January 2013 and will culminate in three years. It includes the demolition of seven buildings in Prado del Rey affected by pathologies that make them unsafe and the construction of five new buildings, as well as the remodeling and conditioning to current regulations of the Casa de la Radio. Corrective measures will be carried out beforehand at the Buñuel and Torrespaña Studios, to adapt to current regulations.

The old buildings in Prado del Rey that have become obsolete, that have pathologies in their construction that make them unsafe and that, therefore, will be demolished, are the buildings of sets, changing rooms, lighting warehouse, air conditioning center, crane warehouse and various prefabricated modular huts affected by asbestos problems. In the case of the moviola building, the demolition will be carried out due to obsolescence of the facilities. The total demolition area is 9,300 square meters.
The Plan provides for the construction of a new recording set, along with a pre-assembly building and another for controls and make-up. These buildings will occupy the site vacated by the buildings that are demolished.

In parallel, the comprehensive renovation of Studies 1, 2 and 3 will begin. In this case, they will not be demolished: they will be completely remodelled but without affecting the structure, completely cleaning and removing the existing asbestos. The so-called Color Studios, which present pathologies that make them unsafe and are currently closed, will be demolished.

The Plan also includes the execution of the newly built Digital Newsroom to exploit the new tapeless recording systems and digitization processes.
As the final phase of the process, a new studio of 1,950 square meters will be built, and the Buñuel Studios will be moved to Prado del Rey to seek operational efficiency and optimal exploitation of resources.

These measures will not reduce either production capacity or built area. The final built area for the production of programmes in Prado del Rey as a result of this Plan is estimated at 5,743 square metres.

The Plan also provides for the removal of asbestos on the third floor of the Casa de la Radio and the adaptation of the electrical installation of this building to the regulations.

This entire Plan will be self-financing by making the Corporation's own resources profitable and optimising. Payments for the various phases of the plan will be made on an as-needed basis with the proceeds from the sale of surplus assets. The Plan will involve the modernisation of RTVE's facilities, a better use of technical and human resources and annual savings estimated at 4.8 million euros per year.

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