Europan 18 proposes the transformation of existing urban fabrics through new social and environmental dynamics. Within this context, the intervention at Es Sindicat in Felanitx approaches the former cooperative complex as an opportunity to activate it and reconnect it with its surroundings.

The project's main strategy is to reverse its condition as a closed-off building.

Through selective demolition operations, the building opens up in section, allowing natural light in and creating new interior routes. The naves are transformed into continuous spaces, articulated through the original wine vats, repurposed as environmental and spatial infrastructure.

The project proposes a cultural and social programme that returns a public service to the town after years of inactivity. The building becomes a new — and at once historic — identity hub: a space to celebrate everything that shapes the identity of Felanitx. Art takes a central role, in keeping with the presence and trajectory of the municipality's many artistic ambassadors.

The two large naves are devoted to the highest-traffic uses, especially exhibitions and indoor community workshops. This decision coexists with the aim of preserving the original wine vats in place. To make this possible, a two-level system is introduced, separated by a light, partly transparent floor slab: the lower level, more controlled and protected, hosts the exhibition programme; the upper level, more luminous and open, is reserved for workshops and flexible activities, adaptable through movable elements such as curtains or screens. Both levels are visually connected through a large central plaza-foyer that articulates the whole.

The outdoor spaces also play a meaningful role, designed to host festive celebrations and performances. The immediate surroundings are organised around two squares: one in front of the auditorium, conceived as a recreational area, and another that consolidates the existing square in front of the main facade. The articulation and dimensioning of these spaces follow a grid based on the proportions of Es Sindicat's floor plan, materialised through a light pergola that provides shade, order, and scale, and which also acts as an access filter. In the square, a system of cable-supported pergolas follows the same grid, ensuring that the building's most recognisable symbol — its main facade — is not visually obscured.