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At Impernor Asbitra we believe that companies that support culture have an extraordinary added value. In our case, this support is materialized through the execution of cultural projects, from museums, libraries or theaters, among others.
As an actor, we also love art and we like to share it, so today we want to tell you about three projects in which we have participated thanks to our extensive and successful experience in the waterproofing sector. Our clients have returned to Impernor Asbitra after the quality obtained in other large-scale projects carried out jointly.
Certainly, the Teatro Circo Price has lived many lives since its foundation in 1853 by the Irishman Thomas Price. To discover its beginnings we must go back to 1868, when Primer Circo de Price was born in Paseo de Recoletos thanks to the architect Pedro Vidal. In 1880, it moved to the Plaza del Rey and in 1962 the popular "Matinales" of the Price began, which after 29 sessions were closed while, at the same time, Price began a decline that culminated in its demolition in 1970.
In March 2007, the Madrid City Council recovered the Teatro Circo Price in a new building located in Ronda de Atocha. In order to build the new cultural complex, consisting of 6 buildings, F.C.C. Construction entrusted Impenor Asbitra with the entire project. Thus, from the inside, keeping "Good On The Inside", we also invite you to watch, enjoy and experience the circus.
The Royal Theater of Aranjuez was built in 1767 under the reign of Charles III, who commissioned the architect Jaime Marquet to create this building so that the Royal Site would not lack the theatrical works that took place in the Royal Palace of the capital.
Its evolution was unpredictable. In 1777 the Compañía de los Reales Sitios was dissolved, performances were suspended and the building was transformed into housing for servants. In 1801 a private company bought the theater, which closed its doors again in 1807. After the War of Independence, Ferdinand VII reopened it and made numerous renovations. Finally, it was used as a cinema until 1989, when it underwent a 25-year renovation that cost around seven million euros.
It was at this time when F.C.C. Construcción once again relied on the quality and experience of Impernor Asbitra to carry out the entire waterproofing of the project. Thanks to this, the oldest covered theater in Spain, the one that made "country delights increase urban pleasures" (as stated on its façade) reopened its doors in 2014.
Among formidable pine trees and located in the small municipality of the same name belonging to Albacete, the Casas Ibañez theater reuses the space that the town has used for decades as a place for parties and dancing to diversify the cultural offerings of the municipality.
The building is built around a shaded and intermediate space, at once exterior, empty and open, testing the limits of the seventh art. Its design follows the traditional architecture of La Mancha, hiding its access, without renouncing its public character through a vibrant façade under the sunlight.
For its construction, the Community of Castilla La Mancha and the Casas Ibañez City Council entrusted the work to our client Dragados, a company that once again trusted Impernor Asbitra to award us the total execution of the waterproofing of this project, which opened its doors in 2011.
