The project responds to the need of the local community to revive the collective memory of the Island of Zorrotzaurre, facing the changes of the new regeneration plan by Zaha Hadid Architects. It brings back the societies and clubs once present on the deserted island through the adaptive reuse of a neglected industrial building.

The building dedicates specific spaces to the costume making tradition, the traditional gastronomic club, the neighbourhood association, the youth and elder’s club, reviving a strong sense of community. It most importantly hosts the bi-annual carnivals and festivals for which the costume preparation goes on throughout the year. Costumes are an integral part of the carnival, and therefore also of the building. The design reflects the movement, lightness, playfulness, and materiality of carnivals. The fiestas would be launched from the proposed community centre.

Apart from hosting the flamboyant carnivals and clubs, the building aims to create a public realm, an inhabitable structure, promoting public green infrastructure.