New ICTS SOCIB headquarters

Operation co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). This action has been designated as an Operation of Strategic Importance within the framework of the ERDF 2021-2027 Programme of the Balearic Islands.

The new building of the Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System (ICTS SOCIB), currently under construction, is located on the old pier of the Port of Palma, in Mallorca. It occupies a public port domain plot of 958.85 m² (Camí de l’Escullera, 4), situated within Palma’s Marine R&D&I Hub, facing the Mediterranean Sea. A privileged environment in the city, connecting with the Paseo Marítimo and the Parc de la Mar.

The construction of the new ICTS SOCIB building represents an institutional alliance of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICIU), the Government of the Balearic Islands (GOIB), and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) to strengthen the Spanish scientific and technological system in the field of marine sciences and technologies. It represents an investment of €7.5 million, co-financed by the CSIC and the GOIB, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

El nuevo edificio del SOCIB, actualmente en obras, estará ubicado en el muelle viejo del Puerto de Palma, en una parcela de dominio público portuario de 958,85 (Camí de l’Escullera, 4) m² frente al mar Mediterráneo. Un entorno privilegiado de la ciudad de Palma, que conecta con el Paseo Marítimo y el Parc de la Mar.

La construcción de la sede del SOCIB, supone la alianza institucional del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MCIN), el Govern de les Illes Balears (GOIB) y el Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) para fortalecer el sistema científico y tecnológico español en el ámbito de las ciencias y las tecnologías marinas y supone una inversión de 7.500.000 €, cofinanciados por el CSIC y el GOIB, a través del programa operativo FEDER de la Unión Europea.

It is located at the old pier of the Port of Palma, Camí de l’Escullera, 4.

A comfortable and pleasant environment to integrate professional life.

Watch the video of the First Stone Ceremony of the new building

The building's design revolves around priority considerations for ICTS SOCIB

Designed by Jovino Sierra Arquitectos, it will consist of three floors and a basement: the basement floor (773 m2), the first floor (717 m2), the first floor (764 m2), the second floor (746 m2), and the roof (32 m2).

Size to accommodate between 100 and 120 workers. A comfortable and pleasant environment to integrate professional life.

Functionality, versatility, modularity, and natural light in all its spaces. An open and transparent interior space, enhancing visual and spatial connectivity.

A place to work individually and cooperatively..

A sustainable building that simplifies and reduces maintenance, security, and energy costs.

A center to connect oceanographic research with social and economic stakeholders, through private and public spaces.

A building that instills value and symbolic renewal into its location; a maritime and historic landscape that has attracted knowledge, culture, and wealth since the 8th century. The new headquarters will pay tribute to it, observing and researching the Mediterranean Sea with 21st-century oceanographic technologies and ensuring its sustainability for future generations.

A contemporary architecture that interacts with the environment and landscape.

Corporate identity also comes from architecture. SOCIB is a research infrastructure and a marine ICTS involving MICIU, GOIB, and CSIC.

Funding

An investment of €7.5 million, co-financed by the CSIC and the GOIB, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). This action has been designated as an Operation of Strategic Importance within the framework of the ERDF 2021-2027 Programme of the Balearic Islands.

Redes de colaboración

Learn more about the architectural project

Download the Presentation of SOCIB’s new building