Overview
- The Culture Department will tender the works mid‑2026 and start construction before year‑end, targeting an opening in early 2028 after a one‑year delay.
- Officials said they would like the inauguration to coincide with Sant Jordi, without committing to a date.
- The site will house the Institució de les Lletres Catalanes along with AELC, ACEC, PEN Català, Espais Escrits and IBBYcat, while the Reial Acadèmia de les Bones Lletres remains on the main floor.
- Plans introduce a public ground floor with a single lobby, a multipurpose hall and a bar opening to the patio, a new vertical circulation core using a former lightwell, and a reconfigured double‑height academy library.
- Designs prioritize reversible conservation and sustainability with interior insulation, natural ventilation via a skylight, vegetated shading and renewable systems, as a separate municipal Poblenou proposal remains stalled.