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Spanish entrepreneurs Felipe Turell and Javier Antequera have opened a new dining establishment geared towards positive social and environmental impact, built in what was once Madrid’s Espronceda Theatre.
Conceptual designer Lucas Muñoz, represented by Machado-Muñoz gallery, was appointed to craft Mo de Movimiento as a space that champions recycling and adaptive reuse.
Wood recovered from the previous site was used to build Enzo Mari-inspired chairs, while benches and tables were fashioned out of rubble from the demolition. Second-hand industrial street lights hang from above, rewired with environmentally friendly LED bulbs.
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The outdoor dining space, with a retractable roof overhead, occupies the former theatre’s auditorium area. Valencian orange trees evoke the sense of a Moorish patio, while creepers sprouting from soil that lines the edges of the hall will cover the walls in greenery within a couple of years.
Cooling systems using water and terracotta, a material abundant in Madrid, provide relief from the summer heat at minimal energy cost. In winter, underfloor heating reuses the energy generated by the kitchen.
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Socially conscious leisure reigns at Mo de Movimiento, with over 50% of the Madrid restaurant’s staff employed through charities representing people at risk of social exclusion. Nearly everything on the menu is from small, local suppliers – from the cherry tomatoes and avocados blended in the salmorejo to the flour used in the pizza dough.
Calle de Espronceda, 34, 28003 Madrid, Spain
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