Architecture

Espacio León is an important milestone in the urban development of the capital, forming part of the daily life of the inhabitants of León. With an area of 37,000 square meters distributed in 3 floors destined for commercial use, cinemas and places of leisure and restoration, it also has an underground parking with capacity for 1,300 vehicles and another on surface with 200 more places. Espacio León is located on a large boulevard from where you can reach the center on foot or by car. Its main entrance leads to a large atrium that gives access to the Plaza del Sol. Inside, the Plaza de las Estrellas allows visitors to be distributed around circular corridors interconnected by escalators, which provide direct access to The plants of the center Its avant-garde design, makes it a unique building that integrates perfectly in the environment, thanks to its architectural features and the use of noble materials such as iron, steel and glass and other natural materials typical of architecture Leonesa, like the stone maragata and the stone of the Boñar, have allowed its perfect integration. Espacio León has been awarded several times, being a finalist in 2006 of the ICSC Awards in the category of Best Medium Business Center, and receiving the award for Best Small Business Center awarded by the Spanish Association of Shopping Centers in 2007.

Environment

Espacio León invests and permanently works on its environmental policy to guarantee the use of sustainable energy, reuse of waste water and reduction of consumption of fossil fuels among others, betting also on innovation and education. Its priority objective is to guarantee an excellent quality of life in its area of implementation, which must meet the needs of the inhabitants of León. As a result of the implementation of its environmental policies, in December 2016 Espacio león obtained the BREEAM In-Use International certification with an excellent score. Breeam In-Use is the world’s most prestigious method for assessing the impact on sustainability. This method is used by investors, owners, management companies, etc., to establish improvement plans that allow maximum efficiency gains in asset management. Espacio León has been certified by BREEAM In-Use International analyzing the following parameters: Part 1 – Individual rating: OK. 60.17%. In this part of the process the characteristics and the behavior of the building have been evaluated taking into account its structure and form, its construction and its facilities. The categories that have achieved maximum ratings have been waste management (100%) and materials (96.43%). The star rating has been: 4 stars. Part 2 – Management of the building: EXCELLENT. 80.11%. In this part of the process, additional policies and means related to building behavior have been evaluated: energy control (heating, cooling, ventilation, humidification, lighting, etc.), water consumption in all spaces, waste management systems Paper and other recyclable materials, waste management of restaurants and cafes, electronic waste, etc.) and carbon footprint (reducing emissions by optimizing processes), among others. The categories that have achieved the best results are: land use and ecology (100%) and pollution (90.48%). The star rating was: 5 stars. Currently in Spain, only 74 shopping centers (among the more than 500 that are in operation) have been certified. Only 3 are in Castilla y León, and is the first to get it in the city of León. BREEAM In-Use certification allows the monitoring of many parameters that will allow us to continue to reduce building costs.

You can also consult the  Environmental Statement here.