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Picasso Museum Rooftop Restoration, Barcelona
A multidisciplinary team is sought to design and supervise the rehabilitation of roofs at heritage-listed Museu Picasso in Barcelona, Spain.
Nestled in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, the Museu Picasso Roof Rehabilitation Project represents a delicate architectural intervention within one of the city’s most emblematic heritage ensembles. The project encompasses the five medieval palaces (Aguilar, Baró de Castellet, Meca, Mauri, and Finestres) that collectively house the Picasso Museum. Over centuries, these buildings have evolved through Gothic, Baroque, and modern adaptations, unified in the 1990s under the direction of architects Garcés and Sòria. Today, their roofs host a dense accumulation of technical systems installed over time, creating a fragmented and overloaded landscape that urgently requires comprehensive reorganisation and restoration. The intervention will be conducted while the museum remains fully operational, demanding precise phasing and protective strategies to safeguard the collection and maintain environmental stability.
The tender, issued by Barcelona d’Infraestructures Municipals (BIMSA), calls for a multidisciplinary team to design and direct the rehabilitation works, focusing on structural reinforcement, waterproofing renewal, and energy-efficiency upgrades, including partial HVAC renovation and provisions for photovoltaic installation. Beyond technical repair, the project seeks to re-establish architectural coherence across the museum’s interlinked roofs, removing obsolete additions and enhancing maintenance access. Rooted in sustainability guidelines set by the Instrucció de Sostenibilitat and Instrucció de Generació Renovable, the design must reconcile conservation with contemporary performance, ensuring the longevity of a cultural landmark that has shaped the city’s artistic and urban identity since its inauguration in 1963.
Location
Sector
Culture / Arts / Conservation
Intervention
Renovation
Website
Tender Portal
Tender Stage
One stage tender
Deadline
10 Dec 2025
Project Value/Scale
€ 283.9k (service fee)
Consultant Team
Architect (Author / Lead Designer)
Structural engineer
MEP engineers (HVAC / electricity / water & sanitation; internal and networks interfaces)
Cost control / quantity surveying
Health & Safety coordinator
BIM capability
Sustainability / environment specialist
Structural engineer
MEP engineers (HVAC / electricity / water & sanitation; internal and networks interfaces)
Cost control / quantity surveying
Health & Safety coordinator
BIM capability
Sustainability / environment specialist
Submission Criteria
Deliverables:
– Completed tender submission form
– Declaration of compliance with the tender terms
– Evidence of economic and financial solvency
– Evidence of technical and professional capacity (CVs and reference projects)
– Power of attorney or document proving the signatory’s authority
– Joint venture agreement (if applicable)
– Proof of registration in professional or trade registers
– Signed electronic copies of all required forms through the Barcelona e-tendering portal
– Descriptive report on execution methodology
– Identification of up to four critical project points – define four key challenges specific to a comparable rehabilitation Project
– Proposed solutions to each critical point – technical, methodological, or organisational solutions
– Organisation and methodology plan
– Methodology for determining and controlling project costs
– Financial offer
– Additional specialist consultants offered (Acoustics and Heritage timber restoration recomended)