The urbanization project of the place that will house the BIOMA Center has begun.

Like the building of the BIOMA Centerthe place that will house the building is designed by the architect Francisco Mangado. It will create a new pedestrian space of 7,500 m2, of which 2,832 m2 are green and landscaped areas. The project is possible thanks to a 2 million euro subsidy from the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. 

The place is intended to be a meeting point between the University and the city. It also plans to provide spatial and circulation continuity with the current landscaped campus . It is intended as a linking element between the areas of the campus separated by the avenues of Pío XII and Calle source del Hierro. "The green character of the campus is to be transferred to this upper part of the city and, in turn, it is to be thought of as a viewpoint, a space that projects towards the campus," describes Francisco Mangado in the project. 

With this premise, the development of place foresees on its south side, next to the future building of BIOMA Center, the extension of the green area until it connects with the current slope of campus. This continuity of greenery is complemented by a "buried" garden that will serve to provide natural ventilation for the subway car park . The trees planted in this garden will grow above the level of the new place. The paved part will be made of prefabricated concrete pieces.

"With the urbanization of the place is launched a strategic project for the University, the BIOMA Center, which is presented as a space multidisciplinary for the research, the teaching and the knowledge dissemination of science," stressed the Vice President of research and Sustainability, Paloma Grau. "The final architectural project is already very advanced, the result of an intense process of work with the Schools and services involved, to meet the needs of spaces in the new building".