After several years of remodeling the open television channel Chilevisión, the conclusion was quite obvious: the existing site in Bellavista limited the growth possibilities of the channel.

At the right moment, the opportunity arose with a disused infrastructure covering more than 55,000 square meters - Machasa, which was once one of the most significant textile mills in South America. This is a complex of buildings consisting of a large industrial structure with a height of almost 7 meters, featuring a regular grid of 8 x 8 meters supporting a continuous slab. There is also a three-story building for housing offices and another narrow bay building running the entire length along the southern access edge.

The construction is well-preserved structurally and offers what the television industry production needs most: space. Despite the fact that the existing building has no regulatory protection, the decision is made to make the most of the advantages that the complex can offer by installing a new television channel that suits current needs and has growth potential, reusing a significant portion of the existing structures.

Three operations define the intervention:

The demolition of part of the core of the industrial building to install large studio spaces that cannot coexist with the existing structural framework.
The creation of an intermediate floor between the existing floor and the slab, expanding the usable surface in certain areas of the industrial slab.
The incorporation of technology and facilities through a raised access floor on top of the existing slab in the industrial building and the management building.
In this way, the proposed layout divides the program between two of the existing buildings: all television production, including news, production, drama, programming, and services, will be in the industrial slab, while administration and management will be located in the office building at the main entrance on Pedro Montt. Parking will be provided in existing underground areas, and vehicular and pedestrian routes will follow the streets that originally organized the complex.

The recycling operation includes the renewal of all existing perimeters, preserving their expression with glass blocks and structural elements. The only visible aspect of the intervention relates to the raised access floor and the contrast it may create with the construction from the 1943 project.