The Music Station at the former Príncipe Pío train station is the first creative hub in the world of music. Warner Music Spain has restored the facilities of an old railway station in Madrid to transform it into a space of more than 10,000 square metres dedicated to music and the performing arts.
Officially opened in May 2022, the building has four independent spaces. In the tower located on the right, you can find the recording studios and a coworking space for employees, with rehearsal rooms, video and photo sets, composition rooms, and booths for calls and meetings. Here artists and composers can develop their creative and technical projects.
The central building houses a theatre, where Warner Music Spain organises concerts and events. It has a capacity of up to 1,000 people in the theatre and up to 2,000 for concerts. It is planned that the left tower will house the music museum, the Hall of Fame, and The Music Station restaurant.
Warner Music Spain represents a change from the traditional workspace concept. There are no traditional offices or meeting rooms, but rather dynamic facilities that promote creativity and are available to the company's staff members, songwriters, and artists.
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Salto has given us the opportunity to be much more independent. Now, all our artists, employees, and guests can access the building even if there is no one at reception to let them in. In addition, we can control different responsibilities through the Salto platform, where we provide access depending on the degree or profile of each individual.
Integrating with Spaceti has been essential in this project. It has allowed us to greatly improve the user experience as a whole, from the installation and integration of access control to the opening and closing of lockers.
The Music Station has been designed to meet the creative and technical needs of professionals in the music sector, as well as those of the employees of Warner Music Spain. For this reason, the facilities are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The company aims to turn the building into a tool to promote inspiration and ideas with impact.
To this end, the company decided on Salto Systems to equip the entire facility with the latest technology and offer users a unique experience.
Using intelligent access via Salto KS, users can access The Music Station through a mobile app, with which they can also book rooms, workspaces, parking spaces, lockers, and more.
Salto KS is a smart access solution that offers multiple ways to open doors, including with a digital key. It is compatible with a wide range of keyless methods to improve the user experience and the security of any type of building, and offers advanced security features on a cloud-based wireless management platform.
Salto KS provides security with more simplicity, value, and speed, as well as a better user experience. Now, Warner Music Spain can remotely monitor all access points, at any time and from any device.
Arcón, Salto's main partner in Spain, installed electronic access control solutions at The Music Station in early 2022.
“In the project, it was essential to offer an agile mobile unlocking capability, in addition to integration with its Spaceti application. Thanks to the Salto product installed, we could avoid having to lower cables from the ceiling. It is now possible to work through fully remote and wireless cloud-based management platform,” explains Arcón’s Luis Díaz del Río.
On the one hand, they placed 15 sets of XS4 One electronic shields, which are intelligent, safe, innovative, and easy to install. They do not need wiring and provide a networked electronic lock solution with multiple features.
They also installed 17 electronic Neo Cylinders, which can be adapted to any door and provide an easy-to-use electronic locking platform. These cylinders are battery-operated and provide information about user access.
On the other hand, four Design XS Readers were installed, which, in combination with the Salto CU41 KS controller, provide the installation with a complete security solution.
Likewise, The Music Station features a total of 12 IQ 2.0 units. The IQ is the brain of the installation, as it connects Salto's independent wireless locks to the cloud. Thanks to 2G, 3G, and 4G cellular connectivity, the IQ communicates with the Salto cloud, receives all modifications and settings from the Salto KS applications, and ensures that all the locks are updated in a matter of seconds. The IQ 2.0 communicates with SALTO KS access points via ZigBee using Bluetooth.
Finally, through integration with the Spaceti application, 64 Gantner ECO.Side Locks were installed, designed to adapt to almost all types of locker materials. Its invisible installation provides a high level of protection against vandalism and an elegant design that meets the aesthetic requirements of homeowners and architects.
- Users can book their workspace, rehearsal room, and locker using the mobile application, and access them with their phone as well.
- Warner Music Spain has complete control over The Music Station. From the web application, Warner Music Spain can monitor events or remotely unlock and block users in the mobile application, as well as manage all doors, users, and locations all in one place.
- Greater security, flexibility, and operability throughout the installation, 24 hours a day.
- A unique keyless experience with a system that is easy to use and install and that is 100% wireless.
The Music Station at the former Príncipe Pío train station is the first creative hub in the world of music.
