Located in the center of Poblenou, the old La Escocesa factory aspires to become the next creative factory in Barcelona. The project proposes that one of the buildings inside the complex, the Johnston building, will become a cultural center that combines an exhibition space, a workshop space and a multipurpose event hall that soars above the other buildings. The Johnston has been trapped between other buildings since its birth. The rehabilitation of this building requires providing it with a new roof that seeks to make it touch the sky while externalizing a new image of La Escocesa to the neighborhood. As it grows in height, it realizes that it will not only be seen but will see, an entire environment that is revealed to it in every orientation. The project first works on the interior section to find out how to rebuild the exterior. This will highlight the stratification of uses connected by a large atrium that opens the building to the interior, understanding the ground floor as a large covered square of La Escocesa. The beautiful existing structure of the 19th century requires the rehabilitation of the nave with great respect and making it the protagonist. The climatic, construction, material and structural strategies will be defined by a pre-existence that allows itself to be altered if it is to enhance its architectural elegance.