Recuperación simbólica y arquitectura sagrada en el complejo industrial S.A. Cros en Valencia (España)

The reuse of abandoned industrial spaces is a crucial challenge in contemporary urban regeneration. The case of the S.A. Cross complex in Valencia offers a particularly significant example, with the conversion of one of its warehouses into a place of worship. Originally part of a fertiliser factory active between the 19th and 20th centuries, the warehouse has been transformed into a church, preserving its industrial spatial and material features while reinterpreting them through new symbolic and functional codes. This unusual yet emblematic intervention highlights the narrative potential of industrial heritage and its ability to accommodate contemporary forms of sacredness. This article examines the architectural, cultural, and social value of such a transformation, exploring the design strategies adopted to balance historical memory, urban identity, and spiritual function. The warehouse-church of the S.A. Cross complex thus emerges as a paradigm of adaptive reuse capable of generating new meanings and responding in a sustainable and creative way to the needs of local communities.