Madrid.Projects th Floor Puerta America Hotel. El Mirador de Sanchinarro Madrid, Spain Blanca Lleó asociados housing, social housing, square

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1 Madrid Projects 105 Created 19-Mar-14 By Nathalie Bodarwe, Belgium, Belgium El Mirador de Sanchinarro Blanca Lleó asociados housing, social housing, square Puerta America Hotel 12th Floor Puerta America Hotel 11th Floor Puerta America Hotel 10th Floor Puerta America Hotel 3rd Floor Puerta America Hotel Restaurant Puerta America Hotel Lobby Puerta America Hotel Marmo Bar Puerta America Hotel 11 6th Floor Puerta America Hotel 7th Floor Puerta America Hotel 18 9th Floor Puerta America Hotel 19 First Floor Puerta America Hotel 20 Car Park Puerta America Hotel 21 Teresa Sapey underground parking, hotel 12 5th Floor Puerta America Hotel 22 Victorio & Luchino hotel 13 2nd Floor Puerta America Hotel 23 Foster & Partners hotel 14 4th Floor Puerta America Hotel 24 Plasma Studio hotel 15 Marc Newson hotel, cafe, bar Zaha Hadid s hotel John Pawson hotel 10 Christian Liaigre restaurant, hotel 17 Richard Gluckman hotel David Chipperfield s hotel 9 Arata Isozaki hotel 8th Floor Puerta America Hotel Ron Arad hotel Javier Mariscal hotel 8 Jean Nouvel hotel Kathryn Findlay hotel Jean Nouvel hotel 7 Eco Boulevard 25 Ecosistema Urbano Arquitectos meeting room, pavilion, square 16 Marc Newson hotel Kiosk 26 Brut Deluxe kiosk 1

2 Atocha Monument FAM memorial space, monument Day Centre for Alzheimer Patients Airport Barajas Museo Nacional Reina Sofia Museo Thyssen Bornemisza Faculty of Pharmacy Extension El Croquis Lamarthe Madrid Carabanchel Social Housing 31 Atocha Train Station extension Pradolongo Social Housing 38 Housing at Calle Clavel 39 Plaza de la Luna 40 Caixa Forum Madrid 41 Herzog and De Meuron 32 Madrid Public Housing 42 Thom Mayne housing 33 Hexágonos Pavilion 43 Ramón Vázquez Molezún & José Antonio Corrales exposition space, pavilion towers in Vallecas 44 nodo 17 Arquitectos housing, social housing 35 Foreign Office s housing, social housing Brut Deluxe park, square Andrea Tognon ure shop 30 Fernando Marquez Cecilia exposition space, gallery, office 37 Carlos de Riaño housing MTM Arquitectos laboratorium, university 29 madrid, BOPBAA museum 146 Social Housing Wiel Arets s social housing madrid, Jean Nouvel museum 28 Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners airport Paredes & Pedrosa social housing Estudio Lamela health care, hospital 27 Three extended houses 45 nodo 17 Arquitectos dwellings 36 Rafael Moneo train station Puerta de Europa 46 Philip Johnson office 2

3 Villaverde Social Housing David Chipperfield s housing, social housing BMW Madrid Sede de la Cámara de Comercio International JC Decaux Headquarters 170 social houses in Sanchinarro Centro de Salud Las Rejas Panorama building Usera Public Library Torres Blancas 51 José Pérez Apartment Building Carabanchel Housing 58 Spanish National Statistics Institute 59 Torre Espacio Space Tower 60 Torre Caja Repsol Tower 61 Foster & Partners office Madrid Apartments 62 Jesus Miguel Espelosín housing 53 4 towers in Parla 63 Ruíz-Larrea & Associates dwellings, housing 54 housing in the PAU of Carabanchel 64 Ruíz-Larrea & Associates dwellings, housing, social housing 55 Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza housing, office Pei Cobb Freed & Partners office Ábalos & Herreros library 50 Junquera Arquitectos housing 57 Ruíz-Larrea & Associates office, renovation Gil Nagel Arquitectos health care 49 Burgos & Garrido housing, social housing Olympic Stadium Dosmasuno Arquitectos housing, social housing Carlos Ferrater office 48 Rafael de la Hoz office Cruz y Ortiz olympic stadium, sport Rafael de la Hoz exposition space, showroom, workshop 47 Regional Archives and Library 65 Mansilla + Tuñón archive, library 56 Carlos Ferrater housing Kindergarten Arganda del Rey 66 Picado de Blas Arquitectos kindergarten, nursery 3

4 Bibliometro Paredes & Pedrosa library, pavilion Celosia Health Care Centre San Blas Warehouse 17c Matadero Madrid Santa Ana Church Vallecas 51 Social Housing Vallecas 11 Social Housing Embajadores Social Housing Apartment Conversion 71 Apartment Building Rehabilitation and Expansion Olympic Tennis Stadium 78 Vallecas Social Housing 79 Museo del Traje 80 Institute for historical heritage 81 Higueras & Miró office 72 Bridges Cascara Madrid RIO 82 West 8 bridge 73 Refurbishment College of Surveyors 83 Diaz y Diaz Arquitectos education, renovation 74 ABC Museum 84 Aranguren & Gallegos Arquitectos museum 75 Pablo Echávarri Santos apartment López Asiaín and Díaz Domínguez museum Somos Arquitectos garage, housing, social housing 70 Somos Arquitectos social housing 77 Estudio Entresitio social housing Somos Arquitectos housing, social housing 69 Miguel Fisac church Housing in Ensanche de Vallecas Dominique Perrault olympic stadium, sport Arturo Franco Díaz exposition space, theatre, workshop 68 Estudio Entresitio health care Arquisemia housing MVRDV housing 67 Housing Carabanchel 85 Capilla Vallejo Arquitectos housing 76 Pablo Echávarri Santos housing Library Iván de Vargas 86 Estudio Andrada library 4

5 Housing Calle Cervantes Carlos de Riaño housing Public Library Angel Gonzalez Social Services Center Office Building Principe de Vergara Madrid Río Arganzuela Footbridge La Rayuela and Plaza Ecópolis Pretty Good Idom Office 91 Hemiciclo Solar Public Library Villa de Vallecas 98 Calle Princesa Tower of Madrid 100 Faro de Moncloa 101 Salvador Pérez Arroyo watch-tower 92 Ministry of Health 102 Francisco de Asís Cabrero government, office 93 VALLECAS UNTERCIO 94 TSM3 104 Carlos Arroyo apartment, renovation 95 ACXT office Julio Otamendi office, housing David Sagredo Garrido 90 Ecosistema Urbano Arquitectos kindergarten, square 97 Manuel del Río Martínez church, housing Dominique Perrault bridge 89 Burgos & Garrido leisure, park Edificio Girasol EXIT architects library Carlos de Riaño office 88 Carlos de Riaño mixed-use development Josep Antoni Coderch housing Carlos de Riaño 87 Health Care Center USERA 105 Estudio Entresitio health care 96 Ruíz-Larrea & Associates housing Health Care Center Villaverde 106 Estudio Entresitio health care 5

6 UNED library Linazasoro arquitecto library, university Manzanares Park Madrid Congress Center Meeting Bar At Plaza Castilla 110 LG Arquitectos bar 108 Ricardo Bofill park, urban plan 107 Daoíz y Velarde Cultural Center 111 Rafael de la Hoz community centre, culture 109 Ricardo Bofill congress centre 6

7 photo: Mieke Vullings photo: Mieke Vullings El Mirador de Sanchinarro Calle Princesa de Éboli Madrid This 22 level building, called Mirador, is located in Sanchinarro, a residential suburb on the north east edge of Madrid surrounded by highways and with views towards the Guadarrama Mountains The most impressive element of the building is the incredible gap of it shape, which acts as a frame for the distant landscape The large communal plaza and lookout at 40 m above the ground is meant to be used by the neighborhood as a meeting area and playground The Mirador contains a wide variety of compact housing types, in total 156 units The architects created a distinctive silhouette by grouping nine blocks The articulation of these blocks is apparent in the exterior palette, equal parts stone, concrete and tile The strips of red indicate the corridors The way the nine blocks are stacked and glued together, they make up a new towering impressive 'superblock' (MVRDV) Blanca Lleó asociados from Madrid were responsible for directing the works Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Technical engineer Project manager Contractor Services engineer Structural engineer Blanca Lleó asociados MVRDV Apartec Colegiados SL Blanca Lleó asociados Dragados y Consytucciones JG & asociados NB35 EMV del Ayuntamiento de Madrid Mieke photo: Mieke Vullings Arrival by car Take the M-40 road in the direction of Hortaleza suburb, and follow the exit to Sanchinarro suburb When you reach that district you will see the building in the skyline Arrival by bus Routes 173, 174 departing from Plaza de Castilla Bus / Metro Station 7

8 photo: Puerta America Hotel photo: Nazar Leskiw Puerta America Hotel Avenida de América Madrid wwwhotelpuertamericacom/ "Nineteen of the world's best architects create the hotel of the future in Madrid" according to the hotel's own website As president of the Silken Hotel Group (a business venture by the companies Escampa and the Hotel Group Urvasco SA) explained: the Hotel Puerta America is a dream come true A project where acclaimed architects and designers have conveyed their dreams to us It is a homage to the world of architecture, design and to the freedom Each of the hotel's 12 floors bears the imprint of a different design talent Each floor measures 1300 m2 and the only constraint was that each had to contain 28 rooms and two junior suites The external structure was developed by SGA Studio and is a fairly standard rectangular tower block John Pawson did the common areas, while Jean Nouvel designed the cladding on the facade and the 12th floor with 12 luxurious suites (as an exception on the 28-room-rule) For the others go see by yourself photo: Puerta America Hotel Main designer, Interior architect, Interior architect Interior architect Interior architect Interior architect Interior architect Interior architect Interior architect Interior architect Interior architect Interior architect Interior architect Interior architect Interior architect Interior architect Lighting designer Landscape designer Lighting designer Jean Nouvel MI_MOA Arata Isozaki Christian Liaigre David Chipperfield s Foster & Partners Harriet Bourne & Jonathan Bell Javier Mariscal John Pawson Kathryn Findlay Marc Newson Plasma Studio Richard Gluckman Teresa Sapey Victorio & Luchino Zaha Hadid s Jason Bruges Harriet Bourne & Jonathan Bell Arnold Chan Silken Hotel Group 8

9 photo: Puerta America Hotel photo: Puerta America Hotel 12th Floor Puerta America Hotel Avenida de America Madrid "Nineteen of the world's best architects create the hotel of the future in Madrid" Each of the hotel's 12 floors bears the imprint of a different design talent Each floor measures 1300 m2 and the only constraint was that each had to contain 28 rooms and two junior suites The external structure was developed by SGA Studio and is a fairly standard rectangular tower block John Pawson did the common areas, while Jean Nouvel designed the cladding on the facade and was commissioned to design the 12th floor with 12 luxurious suites (as an exception on the 28-room-rule) The idea the French architect aims to convey in his work on the Hotel Puerta América is a crossroads between art and architecture which allows guests to experience extraordinary moments and creates small worlds for people to enjoy photo: Puerta America Hotel Floor area/size m² Interior architect Jean Nouvel Silken Hotel Group MI_MOA 9

10 photo: Puerta America Hotel photo: Puerta America Hotel 11th Floor Puerta America Hotel Avenida de America Madrid Madrid's five-star Hotel Puerta America, commissioned by Spanish hotel company Silken Hotels, has opened its doors to the public A celebration of avant-garde interior design and architecture, Hotel Puerta America brings together 19 of the world's finest architects and designers including Zaha Hadid, John Pawson, Ron Arad, and Norman Foster in a unique hospitality experience that's the talk of the continent The team of Javier Mariscal and Fernando Salas was commissioned to design the 11th floor, just one under the top Javier Mariscal acknowledges that it was fantastic taking part with his designs in the Hotel Puerta América, a crazy, unique and free hotel He says that, freedom has been total, within the bounds of following a schedule, and the concept is simply: isn't it great to be here photo: Puerta America Hotel Floor area/size m² Main designer, Interior architect Interior architect Javier Mariscal MI_MOA Fernando Salas Silken Hotel Group 10

11 photo: Puerta America Hotel photo: Puerta America Hotel 10th Floor Puerta America Hotel Avenida de America Madrid wwwpuertamericacom/ Madrid's five-star Hotel Puerta America, commissioned by Spanish hotel company Silken Hotels, has opened its doors to the public A celebration of avant-garde interior design and architecture, Hotel Puerta America brings together 19 of the world's finest architects and designers including Zaha Hadid, John Pawson, Ron Arad, and Norman Foster in a unique hospitality experience that's the talk of the continent The hotel has 12 floors, 308 standard rooms, 12 suites, and 22 junior suites and offers a wide variety of aesthetic environments Each of the hotel's 12 floors bears the imprint of a different design talent For instance, Pritzker prizewinner Zaha Hadid designed the first floor which is characterized by sinuous lines and fluidity based on new developments in digital design In his projects, Isozaki focuses on an intuitive search for spatial meanings, transforming the structure into a tool capable of combining dream and reality photo: Puerta America Hotel Floor area/size m² Interior architect Arata Isozaki Silken Hotel Group MI_MOA 11

12 photo: Puerta America Hotel photo: Puerta America Hotel 3rd Floor Puerta America Hotel Avenida de América Madrid A celebration of avant-garde interior design and architecture, Hotel Puerta America brings together 19 of the world's finest architects and designers in a unique hospitality experience that's the talk of the continent Each of the hotel's 12 floors bears the imprint of a different design talent For instance, Pritzker prizewinner Zaha Hadid designed the first floor which is characterized by sinuous lines and fluidity based on new developments in digital design Norman Foster's serene second floor draws inspiration from the palette of the Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida On the third floor David Chipperfield pares down to the essentials with hand-made floorings, upholstered walls, and white marble to invoke luxury and privacy Chipperfield has elected to use a simple but luxurious range of materials such as handmade black terracotta flooring for the bedroom, walls upholstered in wild silk in gold tones, white marble, etc For the others go see by yourself photo: Puerta America Hotel Floor area/size m² Interior architect David Chipperfield s Silken Hotel Group MI_MOA 12

13 photo: Puerta America Hotel Restaurant Puerta America Hotel Avenida de America Madrid "19 Of the world's best architects create the hotel of the future in Madrid" Each of the hotel's 12 floors bears the imprint of a different design talent The external structure was developed by SGA Studio and is a fairly standard rectangular tower block John Pawson did the common areas, while Jean Nouvel designed the cladding on the facade and was commissioned to design the 12th floor What attracted Christian Liaigre to the Hotel Puerta America project from the outset was the idea of collaborating with other noted names in the world of contemporary design and architecture He's s a greater admirer of Spanish culture and has strived to convey a modern vision of the country and of the city of Madrid in his work He opted to integrate graphic hallmarks from Andalusia, Galicia and Catalonia: ceramics, arabesques in forged iron and embroidery Combining Spanish culture he fashioned the restaurant's decor with leather and rich woods, providing a cozy, meticulously lit space for dining photo: Puerta America Hotel Interior architect Christian Liaigre Silken Hotel Group MI_MOA 13

14 photo: Puerta America Hotel photo: Puerta America Hotel Lobby Puerta America Hotel Avenida de América Madrid "19 Of the world's best architects create the hotel of the future in Madrid" Each of the hotel's 12 floors bears the imprint of a different design talent The external structure was developed by SGA Studio and is a fairly standard rectangular tower block Pawson did the common areas, while Jean Nouvel designed the cladding on the facade and was commissioned to design the 12th floor Zaha Hadid designed the first floor which is characterized by sinuous lines and fluidity based on new developments in digital design Norman Foster's serene second floor draws inspiration from the palette of the Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida Designed by John Pawson, the hotel foyer, reception, and meeting rooms offer a sense of tranquility in the heart of the hotel This effect is achieved through his use of natural wood and a semi-circular reception area that shelters guests from the constant motion passing through the lobby photo: Puerta America Hotel Interior architect John Pawson Silken Hotel Group MI_MOA 14

15 photo: Puerta America Hotel photo: Puerta America Hotel Marmo Bar Puerta America Hotel Avenida de America Madrid " Nineteen of the world's best architects create the hotel of the future in Madrid" Each of the hotel's 12 floors bears the imprint of a different design talent The external structure was developed by SGA Studio and is a fairly standard rectangular tower block Pawson did the common areas, while Jean Nouvel designed the cladding on the facade and was commissioned to design the 12th floor Marmo Bar, designed by London-based Marc Newson, features Statuario Venato white marble weighing more than six tons The walls and ceilings are lined with 400 thin strips of laser-cut aluminum To Marc Newson's opinion, the project has been an excellent opportunity to design what he always wanted to find in a hotel: to create a modern and relaxing environment in the rooms, where any guest can feel comfortable at once, even if they are staying only one night photo: Puerta America Hotel Floor area/size m² Interior architect Marc Newson Silken Hotel Group MI_MOA 15

16 photo: Puerta America Hotel photo: Puerta America Hotel 6th Floor Puerta America Hotel Avenida de America Madrid " Nineteen of the world's best architects create the hotel of the future in Madrid" Madrid's five-star Hotel Puerta America, commissioned by Spanish hotel company Silken Hotels, has opened its doors to the public Each of the hotel's 12 floors bears the imprint of a different design talent The external structure was developed by SGA Studio and is a fairly standard rectangular tower block Pawson did the common areas, while Jean Nouvel designed the cladding on the facade and was commissioned to design the 12th floor To Marc Newson's opinion, the project has been an excellent opportunity to design what he always wanted to find in a hotel: to create a modern and relaxing environment in the rooms, where any guest can feel comfortable at once, even if they are staying only one night He also designed the Marmo Bar on the Ground Floor It features Statuario Venato white marble weighing more than six tons The walls and ceilings are lined with 400 thin strips of laser-cut aluminum photo: Puerta America Hotel Floor area/size m² Interior architect Marc Newson Silken Hotel Group MI_MOA 16

17 photo: Puerta America Hotel photo: Puerta America Hotel 8th Floor Puerta America Hotel Avenida de America Madrid "Nineteen of the world's best architects create the hotel of the future in Madrid" Each of the hotel's 12 floors bears the imprint of a different design talent Each floor measures 1300 m2 and the only constraint was that each had to contain 28 rooms and two junior suites The external structure was developed by SGA Studio and is a fairly standard rectangular tower block John Pawson did the common areas, while Jean Nouvel designed the cladding on the facade and was commissioned to design the 12th floor with 12 luxurious suites (as an exception on the 28-room-rule) Kathryn Findlay explained that the project interested her as it gave her the opportunity to design a space of pure comfort When she was developing her work she attempted to recreate a place of meditation where you can dream, where you feel as if you are floating on the clouds and feel the freshness of the breeze photo: Puerta America Hotel Floor area/size m² Interior architect Kathryn Findlay Silken Hotel Group MI_MOA 17

18 photo: Puerta America Hotel photo: Puerta America Hotel 7th Floor Puerta America Hotel Avenida de America Madrid Five-star Hotel Puerta America, has opened its doors to the public A celebration of avant-garde interior design and architecture, Puerta America brings together 19 of the world's finest architects and designers including Zaha Hadid, John Pawson, and Norman Foster Each of the hotel's 12 floors bears the imprint of a different design talent and measures 1300 m2 The only constraint was that each had to contain 28 rooms and 2 junior suites The external structure was developed by SGA Studio and is a fairly standard rectangular tower block John Pawson did the common areas, while Jean Nouvel designed the cladding on the facade and the 12th floor Ron Arad (Ron Arad Associates) says he sees the Puerta America project as a clear evolution towards a new interpretation of what a hotel is In his view, the participants have been given a license to experiment, which dovetails perfectly with his design ethos: the idea is not just to design a room but to find a different way of organizing space photo: Puerta America Hotel Floor area/size m² Interior architect Ron Arad Silken Hotel Group MI_MOA 18

19 photo: Puerta America Hotel photo: Puerta America Hotel 9th Floor Puerta America Hotel Avenida de America Madrid Interior design and architecture, Puerta America brings together 19 of the world's finest architects and designers including Zaha Hadid, John Pawson, and Norman Foster Each of the hotel's 12 floors bears the imprint of a different design talent and measures 1300 m2 The only constraint was that each had to contain 28 rooms and 2 junior suites The external structure was developed by SGA Studio and is a fairly standard rectangular tower block John Pawson did the common areas, while Jean Nouvel designed the cladding on the facade and the 12th floor Richard Gluckman (Gluckman Mayner s) designed the 9th and decided to create a space in which one could be comfortable and relaxed in an anonymous way From the outset, Gluckman wanted to differentiate the experience of being in a hotel room from that of being at home photo: Puerta America Hotel Floor area/size m² Interior architect Richard Gluckman Silken Hotel Group MI_MOA 19

20 photo: Puerta America Hotel photo: Puerta America Hotel First Floor Puerta America Hotel Avenida de América Madrid brings together 19 of the world's finest designers Each of the 12 floors bears the imprint of a different talent and measures 1300 m2 The only constraint was each had to contain 28 rooms and 2 junior suites The external structure, a fairly standard rectangular tower block, is developed by SGA Studio John Pawson for common areas and Jean Nouvel designed the cladding on the facade and the 12th floor Norman Foster's second floor draws inspiration from the palette of the Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida David Chipperfield s 3th floor has hand-made floorings, and white marble to invoke luxury and privacy Zaha Hadid designed the first floor which is characterized by sinuous lines and fluidity She states she has been able to create a different architectural language Based on the new developments introduced by digital design and enhanced by today's production capabilities, the aim was to create fluid space photo: Puerta America Hotel Floor area/size m² Interior architect Zaha Hadid s Silken Hotel Group MI_MOA 20

21 photo: Puerta America Hotel photo: Puerta America Hotel Car Park Puerta America Hotel Avenida de América Madrid 5-Star Hotel Puerta America is a celebration of avant-garde interior design and architecture, it brings together 19 of the world's finest designers Each of the 12 floors bears the imprint of a different talent and measures 1300 m2 The only constraint was each had to contain 28 rooms and 2 junior suites The external structure, a fairly standard rectangular tower block, is developed by SGA Studio John Pawson for common areas and Jean Nouvel designed the cladding on the facade and the 12th floor Teresa Sapey designed the interior of the car park When asked about her commission (the design of the car park), she observes that she has always been drawn to hideaways and thinks that car parks harbour this element of the unknown For Sapey, it is the ideal place to reinvent space and play with lighting to create a different atmosphere to that of the sordid and grey places that car parks are more often than not photo: Puerta America Hotel Interior architect Teresa Sapey Silken Hotel Group MI_MOA 21

22 photo: Puerta America Hotel photo: Puerta America Hotel 5th Floor Puerta America Hotel Avenida de America Madrid "Nineteen of the world's best architects create the hotel of the future in Madrid" Each of the hotel's 12 floors bears the imprint of a different design talent Each floor measures 1300 m2 and the only constraint was that each had to contain 28 rooms and two junior suites The external structure was developed by SGA Studio and is a fairly standard rectangular tower block John Pawson did the common areas, while Jean Nouvel designed the cladding on the facade and was commissioned to design the 12th floor with 12 luxurious suites (as an exception on the 28-room-rule) Floor five by Seville fashion designers Vitorio & Lucchino boasts a warm and welcoming atmosphere with unusual textured fabrics and bold colors They aimed to shift the conceptual values they use in fashion to the fifth floor, a space that wraps guests up with its warmth, just like one of their elaborate overcoats would photo: Puerta America Hotel Floor area/size m² Interior architect Victorio & Luchino Silken Hotel Group MI_MOA 22

23 photo: Puerta America Hotel photo: Puerta America Hotel 2nd Floor Puerta America Hotel Avenida de America Madrid "Nineteen of the world's best architects create the hotel of the future in Madrid" Each of the hotel's 12 floors bears the imprint of a different design talent Each floor measures 1300 m2 and the only constraint was that each had to contain 28 rooms and two junior suites The external structure was developed by SGA Studio and is a fairly standard rectangular tower block John Pawson did the common areas, while Jean Nouvel designed the cladding on the facade and was commissioned to design the 12th floor with 12 luxurious suites (as an exception on the 28-room-rule) Norman Foster's serene second floor draws inspiration from the palette of the Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida The result is that the rooms are transformed into flexible and sensual inner sanctuaries The design and integration of spaces the materials and tones used -all these details have been carefully selected to envelop guests with serenity, enabling them to disconnect from the hustle and bustle of the outside world photo: Puerta America Hotel Floor area/size m² Interior architect Foster & Partners Silken Hotel Group MI_MOA 23

24 photo: Puerta America Hotel photo: Puerta America Hotel 4th Floor Puerta America Hotel Avenida de America Madrid "19 Of the world's best architects create the hotel of the future in Madrid" Each of the 12 floors bears the imprint of a different design talent and measures 1300 m2 The only constraint was that each had to contain 28 rooms and two junior suites The external structure was developed by SGA Studio and is a fairly standard rectangular tower block John Pawson did the common areas, and Jean Nouvel designed the cladding on the facade and the 12th floor Eva Castro and Holger Kehne (Plasma Studio) say that they were fully aware of the uniqueness of the project in the context of the contemporary architectural scene Their idea for the fit-out was to move away from the stereotype of a hotel as an anodyne and homogenous place They experimented with the differentiation of space by developing the surface area, revealing its three-dimensional capabilities and allowing the relationship between the room and guest to be based on cognitive behaviour rather than a nostalgic approach photo: Plasma Studio Floor area/size m² Interior architect Plasma Studio Silken Hotel Group MI_MOA 24

25 photo: Emilio P Doitza photo: Emilio P Doitza Eco Boulevard Bulevar de la naturaleza Madrid This is a series of sustainable public spaces, a meeting point for those who live in the area of Vallecas, a suburb of Madrid It is on a 500 x 50 m road, a pilot experience for the climatic adaptation of outdoor spaces, awarded in 2004 at the Eco-Boulevard competition organized by the Residential Innovation management office within the Municipal Housing Corporation of Madrid and funded by the European Union (LIFE programme) The tree of air is a light structure that is self-sufficient and can be dismantled It consumes only what it can produce through photovoltaic solar energy collection systems Selling this energy to the power network generates a superavit on the annual balance sheet and this is reinvested in the maintenance of the structure Three Pavilions, or air-trees, work as supports, open to multiple activities chosen by the users Installed in the non-city as temporary prostheses, they will be used only until the inactivity and climatic adaptation problem is corrected Floor area/size m² Ecosistema Urbano Arquitectos Municipal Housing Corporation Madrid (EMVS) MI_MOA photo: Emilio P Doitza 25

26 photo: Miguel de Guzman photo: Miguel de Guzman Kiosk Avenida Felipe II Madrid In December 2006, 100 kiosks produced by kiosk-maker Primur were installed by the city of Madrid throughout three different handicraft markets They are used during several types of temporary festivities and the open markets through the city These kiosks are made of naturally rusted steel plates The archetypical shape and uniform materialisation makes it look like a very minimalist house The combination of several houses in one square resembles a small village When the kiosk is opened, it transforms into a house with a chimney : the front side is elevated above the roof Different houses are lighted in different colours The lighting gives it another feature: an illuminated publication sign advertising its content, full of surprises photo: Miguel de Guzman Brut Deluxe Primur MI_MOA 26

27 photo: FAM photo: FAM Atocha Monument Avenida Ciudad de Barcelona Madrid photo: FAM This is a monumental tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks on March 11th, 2004 It consists out of 2 parts, intimately related: the glass cupola and the room underneath it From this room, visitors can watch the inside of the cupola, where messages are visible, printed on the glass These messages were written in the successive days after the bombing The 11 m high glass cupola is formed by 2 different layers: transparent colourless glass blocks and an ETFE membrane The blocks are glued together with acrylic glue that hardens when exposed to ultraviolet light The glue is still transparent, but the ETFE foil contains a 97% transparency, subject to change, according to the pressure within the room The messages will be seen through the glass skin during the day, and appear different during the night The room is accessed directly from the main lobby of the station of Atocha The blue coloured space is like an empty space, in silence, with the light as a protagonist FAM City of Madrid Naomi 24/7 in public space of the blue room: Tuesdays to Sundays: 11am till 2pm and from 5pm till 7pm Closed on Mondays Free entrance Avenida Ciudad de Barcelona right at the crossing at Atocha Accessible from underground, from inside the Atocha train station, or above ground 27

28 photo: Estudio Lamela photo: Estudio Lamela Day Centre for Alzheimer Patients Calle Valderrebollo Madrid Windows are of great importance in the design of hospitals and nursing homes, because sick people and the elderly spend most of their time indoors The trick is to use façade openings and outdoor spaces to open up a building without diminishing the sense of protection and safety This, along with the logistical organization and the client's desire for flexibility and an energy-efficient building, were the determining factors in Lamela architects' design of an Alzheimer Day Care Centre in Madrid The complex, which was built in phases, comprises nine low horizontal residential blocks that fit in with the green suburban surroundings Each block encloses a sunny courtyard that acts as an extension of the interior thanks to the horizontal fenestration The blocks are all equipped with solar panels which, together with the highly insulated façades, windows and natural ventilation system, deliver the desired energy efficiency photo: Estudio Lamela Public access unknown! Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Supplier Estudio Lamela ENAR Vitro Cristalglass Reina Sofía Foundation Kirsten_Hannema The Centre is located in the new neighbourhood of Pau de Vallecas in Madrid 28

29 photo: Oliver Hans photo: Oliver Hans Airport Barajas M Madrid Madrid Barajas Airport (MAD) is 's busiest airport and was doubled with the Richard Rogers addition of the new Terminal 4 and two extra runways Consisting of a main building (T4) and satellite building (T4S), which are separated by approximately 25 km, the new terminal is meant to give passengers a stress-free start to their journey This is managed through careful use of illumination, available by glass panes instead of walls and numerous domes in the roof for natural light to pass through Expressive air conditioning outlets resembling giant bar code readers animate the baggage collection stands It won the 2006 Stirling Prize Judges commented: "The elegant over-sailing roof is a unifying device and succeeds in being both dominant and yet calmly and self-assuredly understated The sinuous, lightweight consistency of the bamboo slatted lining contrasts with the modular repetition of the gymnastic steel roof structure that in turn is supported off a monumental concrete frame" photo: Oliver Hans Main designer, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Estudio Lamela City of Madrid Apers 24 hours a day Metro, car or plain of course :) Madrid Barajas International Airport is located 13 kilometres (eight miles) north-east of central Madrid Road links to all terminals have recently been revamped; the Madrid Metro is easy to access from Terminals 1, 2 and 3 and reasonably easy from Terminal 4; buses provide an effective service; taxis are always available, with a journey time to the centre of Madrid in under 30 minutes, depending on traffic 29

30 photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd Museo Nacional Reina Sofia Calle Santa Isabel madrid One of the three major museum extensions taking place in Madrid around 2005 For sure this one is the most expressive one Very spacious set up with a interesting inner courtyard The roof combines all the different parts to one building which cleverly connects it to the existing building structure Floor area/size m² Main designer, Interior architect Jean Nouvel Vidal y Asociados arquitectos Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia + Ministry of Culture Thomas_Boegl photo: Dirk Verwoerd mo- sat sun tue closed metro Atocha 30

31 photo: Thomas Bögl photo: Thomas Bögl Museo Thyssen Bornemisza Paseo del Prado madrid The third of Madrid 's cultural institutions, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum will double in size to accommodate the nine-year loan of more than 700 masterpieces from the Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection The extension also calls for the renovation of two late 19 th century buildings adjoining the Villahermosa Palace by BOPBAA Studio, a group of Barcelona architects Their design incorporates these 2 adjacent existing structures retaining their facades and links them to the museum with a new glass pavilion facing a garden terrace A new entrance court is created which also houses the museum café: an astonishingly spacious interior Madrid 's two other world class cultural institutions: the Museo Nacional del Prado and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía had extensive expansions also The 3 museums all housed in 18 th century secular buildings were built as part of Carlos III's campaign to transform the modest town of Madrid into the country's modern capital Floor area/size m² BOPBAA Fundación Thyssen-Bornemisza Thomas_Boegl photo: Thomas Bögl tue - sun metro Banco de Espana 31

32 photo: Alberto Nevado photo: Alberto Nevado Faculty of Pharmacy Extension Plaza Ramón y Cajal Madrid The extension to the Faculty of Pharmacy in Madrid's University City lies in a right angle between the old Pharmacy building and the School of Medicine The plot had a very low designated building ratio, which forced the architects to bury most of the building underground The programme was divided over two volumes A two-storey block containing the classrooms hovers above a U-shaped volume housing the laboratories Both blocks are organized around a patio which connects with the street level via a slope Medicinal herbs are planted on this slope in a pixel pattern, a reference to the knowledge taught in this building The façades of the floating volume are done in red coloured concrete except for the northern one which is glazed The irregularly positioned steel columns which support the volume, suggestive of a forest of straight tree trunks, together with the reflected image of the poplars in front of the building generate a nice game of natural versus artificial photo: Alberto Nevado Public access unknown! 2005 Technical engineer MTM Arquitectos Eduardo Diez Universidad Complutense de Madrid Christof_Brinkmann Located in Ciudad Universitaria (University City), in the northwestern part of Madrid 32

33 photo: Thomas Bögl photo: Thomas Bögl El Croquis Avenida de los Reyes Catolicos 9 E Madrid A small building in a typical suburban environment for one of the most well known publishers of architecture magazines in : El Croquis The plot is seen as landscape and the building mirrors one of the rock formations of the surrounding landscape Even the elevations are treated as layered structure A outstanding example how to build in a suburban structure The architects are the main editors and directors of El Croquis they built and designed this themselves The building is not only office space, but is also used a gallery for architecture expositions 1998 Main designer, Fernando Marquez Cecilia Richard C Levene El Croquis ure Magazine Thomas_Boegl photo: Thomas Bögl The gallery is open to the public and the schedule is from 9:30 to 14:30 from Monday to Friday It is 5min walk from the train station, El Escorial Take the train from the Madrid centre 33

34 photo: Andrea Tognon photo: Andrea Tognon Lamarthe Madrid Calle Ayala Madrid This is the third episode in the evolution and development of the concept of the Lamarthe stores The location is Calle Ayala in Madrid An optimization of technical details and production procedures prepare for new developments that are connected with future plans of the brand photo: Andrea Tognon 2007 Andrea Tognon ure Lamarthe Andrea_Tognon_ure 34

35 photo: Sergio Padura photo: Paul Riddle Carabanchel Social Housing Calle Tubas Madrid Foreign Office s gave bamboo a leading role in their latest housing scheme in There were two main reasons for doing so: it's eco-friendly and it's comfortingly cosy Bamboo louvres mounted on folding frames cover the façades of the building in Madrid's Carabanchel public housing development in the city's southern suburbs The basic parallelogram block contains units of different shapes and sizes which, thanks to their tube-like interior, all have a dual east-west orientation as well as access to a private garden on the eastern side The louvres not only provide the necessary protection from the blazing summer sun, but also enhance security and, because they are completely under the control of each unit's occupants, they also highlight the latter's spatial independence photo: Paul Riddle Project is not public! 2007 Foreign Office s GMU GonzaloHerreroDelicado 35

36 photo: Alberto M Sánchez photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga Atocha Train Station extension Plaza del Emperador Carlos V Madrid The architect Rafael Moneo worked on the extension of the Madrid's first train station, with the intension of making it 4 times bigger and getting short and long distance rail network, together with buses and subways The new building is located behind the old station, which now is the Main Entrance Lobby, that has an Impressive 4000 m2 Tropical Garden with commercial area and restaurants photo: Alberto M Sánchez 1992 Rafael Moneo City of Madrid MVar Take the subway to Atocha Metro Station, or just go there by train 36

37 photo: Federico Guardabrazo Vallejo 146 Social Housing Calle del Doctor Tolosa Latour Madrid This social housing complex in Madrid is configured as a crossroad, a confluence of areas that define the decisions concerning the image to be articulated in the urban landscape The footprint of the buildings initially follows the cadence of the nearby constructions, but as one approaches the vertex of the site, they unfold horizontally and vertically to become an independent urban landmark By unfolding the structure forms two open public spaces, one facing west and another one facing east Project is not public! 2006 Contractor Paredes & Pedrosa Aldesa Construcciones Municipality of Madrid Fede photo: Federico Guardabrazo Vallejo On the corner of 'Calle del Doctor Tolosa Latour' and 'Avenida de los Poblados' 37

38 photo: Federico Guardabrazo Vallejo photo: Federico Guardabrazo Vallejo Pradolongo Social Housing Calle del Doctor Tolosa Latour Madrid Living Madrid is a residential development located south of Madrid and north of the M40 perimeter highway ring The 144 apartments, distributed over two six-story and one nine-story building, are linked by a submerged car park Organized around a series of horizontal 'strips' that run east to west across the site, the complex facilitates the disparate elements within the surrounding area into a coherent urban grouping, whilst at the same time extending the benefits of inner city living to the rest of the city Each 'strip' is formed as an extension of the adjacent Pradolongo Park By setting the circulation patterns and positioning of the main volumes on the site, every 'strip' divides the area in such a way as to enable pedestrian access into its depth whilst assisting in defining and enhancing the immediate area photo: Carlos Dias Project is not public! 2008 Wiel Arets s Fede On the corner of 'Avenida de los Poblados' and 'Calle del Doctor Tolosa Latour' 38

39 Housing at Calle Clavel Clavel Madrid This project is a model of integration in an urban centre, in this case the centre of Madrid This integration occurs by means of an architectural language that deliberately renounces the reinterpretation of past architecture The project introduces a high population density in an already saturated historical district Although this decision is not the wish of the author, one can only wonder if a programme of dispersal perhaps would have been more appropriate for this particular context of high population density and an obvious lack of public facilities In this way, the lot could have been used to introduce other community uses instead of loading the area with homes photo: Miguel de Guzmán Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Carlos de Riaño aplust 39

40 photo: Estudio BD photo: Roland Halbe Plaza de la Luna Plaza Santa Maria Soledad Torres Acosta) Madrid This is a renovated square in the historical centre A large central space, a perfect setting for urban life; a multi functional, indeterminate and free Steps accommodate and apply geometrical order to the trees and architectural elements such as ramps, stairs and ventilation towers, made out of naturally rusted corten steel, either punched or stamped with a floral motif In the lowest point of the square a water fountain that doubles as a game for children provides a refreshing counter point and at the other end in the highest point of the square, a child s play area was placed close to an area where seniors can exercise in the shade The vegetation was doubled, large chestnut trees greatly changed the overall appearance New lighting was installed that provided a higher level of illumination under the arcades making them safer at night and more adequate for all kinds of activities Granite paving with different contrasted colours allows for a clear lecture of the topography Brut Deluxe City Council of Madrid Brut_Deluxe photo: Miguel de Guzman 40

41 photo: Carlos Dias photo: Carlos Dias Caixa Forum Madrid Paseo del Prado Madrid ml Caixa Forum Madrid is a cultural centre, offering two floors of exhibition space, a restaurant, an auditorium and an excellent bookshop The structure is a conversion of a former power station and is located in the cultural heart of Madrid, near some of 's most important museums The visual image of the Forum is determined by the two façades facing the Paseo del Prado One of these is covered by green plants, creating a vertical garden The other façade consists of a Cor-ten steel addition, built on top of the existing brick complex Floor area/size m², Urban planner Herzog and De Meuron 'La Caixa' Foundation goa photo: Nazar Leskiw Every day from Located near Atocha metro station 41

42 photo: Javier Vázquez Moreno Madrid Public Housing Calle del Patrimonio de la Humanidad Madrid This project in consists of public housing with 141 two-, three- and four-bedroom units, designed by Thom Mayne and built by the EMT in the PAU of Carabanchel, Madrid It is located near other recent housing projects by Isozaki, Alejandro Zaera, Sancho and Madridejos and others The structure consists of an horizontal and a vertical element, built perpendicular to each other to create an L-shaped housing block with a view of the surrounding landscape Project is not public! 2006 Thom Mayne Empresa Municipal de Vivienda javivazquez photo: Javier Vázquez Moreno 42

43 photo: Javier Vázquez Moreno photo: Javier Vázquez Moreno Hexágonos Pavilion Calle Hexágonos Madrid This project used to be the Spanish pavilion for the Brussels World Exposition of 1958, built by architects Ramón Vázquez Molezún and José Antonio Corrales Their work won first prize, after which the pavilion was dismantled and relocated to Madrid The abandoned site still exists and the international allure of the ruin can still be experienced It is considered by experts to be one of the most important pieces of Spanish architecture of the twentieth century photo: Javier Vázquez Moreno Public access unknown! 1958 Ramón Vázquez Molezún & José Antonio Corrales javivazquez 43

44 photo: Amparo Garrido photo: Amparo Garrido 12 towers in Vallecas Av del Mayorazgo Madrid As opposed to the great operations of the periphery, we recovered the scale and the density of the historical center How many vestibules you cross in 10 minutes walking by the PAU of Ensanche de Vallecas, as opposed to which you cross in the same time in the historical center of Madrid? Perhaps 5 as opposed to 50 A block, halfway between the periphery and the historical city We are interested on the fragmentation and the compactness, two terms in principle opposed but compatible A compact project formed by different fragments: a closed block that is diluted in small towers A project that is looking for its position as it changes of level, the fragmentation of the ground floor, to the compactness of the plants first and second, dissolving in independent pieces in the superior plants We engage in a dialog between two systems, the group and the individual thing Between the collective and massive system of the first plants, and the towers: almost single houses Project is not public! 2008 Main designer, Contractor nodo 17 Arquitectos Bunch, arquitectura y proyectos Fercaber Nodo17 photo: Amparo Garrido The project is officially not public, but the gates to the courtyard are open quite often The location is between the Av del Mayorazgo; Av del Ensanche de Vallecas; Av De la Gavia and Calle de Peñaranda de Bracamonte (Ensanche de Vallecas) 44

45 photo: Jorge Crooke photo: Jorge Crooke Three extended houses Calle de Academos 4 Madrid We are going to extend over the ground as much as we can But we are able to generate more free space Let us make houses on which we can walk, and cross them by all its sides The houses become broken, they look for the free space They are full of fins, viewpoints, lines of vision An inner patio associated to the stair, structures each house They are three extended houses It is a mixed typology between collective house and single house A system of inner and exteriors circulations allows a continuous relation between the new ground spaces and the house levels: a series of collective spaces and other private zones The ground floor is not the only level in contact with the open space From the cellar to the roof top, each level has its own outer free space: a cellar with the bamboo patio; ground floor with the garden and the community hall; first level with the outer slope terrace; roof level with the private terraces, the swimming pool viewpoint and the community garden photo: Jorge Crooke Project is not public! 2007 Structural engineer nodo 17 Arquitectos Joaquín Antuña Adolfo Gil Acacio; Maria José Gil Acacio Nodo17 It's located in the area La Piovera 45

46 photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: Marco de Trizio Puerta de Europa Plaza de Castilla Madrid These two office towers flank the Paseo de la Castellana, Madrid's most important boulevard The location of a subway interchange made the placement of the two towers near the street impossible Their bold design is in part a response to the need for the footprints of the towers to be set back from the interchange while at the same time bringing the towers together as a single compositional whole The towers lean towards each other and over the plazas, ensuring their visibility from up and down the Paseo and creating a portal which, being at the Northern end of the business district of Madrid, has been called a metaphorical gateway to Europe The façade of each tower is a composition of a major grid -clad in stainless steel conforming to their structure-, a minor grid of red mullions, and a third grid comprising the light grey mullions of the curtain wall (text from website architect) photo: Manuel González Olaechea y Franco Public access unknown! 1995 Main designer, Philip Johnson John Burgee Marco_De_Trizio 46

47 photo: José F García Martín photo: José F García Martín Villaverde Social Housing Calle del Berrocal Madrid This project is located in a new development area in the Villaverde district of southern Madrid Comprised of 176 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, it responds to an overall masterplan for the site which requested a single U-shaped block of eight storeys high and which has the appearance of a pitched roof Within the confines of this brief, the design attempted to manipulate these architectural restrictions so as to abstract the normative idea of an apartment block So whereas other neighbouring buildings adopt a symmetrical, double-pitched silhouette, here the traditional relationships of wall and roof are abstracted into a low, single pitch for the bulk of the block, and a small secondary pitch at the building s front edge The materials chosen are earthy-pink concrete for the façade panels and slate-blue concrete for the courtyard portico A dense band of landscaping is located in between, to reach the effect of a rich panel of colours radiating outwards photo: José F García Martín Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Associate architect Associate architect David Chipperfield s José María Fernández Isla Manuel Santolaya Heredero Empressa Municipal de la Vivienda Jose_Garcia 47

48 photo: Alberto M Sánchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez BMW Madrid Avda Burgos Madrid In this Spanish Headquarters for BMW the architects at the office of Rafael de la Hoz, the automobile company offers several different services: Exposition space and sales of BMW, MINI, motors and lifestyle products There is also a workshop for mechanical repairs and paint jobs photo: Alberto M Sánchez Floor area/size m² Rafael de la Hoz asanchez Mo - Fri: 930 h h Saturday morning: 1000 h h bmwmadrid@bmwmadridnetbmwes, Tel: From Madrid busline 173 and 174, change trains with line 1, 9, 10 of the Metro Stop at Avda de Burgos - Fco Pi y Margall And then walk for another 3 minutes 48

49 photo: Alberto M Sánchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez Sede de la Cámara de Comercio Calle Ribera del Loira Madrid The Headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce in Madrid is situated next to the highway M-40 The The building has clean lines and is very transparant, with three openings that allow light to enter and to look outwards from the 'camera' (room) This geometric distribution, a bucket inside another, as well as the materials used is not arbitrary It connects the interior with the environment outside the building The facades combine glass, white concrete and carpentry of aluminum, thus creating a set of materials and volumes The opening leading to the motorway is closed and is metallic, that of the entry is translucent and weightless and that connects to the park is glass transparent The latter, for the administration of the Council, is a supporting facade and gives life to the two sides held cameras, dedicated to the assemblies and meetings photo: Alberto M Sánchez Floor area/size m² Rafael de la Hoz Consejo Superior de las Cámaras de Comercio asanchez , info@cscamarases 49

50 photo: Alberto M Sánchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez International JC Decaux Headquarters Av Aragón Madrid The new head office of the street-furniture company International JC Decaux occupies the one-time building of the former Martini & Rossi factory, a building from the early 1960s created by the architect Jaime Ferrater in an industrial area on the outskirts of Madrid The project thus confronts a topical issue and rehabilitates the architecture of that time with a sense of deep respect for what already exists, bearing in mind its objective architectonic quality In that sense, a series of non-invasive architectural interventions are undertaken, interventions suited to adapting the building to the requirements of its new user photo: Alberto M Sánchez Project is not public! 2001 Carlos Ferrater JC Decaux asanchez comercial@jcdecauxes Tel:

51 photo: Alberto M Sánchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez 170 social houses in Sanchinarro Calle de Princesa de Éboli Madrid This housing block contains 170 social houses, built in the new urban expansion area of Madrid: Sanchinarro The block is not entirely closed, it is open on the south side, where the lighter inner façade is visible This way, the inner courtyard is related to the street The houses are entered from the inner courtyard, and the façade here is more 'domestic', while the exterior refers to the urban scale of the surroundings The block has a higher part on one side, to provide orientation and a recognisable landmark on one corner Project is not public! 2007 Burgos & Garrido City of Madrid asanchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez The complex lies on the corner of Avenida del Alcalde Moreno Torres and Calle de Princesa de Éboli Arrival by bus Routes 173, 174 departing from Plaza de Castilla Bus / Metro Station 51

52 photo: Alberto M Sánchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez Centro de Salud Las Rejas Calle de Euterpe 12 Madrid This new centre for Health Care is located in the neighbourhood of San Blas in Madrid, and offers a place for information, health care and advice for an estimated 8048 persons, inhabitants of the neighbourhood This Healt Care centre is part of a larger plan of the City of Madrid to built 8 new hospitals and at least 50 new smaller local centres like this one To reform and expand the existing care-network photo: Alberto M Sánchez Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Gil Nagel Arquitectos asanchez Autobús of EMT no 77 stops directly in front of the building 52

53 photo: Alberto M Sánchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez Panorama building Calle de Dulce Chacón Madrid To keep a maximum of 'garden space' available on ground floor, the architects decided to built a high housing-tower next to 2 low-rise blocks that border the 11000m2 of garden The Panorama building has been awarded with the Urbanism, ure and Public Work prize that the City Hall of Madrid awards every year Panorama is located in the Isla Chamartín, next to the enlargement of Paseo de la Castellana and the spectacular skyscrapers that rise over the Ciudad Deportiva of Real Madrid An area conceived to become, in the short run, the financial centre of Madrid Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Junquera Arquitectos Landscape Grupo Lar asanchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez 53

54 photo: David Baugh photo: David Baugh Usera Public Library Avenida Rafaela Ybarra Madrid Bib&codigo=227 Sitting on a patch of high ground, the 'Biblioteca publica Jose Hierro' could be described as a castle for the safe keeping of books and other information Upon entering, the first thing one encounters is a dramatic triple height entrance space, followed by the discovery that the the ground floor plan is actually quite extensive, and is not confined to the footprint of the tower above A good way to experience the building is to take the lift up to the top floor and then walk back down the stairs The plan of the tower is divided in a two-thirds/one-third split There are several double height spaces occupying the larger portion, with mezzanine galleries - holding the toilets and quiet study rooms forming the smaller part of the plan Tall slit windows, arranged in an apparently random fashion, allow in natural light The interior walls are covered in abstracted text in different colours Structure is confined to the core and perimeter to leave a largely column-free interior Floor area/size m² Main designer, Ábalos & Herreros Herreros Arquitectos Comunidad de Madrid davidb photo: David Baugh Mondays to Fridays 0830 to 2100 Saturdays, Sundays & holidays 1100 to 1900 Nearest Metro station is Plaza Eliptica Line 6 Bus routes: 6, 47, 60 &

55 photo: Allard de Goeij photo: Nazar Leskiw Torres Blancas Avenida de América Madrid This skyscraper in Madrid is 71 metres high and was built between 1964 and 1969 by Spanish architect Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza Its façade consists of cylindrical volumes, with round overhanging balconies at the top of the mixed-use building Project is not public! 1969 Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza Juan Huarte Marco_De_Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio Try to meet someone who lives in the tower, since the building is normally not open for visitors Metro Cartegena 55

56 photo: David Baugh photo: David Baugh José Pérez Apartment Building Calle de José Pérez 12 Madrid This bipartite composition by Carlos Ferrater stands on a triangular site on the edge of a very run-down, industrialised area of Madrid The first, and most striking element is the tower block, separated from a lower companion block by an open court The main vertical stair is open and positioned on the side of the tower to aid the elevational treatment The upper floors of the lower block are reached via a footbridge accessed from this stair The tower itself is nine storeys high, contains two and three bedroom units ranging in size from 60 to 70 square metres, and steps back on the upper two floors The lower block holds duplex apartments of around 90 square metres in area The lower units have access to gardens on the ground floor Externally, the finishes are chiefly white render with areas of grey cladding This is a striking, highly articulated architectural project that is making a strong contribution to the revitalisation of this depressed area photo: David Baugh Project is not public! 2005 Carlos Ferrater davidb 56

57 photo: David Baugh photo: David Baugh Olympic Stadium Avenida Arcentales Madrid This has to be one of the best examples of sports architecture ever designed! The majority of the Estadio Olympico - the track and field area - sits in a sunken bowl in the ground with the first tier of seating wrapped around its sides Towering over this is a huge plate-like tier of seating that sits, tectonic like, on an array of massive curved walls In between the walls are the staircases scooping the spectators up to their seats in the heavens Freed of the pressure to provide all the commercial opportunities for money making which blight many stadia around the world, the architects have seized the opportunity to produce a raw, powerful, expressive, elegant and un-compromised architecture representative, in many ways, of the sporting ideal! photo: David Baugh Floor area/size m² Services engineer Structural engineer Cruz y Ortiz Etinsa-Ciasa Mc2 Direccion General de Deportes Consejeria de Educacion y Cultura davidb The stadium has it own metro station - Estadio Olimpico (Line 7) 57

58 photo: David Baugh photo: David Baugh Carabanchel Housing Avenida de la Peseta Madrid photo: David Baugh This scheme for 102 units by Dosmasuno s, has two distinct sides It comprises of two blocks (forming an 'L-shape'), occupying two sides of a rectangular site on the Avenida de la Peseta, following two of the site's boundaries The southern block is the shortest On the outer face, the elevations are formed by white polyester coated panels of expanded metal, spanning vertically from floor to ceiling Some panels are fixed, whilst others slide to one side or the other Thus the occupiers of the apartments are capable of creating random variations in the elevation On the inner face of the scheme, large boxes are cantilevered off the sides of the elevation to provide accommodation beyond the building line These spaces are arranged in an apparently casual, un-ordered fashion Whilst the accommodation hugs the sides of the site, virtually the whole of the ground floor is given over to parking However this has been roofed over to provide a useful amenity for the occupants Project is not public! 2008 Services engineer Structural engineer Dosmasuno Arquitectos JG asociados Jose Luis de Miguel EMV davidb Nearest Metro station is 'La Peseta' (Line 11) 58

59 photo: Marco De Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio Spanish National Statistics Institute Paseo de la Castellana Madrid The Spanish National Statistics Institute is located in Paseo de la Castellana, Madrid, near Plaza de Castilla It was recently renewed by architect César Ruíz-Larrea The original structure was built in 1973, but what is now only visibile is the fresh new façade, composed of hundreds of coloured panels, which represent the statistics itself This curious façade is called 'Diafragma Decafónico de Dígitos' and is an artwork by sculptor Pepe Cruz Novillo It is a transcription system that transforms colours into numbers (0-9) The equivalents for the colours and numbers are: 1 Red, 2 Orange, 3 Green, 4 Rose, 5 Yellow, 6 Dark Green, 7 Violet, 8 Blue, 9 Light Blue and 0 Brown The 001 panel line for example symbolizes the Spanish area in square kilometres: The 002 is 's population: , and so on Public access unknown! 2008 Artist Pepe Cruz Novillo Marco_De_Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio Metro: Plaza de Castilla 59

60 photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: Marco De Trizio Torre Espacio Space Tower Paseo Castellana Madrid The Torre Espacio (Spanish for Space Tower) is a skyscraper in The skyscraper is 236 metres (774 feet) tall and has 57 floors In November 2006, its structure surpassed the height of the Gran Hotel Bali, thus becoming the tallest building in, although it has retained this title only for a short time (see below) The structure was topped out on March 19, 2007 On the night of that day, Alberto Ruiz Gallardón, mayor of Madrid, attended a ceremony with fireworks to commemorate the event With its 236 m, it also was the tallest structure in, surpassing the telecommunications tower Torrespaña However, Torre Caja (Repsol Tower), one of the neighbouring skyscrapers just finished in the Cuatro Torres Business Area, surpassed the height of Torre Espacio in April 2007 The building project was featured on the Discovery Channel's Build It Bigger series due to the skyscraper's unique form and shape It was designed by Pei Cobb Freed Project is not public! 2008 Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Marco_De_Trizio photo: Nazar Leskiw 60

61 photo: Marco De Trizio photo: Nazar Leskiw Torre Caja Repsol Tower Paseo Castellana 278, Madrid Torre Caja Madrid (Spanish for Caja Madrid Tower) is a skyscraper located in the Cuatro Torres Business Area in With a height of 250 m and 45 floors, it will be the tallest of the four buildings in the complex, just 89 cm above the Torre de Cristal Designed by Lord Norman Foster, it was first known as Torre Repsol and would have served as headquarters for Repsol YPF oil and gas company During the construction of the tower, Repsol decided to change the location of its future headquarters and the financial institution Caja Madrid purchased the building for 815 million Euro in August 2007 Public access unknown! 2008 Foster & Partners Caja Madrid, Repsol YPF Marco_De_Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio 61

62 photo: Jesus Miguel Espelosín photo: Jesus Miguel Espelosín 35 Madrid Apartments Avenida del Monte Igueldo Madrid This is the refurbishment of a famous store building from the 1940s The last years it had housed big company offices Good-looking brick façades form a long linear box on street level 35 housing units form a wooden box inside, which provides any service for house-living inside a wide neutral bigger space It is a box inside a box On the top floor, seven units open up with terraces, expanding the interior as an inside-out The bedrooms get light from above the wood furniture The living room is a free space from the rest; a clear space to do whatever you like In summer, you can open the windows so the room seems like an outside space, and is therefore connected with the city The garage has soft colours for columns and back lower lights for nice lighting from the second you get home Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Jesus Miguel Espelosín Grupo Sethome Jesus photo: Jesus Miguel Espelosín 62

63 photo: Ángel Baltanás photo: Ángel Baltanás 4 towers in Parla Avenida de la Estrella Madrid Avenida de las estrellas The rendering of a common strategy it lifts us to a saving of the costs of performing derivative of the repetition in sequence and mass-production,at the same time that offers us the chance of a dialogue between the two blocks which contain the housings, they lay in a lot of socles shape from the concrete walls of closing ground floor throughout the removed band ventilation of them The volumes of the housings are pierced with a set of cluster windows in holes with meant plastical claim, making quiver the crumbling of prefabricated panels of concrete photo: Ángel Baltanás Ruíz-Larrea & Associates Ray

64 photo: Ángel Baltanás photo: Ángel Baltanás housing in the PAU of Carabanchel Calle De las Campanas Madrid We have hunted a piece of field,we want to propose an idea absolutely contemporary of the city The possibility of joining two opposite emotions nowadays The need of living in the pushing urban culture with the so called ancient to belong to a landscape, to identify on itselfwe sponge the edificability, create a precinct which enclosures a more natural landscape, with movement of heights and lowerings (achieved with the bringing with the grant of the digging lands of the multi-storey car parks) where look and enjoy it all of the housingslandscape with attached trees, the little forests' metaphor, swimming pools that remind natural lakes, as well as sportive places inlaid on those topographies A new topology capable to generate an stunning central space, conceived like a true main character of the group photo: Ángel Baltanás Artist Ruíz-Larrea & Associates Ray

65 photo: Carlos Dias photo: Carlos Dias Regional Archives and Library Calle Ramírez de Prado Madrid El Aguila Brewery has been converted and expanded into a regional library and archives of the city Madrid It is a center for the preservation, custody and dissemination of the documentary heritage of the region aimed at ensuring the transparency of administrative processes and the rights of the citizenthe Regional Archives has 30,000 square meters which are organized into three modules: contributions, storage and public attention The storage building can hold slightly less than 100 km of shelves, divided into six apartments, surrounded by a thermal blanket for a double translucent facade that is a response to the challenge of the architectural design within the limits imposed by legislation fire prevention The Regional Library covers 10,000 square meters Contains a varied program of multimedia libraries in the renovated industrial spaces The brewery silos that were used for storage now store books Contractor Mansilla + Tuñón Dragados y Consytucciones Comunidad de Madrid (Madrid Regional Government) photo: Carlos Dias Monday - Friday: 09:00-21:00 MI_MOA Metro: lines Delicias (L3) and Méndez Álvaro (L6) Trenes de Cercanías: Delicias (Líneas C-5, C-7b and C-10) Bus: 8 and

66 photo: Allard de Goeij photo: Allard de Goeij Kindergarten Arganda del Rey Calle de la Piragua Madrid The building consists of a number of cylindrical spaces, each containing classrooms or facility areas The brightly coloured classrooms are located on the southside and capture the sun, the other functions are on the northside and more sober in expression In contrast with the colourful protected 'huts', the central space shows its unfinished in situ concrete walls This interconnecting space is tuned to the perception of the children: it can't be overseen in one glance to give them a feeling of enclosure and safety photo: Allard de Goeij 2008 Picado de Blas Arquitectos Allard_de_Goeij Metro Arganda del Rey / From there 20 minutes walking 66

67 photo: Carlos Dias photo: Carlos Dias Bibliometro Estación Embajadores Madrid Bibliometro this extended service is a library designed to promote reading through the free loan of books in the Madrid Metro Passengers can take a book in any Bibliometro and leave them in another metro station The small pavilion (7,8 * 2,5m) has a sinuous shape, following the flow of travellers Translucent illuminated glass walls permits books to be seen from the subway Sponsored jointly by the City of Madrid and in collaboration with Madrid Metro, the service is the first project joining the two systems of the City Council Public Libraries and the Community of Madrid 2004 Paredes & Pedrosa City of Madrid MI_MOA photo: Carlos Dias Hours: 1330 to 2000 Monday to Friday, except holidays For Embajadores station, take line 3 or 5 Its located on several metro stations: * * Aluche * Canal * Carabanchel Alto * Chamartín * Embajadores * Legazpi * Mar de Cristal * Moncloa * Nuevos Ministerios * Puerta de Arganda * Puerta del Sur * Sierra de Guadalupe 67

68 photo: Alberto M Sánchez photo: Carlos Dias Celosia Calle de Isabel Clara Eugenia Madrid Edificio Celosia means Lattice building This social housing project is an alternative solution to the closed block The proposal aspires to be a construction system rather than a unique building The block, in the form of lattice, mixes 30 constructed boxes and 30 empty spaces Those empty spaces are for intermediate neighbourhood life The volumes contain homes of 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms and the vertical courtyards are common spaces open to crossed perspectives in all directions The birds, wind and the sun cut through the building The mold building system tests the effectiveness and quality of a faster and more sustainable construction (text from website Blanca Lleo) photo: Alberto M Sánchez Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Main designer, MVRDV Blanca Lleó asociados Ayuntamiento de Madrid and EVMS MI_MOA Metro ML 1 to Álvarez de Villaami 68

69 photo: Allard de Goeij photo: Allard de Goeij Health Care Centre San Blas Calle de Pobladura del Valle Madrid m8b b70b0aa7d245f019fc08a0c/?vgnextoid=40b3b8fac f715110vgnvcm b205a0arcrd&vgnextchannel=f75aa3a cb vgnvcm100000dc0ca8c0rcrd To control the views, this health care centre has massive windowless walls of exposed concrete with a rough texture of wooden formwork The public area on the ground floor is divided into an administrative and a health section and organized around thirteen courtyards The waiting areas are conceived as widened corridors and illuminated by the courtyards Apart from a parking lot, the basement accomodates service and store rooms, dressing rooms and a small pool Whitewashed walls and ceiling, together with the deep blue tiles provide a good combination with the exposed concrete that extends toward the interior spaces photo: Allard de Goeij 2008, Interior architect, Urban planner Estudio Entresitio Allard_de_Goeij Ayuntamiento de Madrid office hours Metro San Blas / From here it is 3 minutes walking 69

70 photo: Carlos Fernández Piñar photo: Carlos Fernández Piñar Warehouse 17c Matadero Madrid Paseo de la Chopera Madrid Warehouse 17c Matadero Madrid is an ongoing project of new spaces for artistic creation that doesn't fit into traditional spaces; comparable to 'Palais de Tokyo' in Paris and 'PS 16' in New York Started in 2006, the expected completion of the renovation of this former slaughterhouse Arganzuela is 2011 The project serves as an opportunity to explore renovation possibilities, reducing the intervention to a necessary minimum but with maximum expressivity No clean cuts, but raw joints and as simple as possible Materials come straight from the industrialization, unchanged and in standard measurements; eventually ready for reuse Floor area/size m² Associate architect Structural engineer Associate architect Arturo Franco Díaz Diego Castellanos Exisa SA Fabrice van Teslaar Arts council of Madrid City Allard_de_Goeij photo: Carlos Fernández Piñar From Tuesdays to Fridays - from 4pm to 10pm Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays - from 11am to 10pm Metro "Legazpi" subway exit (Line 3 and 6) 70

71 photo: Gustavo de las Heras Izquierdo photo: Gustavo de las Heras Izquierdo Santa Ana Church Calle de la Cañada Madrid In Moratalaz, a suburb of Madrid, stands a church designed by Miguel Fisac in 1965 The structure is full of plastic vigour and renewed functional intentions In Fisac's own words: This is the first church which I designed with liturgical directives from the Vatican Council II The spatial approach was totally different The first proposal was a new way of arranging the people that come to the church, making the participation more directly by seating them around the altar in an oval form The second one is the consecration and communion area, where two cavities were made in the vertical wall of the apse The third cavity is dedicated to the Saint and vertically illuminated The building is topped by an expressionist roof as a result of Fisac's interest in concrete and beam-bone structures photo: Gustavo de las Heras Izquierdo 1965 Miguel Fisac Arzobispado de Madrid Zoroastro Sundays and Holidays: during services Metro: Line 9 / Artilleros Bus: Lines 8, 20, 30 &

72 photo: Somos Arquitectos photo: Somos Arquitectos Vallecas 51 Social Housing Avenida del Ensanche de Vallecas Madrid This social housing project in Madrid has an original façade design with polycarbonate panels in three hues of green In fact, it is one of the first residential projects which features plastic materials as a skin The programme, including 123 social housing apartments, is called to be one of the new urban icons on the outskirts of Madrid photo: Somos Arquitectos Project is not public! Floor area/size m², Interior architect, Landscape architect Somos Arquitectos ESTUDIOSOMOS EMVS (Empresa Municipal de la Vivienda y el Suelo) When entering the gates, make either ask the guard or walk with an inhabitant 72

73 photo: Somos Arquitectos photo: Somos Arquitectos Vallecas 11 Social Housing Bulevar de la Naturaleza Madrid This is another social housing project in the Vallecas district of Madrid, designed by Somos Arquitectos In this case, the main skin is an opal, polycarbonate façade with panels perforated with circles in different configurations The building dissapears in the corner The three upper levels, floating in the air, are held by one floor-high, reinforced concrete beams All the main finishes are made in plastic materials, including indoor and outdoor lighting, interior rubber floorings, etc photo: Somos Arquitectos Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Somos Arquitectos EMVS (Empresa Municipal de la vivienda y el Suelo) ESTUDIOSOMOS 73

74 photo: Somos Arquitectos photo: Somos Arquitectos Embajadores Social Housing Corner of Calle Rodio and Calle del Plomo Madrid This social housing block completes the volume of an already existing private housing development The materials, openings, scale and orientation try to detach from the usual brick construction systems Clearly focused onto an open green area, it dresses its south-west façade with bright-blue louvers while the others, made out in prefab concrete, form a cube which seems to float over the neighbour's yellow fence A robot-parking system takes care of the small amount of space left in the tiny plot Project is not public! Floor area/size m², Interior architect, Landscape architect Somos Arquitectos ESTUDIOSOMOS photo: Somos Arquitectos EMVS (Empresa municipal de la Vivienda y el Suelo) 74

75 photo: Pablo Echavarri Santos photo: Pablo Echavarri Santos Apartment Conversion Pasaje de la Moraleja de Enmedio Madrid This originally was an apartment with four bedrooms Now, it has been transformed into a monospace, where the main room includes a lounge, a kitchen and a sleeping and working area Only the two toilets are not included in this space and placed separately The building it is located in dates from 1946, after the Spanish Civil War It was a poor construction, but the architect wanted to show some of the original materials instead of completely removing the brick walls, pillars and floors of concrete The loft has eight windows in triple orientation, which makes the apartment very bright and well-ventilated The main furniture was designed by Piero Lissoni photo: Pablo Echavarri Santos Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Pablo Echávarri Santos Pablo Echávarri Santos Pablo_Echavarri 75

76 photo: Pablo Echávarri Santos photo: Pablo Echávarri Santos Apartment Building Rehabilitation and Expansion Calle de Antonio Grilo Madrid Originally, this building on a narrow plot of 3 metres wide by 26 metres deep, was in a severe state of neglect and decay The original façade and stairs were retained, and the building was restored with traditional lime mortar The new building opens its large windows towards Mostenses Square Its design is an abstraction of the traditional windows of nineteenth-century Madrid Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Pablo Echávarri Santos DI ARCE 18 SL Pablo_Echavarri photo: Pablo Echávarri Santos Metro Plaza de España or Metro Noviciado You can see it from Plaza Mostenses, which is very near to Gran Vía St 76

77 photo: Enrique Blanco photo: Enrique Blanco Housing in Ensanche de Vallecas Princesa de Kapurtala Madrid 36 residential units in the area of "Ensanchde de Vallecas" in Madrid Also called PAU Vallecas or Urban Action Plan Vallecas, is one of the urban developments in Madrid (), designed in the late 90s of the twentieth century to expand the city It is located in the district of Villa de Vallecas in the southeastern district of Madrid photo: Enrique Blanco Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Arquisemia Cooperativa NUEVO VALLECAS 2001 EnriqueBlanco 77

78 photo: Alberto M Sánchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez Olympic Tennis Stadium Calle Camino de Perales Madrid This Olympic Tennis Centre, La Caja Mágica, or the Magic Box, is a big, clear luminous box that seems to have no walls at night, revealing its interiors, its colours and the geometry of its forms The complex features three main courts with retractable roofs, all in the same arena Perrault's proposal won an international competition held in 2002 by Ayuntamiento of Madrid Construction work began in 2003 and is expected to last 32 months, completing the structure in 2007 Its outstanding feature is its simple, linear forms The big box, called "magic" for its light and colour effects and for its "content" of spectacular events and initiatives, is prevalently made of glass, steel and wood This skin is reflective in daylight, while improving the stadium's visibility at night by lighting up the entire structure so that it can be seen from far away Floor area/size m² Dominique Perrault City of Madrid MI_MOA photo: Alberto M Sánchez Located in Parque del Manzanares Metro: Línea 3, stop at San Fermin - Orcasur Autobús EMT:

79 photo: Jorge López Conde photo: Jorge López Conde Vallecas Social Housing José antonio Rebolledo Palma Madrid This project is the result of a competition at the end of 2003 The philosophy of the competition was that each team would offer the best architecture solution that was able to imagine, subject to compliance with the economic parameters for the lot; maximum surface to be built and number of dwellings, and always considering that it is a social housing development The 22-storey building has two towers of different heights and it consists of 132 one and two bedrooms housing units Above ground, the building occupies 70% of the limit set by the alignment of the façades, with a general setback to liberate more public space on the front sidewalk access and natural relief of ground floor commercial use This setback can avoid the typical chamfers of the area planning and work with sharper volume geometry The building is clad in zinc tiles and windows are scattered across the surface so that the boundaries of individual dwellings are hidden from the outside Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Estudio Entresitio FR & Asociados Empresa Municipal de Vivienda y Suelo de Madrid eames photo: estudioentresitio The easiest way to arrive is with the metro (Valdecarros station) 79

80 photo: Stef Bogaerds photo: Stef Bogaerds Museo del Traje Avenida de Juan de Herrera Madrid Its basic aim of this museum is to promote an understanding of the historical development of costume and testify to the ethnological heritage representative of the different cultures of the peoples of The building was built between 1971 and 1973 and inaugurated in 1975 as the Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art The architects, Jaime López de Asiaín and Angel Diaz Domínguez, followed the specifications of the 1968 Congress of Museum ure in its design Conceived from the outset as a museum, this building is ideally suited to this function because of its purpose-built interior, the ease of its flow and the clean flexible lines of its design Recent renovations have updated some of its services and facilities to bring them into line with current technology and have also restored the original open-plan structure of the lower floors, recreating their relationship with the surrounding gardens and their exceptional views photo: Stef Bogaerds 1973 López Asiaín and Díaz Domínguez stef_mimoa Tuesday to Saturday: 9:30-19:00 h Sundays and Public Holidays: 10:00-15:00 h Metro: Moncloa (line 3 and 6) or Ciudad Universitaria (line 6) Bus: Line 46, 82, 83, 84, 132, 133, G 80

81 photo: Stef Bogaerds photo: Stef Bogaerds Institute for historical heritage Calle De El Greco Madrid The Center for Artistic Restoration (now: Institute for Historical Heritage) by Fernando Higueras and Antonio Miró, is among the many notable campus buildings that sits in the vast expanse of the Ciudad Universitaria on the western edge of Madrid It is one of the clearest examples of an interest in Italian architectural positions within the increasingly open academic discourse of the 1960s that saw influential visits from Bruno Zevi, Gio Ponti, and others Here, the architects work in the organic and structurally expressive mode, a counterpoint to the many significant works of the Francoist period that draw from the rationalist/classicist lineage photo: Stef Bogaerds Project is not public! 1970 Higueras & Miró stef_mimoa Metro: Ciudad Universitaria 10 minutes walk It is on the other side of the highway (A-6) 81

82 photo: Peter Arnts photo: Peter Arnts Bridges Cascara Madrid RIO Av del Manzanares Madrid West 8, working together with MRIO, designed the master plan for the reclaimed riverbanks and the new urban area above the tunnels of the M30 highway in Madrid Parque de la Arganzuela and the Salon de Pinos are connected by two slow traffic bridges, the Puentes Cascara In contrary to usually technical and pragmatic pedestrian infrastructural bridges they create a place where the river is really experienced They are designed as a massive concrete dome with a rough texture The bridges have the scale of park elements and not of the infrastructure More than one hundred cables resembling whale baleens wearing the slim steel deck The fine detailing becomes visible when entering the bridge The ceilings have a mosaic of the Spanish artist Daniel Canogar In the edge of the ceiling the lighting is included which illuminates the artwork and the deck by reflection photo: Peter Arnts Main designer, Landscape architect Landscape architect Artist West 8 stef_mimoa MRIO Arquitectos Daniel Canogar City of Madrid Metro: Legazpi (lines 3 and 6) or Usera (line 6)/ from here it's a 10 minute's walk 82

83 photo: Ángel Baltanás photo: Ángel Baltanás Refurbishment College of Surveyors Calle Maestro Victoria Madrid The space is structured around a core of vertical communication, with a panoramic lift and conversion of the courts into elements of spacial joint The 'backwards' opening of the lift creates a new lobby on each floor which rationalizes the circulation system, the horizontal adopts a circular system that formalizes as an area of relationship Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Main designer, Diaz y Diaz Arquitectos TAU Naiara Montero Official College of Surveyors of Madrid DiazyDiazArquitectos photo: Ángel Baltanás 83

84 photo: Joao Pereira de Sousa photo: Joao Pereira de Sousa ABC Museum Calle Amaniel Madrid In the early twentieth century, the architect José López Salaberry designed in Madrid this brick building that housed one of the earliest breweries This museum of drawing and Illustration a three thousand square metres space, distributed over seven floors will house the ABC Collection Around works of art signed by 1500 artists compose this collection, endorsed by Diario ABC and Vocento group A historical collection with noteworthy pieces by Ramón Gaya, Penagos, Maruja Mallo and Benjamín Palencia that has a markedly current character thanks to its connection with other disciplines such as graphic design, comic strips, animation and digital creation 2010 Aranguren & Gallegos Arquitectos ABC Joao_Sousa photo: Joao Pereira de Sousa From Tuesday to Saturday: 1100 to 2000 h Sunday: 1000 to 1400 h Saturday and Sunday free guides visits Metro: San Bernardo (líneas 2 y 4) Noviciado (línea 2) Ventura Rodríguez (línea 3) Plaza de España (líneas 3 y 10) Bus: M2, 3 &

85 photo: Capilla Vallejo Arquitectos photo: Capilla Vallejo Arquitectos Housing Carabanchel Avenida del Euro Madrid With the guarantee that the person inhabiting this urban landscape prefer the difference to the uniformity, the architects continue research on issues such as translucent glass sliding elements, different degrees of transparency, the effect of viewpoint between two front skins, the combination of glass and metal walls They understood that unless they raise a deeper review of programs and ways of life, research should focus on the search for the 'coating' to provide more attributes In this steep plot, they proposed the location of the building in the northern edge of the solar so that the green surface is protected from the wind by the building itself One could speak of two parallel tablets in which all houses are grouped around three vertical cores To the north façade, the planes of glass are sliding on the three lanes located directly on concrete slabs and they are protected from rain and wind by the back wall In the south, the glass panel is replaced by an expanded metal photo: Capilla Vallejo Arquitectos Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Capilla Vallejo Arquitectos EMVS Madrid mgoarquitectura 85

86 photo: Niels Wergin-Cheek photo: Niels Wergin-Cheek Library Iván de Vargas Calle San Justo Madrid The library's footprint, height, and volume closely resembles that of the building that was located here previously (and demolished in 2002, after intense debate), the house of the knight Iván de Vargas The building features two courtyards (one interior one, one open towards the front of the building), which are in the same location as two courtyards in the previous building The library has the following services: a periodical room, a children and youth section, a loan service, a reading room, group study rooms, and a study room with independent access The latter provision is intended to respond to the growing demand for these services by students, without disturbing other users of the library Floor area/size m² Municipality of Madrid wergin photo: Estudio Andrada Mon-Fri: 8:30-21:00 Sat: 09:00-18:00 Sun: 09:00-14:00 Closest underground station: La Latina 86

87 photo: Miguel de Guzman photo: Miguel de Guzman Housing Calle Cervantes Calle Cervantes Madrid It is built on an existing lot in the so-called Barrio de las Letras (Letters Quarter), an unaltered urban setting since the 17th century, with most buildings belonging to the 19th century It is a private project The approach is absolutely contemporary They are small surface houses with vertical openings and sliding shutters on the façade The continuity with the contiguous buildings is obtained by emphasizing on the slab lines and the granite base of the ground floor Project is not public! 2010 Carlos de Riaño dhv81 photo: Miguel de Guzman Subway: Banco de España, Anton Martin Bus: 10, 14, 27, 34, 37, 45, M1 87

88 photo: Miguel de Guzman photo: Miguel de Guzman Public Library Angel Gonzalez Calle Granja de Torrehermosa s/n Madrid In the hostile environment of a highway and high-rise apartment buildings, a very closed volume, isolated from view and noise, is proposed There are virtually no direct views to the street The sunlight is sifted through the courtyards The piece is designed in white concrete with a solid basalt base and stands out for its brightness day and night, since the interior is lit up photo: Miguel de Guzman Carlos de Riaño Madrid City Hall dhv81 Monday to Friday: 830 to 2100 h Saturday: to 1800 h Sunday to 1400 h Subway: Campamento Bus: 25, 31, 36, 39, 55, 65, H, 121, 131,

89 photo: Miguel de Guzman photo: Miguel de Guzman Social Services Center Calle Pontevedra Madrid The building is the result of an open project competition held by the Madrid City Hall It is a lot situated in the centre of Madrid, which through the years was surrounded by high-rise buildings The winning solution tries to go as unnoticed as possible, as more than half of the surface area is below ground level It is wrapped in a screen of blending printed glass panels that give it an ethereal look photo: Miguel de Guzman 2007 Carlos de Riaño City Hall Madrid dhv81 Monday to Friday: 800 to 2100 h Subway: Argüelles, Quevedo Bus: 2,16,

90 photo: Miguel de Guzman photo: Miguel de Guzman Office Building Principe de Vergara Calle Príncipe de Vergara Madrid It is a lot between shared walls that lies in the expansion area of old Madrid, the Salamanca neighbourhood The regulations lead to more traditional buildings, but in this case a cross-linked façade according to the proportions of the façades of the rest of the block was accepted It has a double glass skin, the exterior one shows a blending serigraphy that hides any shines and gives it an evanescent look and the interior one is transparent Its use is for office space and the floor design provides a great versatility Project is not public! 2010 Carlos de Riaño dhv81 photo: Miguel de Guzman Subway: Velazquez, Goya, Principe de Vergara Bus: 29, 52, 21,

91 photo: Robin Berghuijs photo: Wouter Mulder Madrid Río Av del Manzanares Madrid photo: Paul Klõceiko In 2005 a consortium of three Madrilean and one Dutch office came up with the winning proposal for the M30 project Their design called for the tunnelling of 6 kilometres of highway alongside the Manzanares river in Madrid On top of this, a large park connecting the north to the south of Madrid was placed The removal of the busy highway created a quiet atmosphere that had not been there before A total of 47 sub-projects have since been developed in the 6 years that the work was carried out Along this corridor all sorts of installations were placed The first opened in 2007 and everything was completed by 2011 The park features an urban beach of 11930m², of which 6500 are relaxing areas protected by around new 300 trees There are 5 playgrounds, a 4300m² platform for cultural events, and a new municipal police station Floor area/size m² Main designer, Landscape architect Landscape architect Landscape architect Landscape architect Burgos & Garrido Robin Porras & La Casta Arquitectos Rubio & Álvarez-Sala Arquitectos West 8 City of Madrid The park is open 24/7 Metro stops: Intercambiador de Principe Pio and Legazpi are at opposite ends of the park In between, there are many more 91

92 photo: João Pereira de Sousa photo: João Pereira de Sousa Arganzuela Footbridge Paseo de las Yeserias Madrid Designed to link the neighbourhoods on the right and left banks of the river, the Arganzuela Footbridge will be the longest of all the bridges to be built The bridge will be for both pedestrians and cyclists The footbridge enables people to cross from one side of the park to the other while also providing direct access to the park below Cone like in structure, the bridge has two interlocking metal spirals, wrapped by a metallic ribbon Spaced wooden slats make up the floor of the bridge, allowing the rays of the sun to penetrate through to the park below The cones' geographic location creates a belvedere over the park and the surrounding city as well as an exceptional location from which it will be possible to admire the famous Toledo Bridge Shaded during the day, the promenade becomes luminous at night photo: João Pereira de Sousa Floor area/size m², Urban planner Structural engineer Technical engineer Dominique Perrault Mc2 TYPSA, Madrid Madrid City Council Joao_Sousa Just head towards the river Manzanares at Parque de Arganzuela, near the Piramides metro station 92

93 photo: Javier de Paz Garcia photo: Javier de Paz Garcia La Rayuela and Plaza Ecópolis Calle Electrodo s/n Rivas Madrid The project involves a kindergarten and a public square with an awning envelope: Escuela Infantil "La Rayuela" + Plaza Ecópolis 2010 Ecosistema Urbano Arquitectos Rivas Municipality jpg photo: Javier de Paz Garcia All the day [Public space] 93

94 photo: David Sagredo Garrido photo: David Sagredo Garrido Pretty Good Plaza de San Miguel Madrid Reforming an old space next to the Plaza Mayor in Madrid for the sale of natural cosmetics The space is organized as a forest: vertical structures of planed pine wood, folded steel shelves and a floor of artificial turf The few square meters duplicate originals by a mirror along the bottom photo: David Sagredo Garrido Floor area/size m² Interior architect David Sagredo Garrido Pretty Good zaitzev 94

95 photo: ACXT photo: ACXT Idom Office Avda Monasterio de El Escorial Madrid In a privileged location in the Madrid area, the site is situated on the edge of the city, against a peaceful backdrop with views of the horizon that contrast with the dense city skyline to the rear The geometry of the site and its elevations suggested concentrating the permitted floor surface on the upper storeys The volume resulting from the permitted floorsize within the set limits is a cuboid 80 m long, 30 m wide and 18 m high Working on this basis, the strategy aimed for the most open-plan ground floor possible to create a seamless porch, a shadow lifting the building off the ground The plot is surrounded by an area of landscaped gardens which reduces the impact of the building and enhances the surrounding park Mounted on the roof are the air conditioning equipment and energy plants to ventilate, heat and cool the building photo: ACXT Floor area/size m² ACXT IDOM aroman 95

96 photo: Xabeir Gaztelu photo: Xabeir Gaztelu Hemiciclo Solar Plaza del Sol Móstoles Madrid The Hemiciclo Solar is located in the city of Móstoles, a few kilometres from Madrid César Ruiz-Larrea is the architect of the project The building is the result of a restricted competition, and it includes 92 dwellings to be rented out to young people The Hemiciclo Solar plan has the shape of a circumference sector The front of the building faces south, so as to receive the best sunlight in all the dwellings The corridors runs along the north side, and there are also three common areas open to the air, and to the city The north and the lateral façades, almost hermetic, are resolved with large panels of multi-colored polycarbonate (the architect has given a lot of attention to the colors) In contrast, the south façade is very permeable, which is achieved through mobile slats that control the sunlight and filter the light The project strives for bioclimatic efficiency, seeking sustainable solutions photo: Xabeir Gaztelu Project is not public! 2009 Ruíz-Larrea & Associates xgaztelu 96

97 photo: XABIER GAZTELU photo: XABIER GAZTELU Edificio Girasol José Ortega y Gasset Madrid Build in 1966 and located in the Salamanca district, the EDIFICIO GIRASOL (SUNFLOWER HOUSING) is one of the few works in Madrid by the Calalunian architect JOSÉ ANTONIO CODERCH The building can be seen as a unity of five contiguous blocks of high quality dwellings, above a two-story commercial complex, which constitutes its zocalo The dwellings are arranged diagonally to the facades, availing of the shape of the site and trying to find the best orientations The dwellings are separated by thick, long and sinuous walls To ensure good lighting and sunlight in every room, the architect plans very deep terraces/patios, with wooden lattices that filter the light and also provide privacy The west facade to Lagasca Street is of special interest, because of a marked vertical rhythm, which is achieved by alternating large openings (the terraces/patios) with long curved blind walls photo: XABIER GAZTELU Project is not public! 1966 Josep Antoni Coderch xgaztelu METRO Nuñez de Balboa 97

98 photo: Miguel de Guzman photo: Miguel de Guzman Public Library Villa de Vallecas Plaza Antonio Maria Segovia Madrid The library is thought as a metaphor of books itself Covers that attract you and let you see only a little fragment of the stories they contain Stories, all of them, born from imagination This is the way the library is tried to be built, as an enigmatic cover with a plain shape that makes it an object An attracting cover that, once left behind, discovers a story full of nuances, with paths still to be written The library opens itself to a pedestrian boulevard, at the end of a residential 8-floor blocks area The building gets its identity through materials, rejecting composition criteria Floor area/size m² Acoustics consultant Structural engineer Contractor EXIT architects JG Ingenieros NB 35 Ingenieros PECSA Comunidad de Madrid EXITarchitects photo: Miguel de Guzman 98

99 photo: Nazar Leskiw Calle Princesa Calle de la Princesa Madrid One of the most controversial urban environments in Madrid The old church of Bonfim, was almost destroyed in 1936 In the eighties, it was rebuilt with the neighbouring apartments photo: Nazar Leskiw 1982 Main designer, Manuel del Río Martínez Ignacio Ferrero Ruiz-de la Prada Juan Hernández Ferrero Nazar 99

100 photo: Nazar Leskiw Tower of Madrid Plaza de España Madrid The Torre de Madrid is one of the tallest buildings in Madrid It measures 142 metres in height, has 36 floors and was constructed between 1954 and 1957 It was designed by the architects Julián and José María Otamendi Machimbarrena as an assignment of the Metropolitan Real Estate Agency, for whom already they had built the Edificio España 1957 Julio Otamendi Nazar photo: Nazar Leskiw 100

101 Faro de Moncloa Av de los Reyes Católicos Madrid The Faro de Moncloa is a 100-metre-high transmission tower with an observation deck at the Plaza De Moncloa, It was projected by architect Salvador Pérez Arroyo and built in 1992 The tower has been closed to the public since Salvador Pérez Arroyo Nazar photo: Nazar Leskiw 101

102 photo: José F García Martín photo: José F García Martín Ministry of Health Paseo del Prado Madrid This work is a milestone in the Spanish ure History; it is the first modern project built after the Spanish Civil War Originally it was the Trade Union House for the only legal union trade in during Franco's dictatorship; in 1978 it changed its use to house the Ministry of Health Cabrero won in 1948 the project competition, and the construction was developed between 1949 and 1951, directed by Cabrero and Aburto The project is both institutional and modern The institutional condition is set by the disposition of five volumes, highlighting the symmetrical composition of the three volumes facing Paseo del Prado The personal modern will of Cabrero is revealed by the simplicity or absence of ornamental elements and especially by the abstraction of the main volume, on which the vertical and horizontal lines of the grid have identical dimension, turning the windows into simple voids It is easy to see the influence of the Italian 1930's and 40's architecture on this work photo: José F García Martín Project is not public! 1951 Main designer, Francisco de Asís Cabrero Rafael Aburto Spanish Trade Union Organisation Jose_Garcia 102

103 photo: Pedro Pegenaute photo: Pedro Pegenaute VALLECAS 47 Martín Muñoz de las Posadas, Madrid We tried to imagine a dwelling in which we would like to live Bright and open to meet with friends some of us said, intimate and in semi-darkness, the laziest ones replied A dwelling with a multiple personality One that would be able to react to the changing seasons One that would open itself to two different environments; a street belonging to a new urban development, but close to the urban life of a Village, and a bounded and safe courtyard As a result, we designed a cross-ventilated dwelling divided in two areas; one a static collection of spaces, devoted to private and intimate functions, and another dynamic, devoted to social life This last space, where family and close social life takes place, is able to transform itself into an open terrace by opening two big sliding windows that leave no mullion in the corner This allows the inhabitants(of the always too small social dwellings)to enjoy at the same time a large terrace in summer and a spacious living-room in winter photo: Pedro Pegenaute Project is not public! Floor area/size m² UNTERCIO EMVS Miguel-Herraiz Take metro line 1 from Madrid city center towards Valdecarros Step out in Vallecas Villa station and take Sierra Vieja street Walk 500m and turn left in calle Villar del Olmo In 150m you ve reached your destination! 103

104 photo: Miguel de Guzmán photo: Miguel de Guzmán TSM3 Travesía de San Mateo Madrid TSM3 Unstable House combines the restoration of the ground floor of a 59,80 sqm terraced property in the centre of Madrid, and the construction of 2,5 new floors on top, with 154 sqm The design dematerializes the original construction into a flexible home-cum-office that can change anytime All the elements that define the living space are in a state of flux The architecture does not seek to define and limit through fixed elements such as structures, walls or gaps, but rather through a series of devices producing actions or situations TSM3 is designed for change and transformation It is an unstable house It will never be finished photo: Carlos Arroyo Project is not public! 2009 Carlos Arroyo nunarce 104

105 photo: Roland Halbe photo: Roland Halbe Health Care Center USERA Calle Avena Madrid Health Care Center in the neighborhood of USERA All on a single storey comprising a mixture of private and public rooms punctuated by thirteen patios Breaks in the roof above the patios combine with glazed partitions to allow natural light to flood the rooms photo: Roland Halbe Floor area/size m² Estudio Entresitio Building physics consultant Geasyt Madrid Salud eames 09:00-13:00 and 16:30-19:00 BUS Línea 78 Glorieta de Embajadores-Barrio de San Fermin 105

106 photo: Roland Halbe photo: Roland Halbe Health Care Center Villaverde Avenida de la Felicidad Madrid Heath Care Center built in Madrid Neighborhood of Villaverde All on a single storey comprising a mixture of private and public rooms punctuated by thirteen patios Breaks in the roof above the patios combine with glazed partitions to allow natural light to flood the rooms photo: Roland Halbe Floor area/size m² Estudio Entresitio eames Metro (Ciudad de los Angeles, Line 3) 106

107 photo: VAUMM architects photo: VAUMM architects UNED library Calle Sombrete Madrid The church was built by architect Gabriel Escribano between 1763 and 1791, thanks to donations of King Carlos III and Carlos IV and other notables at this time During the Civil War, the school and church were burned and looted On a part of the site the San Fernando Market, Working School and then a block of flats were built After more than half a century of neglect, the ruins of the church were rehabilitated to house the University Library Associate Center UNED Madrid Linazasoro arquitecto UNED vaumm photo: VAUMM architects 107

108 photo: Ricardo Bofill photo: Ricardo Bofill Manzanares Park Cmo de Perales Madrid The geographical location of this park has become a landmark for Madrid As the urban sprawl spills over onto the surroundings plains, the city needs breathing spaces to relieve congestion, areas where citizens can find leisure and enjoy nature The river Manzanares is ideal for this purpose and its riverbank has been turned into a large metropolitan park The restructuring project takes in an area of 7 km by 600 metres (500 hectares in all) and includes channelling the river and landscaping the whole riverside photo: Ricardo Bofill Public access unknown! Floor area/size m² Ricardo Bofill Madrid Council Ricardo_Bofill_Taller_de_Arquitectu ra 108

109 photo: Ricardo Bofill photo: Ricardo Bofill Madrid Congress Center Capìtal de España Madrid The seven and a half-metre geometrical grid modulates the side into autonomous units, recreating an urban structure of streets and squares in its interior The building is divided internally into four blocks The least regular of these contains the catering services and stores The two linear blocks which frame the central space are given over to offices and meetings rooms The conference hall, which occupies a central position, is bounded by four vertical communications towers, and projects its triangular from beyond the glass skin of the façade The roof of the main hall has been made accessible, serving a variety of different functions and taking the form of an elevated central square within the urban layout of the building's interior photo: Ricardo Bofill Public access unknown! Floor area/size m² Ricardo Bofill Campo de las Naciones sa Ricardo_Bofill_Taller_de_Arquitectu ra 109

110 photo: Alfonso Herranz photo: Alfonso Herranz Meeting Bar At Plaza Castilla Plaza Castilla Madrid In the neighbourhood of Tetuán, Madrid, in Studio Banana, Garcia and Losada had the opportunity to work on a project in the area through a private client They knew the neighbourhood perfectly: its character, the calm atmosphere, centrality, presence of art workshops, etc Despite changes in recent years, the character of the neighbourhood remains for its residents Tetuán is a district with a lot of architectural contrast Between 1917 and 1926 this area was known for the economical house These homes there are still in the memory in the neighbourhood Neighbours Dori and her husband, Mary and Manolo, etc have taught to enjoy the experiences and traditions that remain in the neighborhood What if we contemporize the traditions in Tetuán by building a space for social use? What if we transport to the bar the happiness of the group of people that use the Tetuán Street in summer? We could build "economical houses" with social use photo: Alfonso Herranz Floor area/size m² LG Arquitectos ramirolosadaamor 110

111 photo: Alfonso Quiroga photo: Alfonso Quiroga Daoíz y Velarde Cultural Center Av de la Ciudad de Barcelona Madrid "From the start, the idea was to respect the basic geometry of the existing building, as well as its saw-tooth metal structure and the brick-built façade The interior space has been emptied to create a container for the Cultural Centre, which is divided into two areas with separate entry points and circulation areas, but with a strong visual and spatial connection between them, and the possibility of their adaptation to different types of events" Rafael de La-Hoz photo: Alfonso Quiroga 2014 Rafael de la Hoz Madrid Town Hall ritaatt 111