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ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT
NERGY
EFFICIENCY AND
EENVIRONMENTAL
PROFILE
In the heart of Madrid’s
financial centre, in the
AZCA district, stands
Castellana 77, a building
which, after two decades
out of service, has begun
a new iconic life thanks to
luis vidal + arquitectos.
The original 1977 tower is
now a 62-metre-high office
building, defining the sky-
line of the city in its own
special way. With comple-
tion of the restoration, the
building is a leader in terms
of energy efficiency and
environmental profile and
has received the prestigious
LEED Platinum certifica-
tion. Guardian Glass high
performance glass prod-
ucts for the façade helped
contribute to achieving this
LEED certification.
UPDATING
THE BUILDING
Clever use of natural light
and the desire to create a
strong identity for the build-
ing to stand out in its en-
vironment were two of the
essential pillars for the ar-
chitectural project. Accord-
ing to Luis Vidal: “The goal
was to update the building,
resulting in a new property
that is both flexible and sus-
tainable, while creating high
quality commercial space
with a new image incor-
porated into the skyline of
Madrid, a city which re-
spects its roots, but is still
forward-looking.”
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