🟩 GreenBricks Building of the Week 🟩 Vizcaya 12

Minimalist green

Clean lines, elegant white steel frames, minimalist design: Vizcaya 12 is an engineering feat of beauty Steve Jobs would applaud.

📍Location

Madrid, Spain

🏢Building Details

• 38,000 sq ft over 9 floors

• Workstations for up to 500 people; ground floor auditorium for events of up to 150 people

• 5-min walk from major transport hub, Atocha Station

👷🏾‍♀️Developer

• Paul Sattlegger – Managing Director at Coros

✍️Architects & Engineers

• Sergi Balaguer – Architect at ABAA___Architectura

• Miguel Fernández – Managing Director at Tétris

🌱Sustainability

• Madrid’s 1st WELL Platinum building + LEED Gold

• 75%+ of demolition waste recycled from existing 1960s structure

• Smart installations contribute to 43% reduction in energy consumption; energy contracts 100% green

• Brand new TROX HVAC system + high-efficiency central boilers

• High-performance sinks and showers reduce water consumption by 51% compared to ASHRAE 90.1 baseline

🥦 Wellbeing

• Circadian rhythm smart lighting = optimal lucidity, comfort, and prevents glare

• Spectacular cradle to cradle high-transmittance glass façade = open plan spaces bathed in natural light

• Light, earth tones and greening throughout minimises heat impact

• Parking + charging for 66 e-bikes

• 1,300 sq ft community roof terrace + 6th floor private terrace

🎈Bonus feature

Spain is seeing a booming demand for office space – but in 2019, only 1.9% of all space in central Madrid was available, a further decline year on year (Cushman & Wakefield). Vizcaya 12 provides over-due + future-proof office space: supporting scale-ups and boosting Spanish economy.

🔗 Check it out

https://vizcaya12.com/building