Located in the outskirts of Madrid, the plot has many outstanding oak trees andis next to some well established buildings. The main objective was that thebuilding itself be a landmark within the estate and to show ÁBATON's work in aneat and symbolic manner. It is a multi-purpose area that has a show-room,offices and the construction company's warehouse. The concrete façade wasset back and a tree-lined area was given over to a public path suggesting afriendly environment.
The storeroom of construction materials is set in a space which is 9 metres deepproviding cool air to the office space during the summer months by way ofcurrents of air avoiding the need of installing air conditioning machines. Theunder floor heating system with a condensing boiler, incorporates an absorptionmachine to produce cool air in the summer run on solar panels and vacuumcapacitors set on the roof top.
The large swimming pool helps to clear the heat coming from the absorptionmachine. The concrete walls in the basement were covered with shelves andcupboards increasing thermal insulation. A cube was embedded in the centre ofthe building and floating above the basement, serves as the heart of the propertybeing the place which leads to the upper areas by way of an interior excavation.
As for the main materials used in the build: Honed limestone floors laid over anunder floor heating system. Plastered walls finished in matt white paint. Facadesclad with coloured mortar render. Flat roofs layered with gravel. Interior woodworkand doors made from white-lacquered MDF. Exterior joinery made from lacqueredaluminium.
