Panorama Building, Madrid
Junquera arquitectos 

Panorama Building, Madrid

Junquera arquitectos 


Located in Isla Chamartín, by the extension of the Paseo de la Castellana, this residential project is part of a special plan, designed by the same architects, which opts for high-rise construction to free up as much surface as possible for garden space. The project consists of a tower containing 116 units and 24 houses stacked in blocks. In the tower, the relationship between height and floor plan and the pursuit of versatility led to the design of a resistant central core formed by a screen of reinforced concrete – also performing as frontier between the living spaces and the service areas of the building –, free-flowing floor plans and resistant facade – conceived as a concrete screen perforated by vertical voids with a variable order that adapts to the different types of dwelling. The facade, clad in limestone stucco of different colors, is animated by eaves that mark each floor, and whose depth varies depending on the impact of sunlight.

The tower accommodates units of one, two and three bedrooms. The blocks consist of triplex apartments, similar to single-family housing units grouped horizontally and vertically: a hybrid of block and semi-detached house, open and directly connected with the surrounding vegetation... [+]


Cliente Client

Landscape Grupo Lar

Arquitectos Architects

Jerónimo Junquera, Liliana Obal (proyecto básico basic project); Bruce S. Fairbanks, Manuel Abad (proyecto de ejecución y dirección de obra executive project and building management); José Blázquez (director de proyecto project director)

Colaboradores Collaborators

Enrique Martínez, Miguel Ángel Blanca, Concha Bibian, Ana Guasp, Sergio Martínez, Olalla Oliver (arquitectos architects); Santiago Marín (delineante draftsman)

Consultores Consultants

Otep / Úrculo, Valladares (estructuras / instalaciones structure / mechanical engineering)

Contratista Contractor

Landscape Grupo Lar

Fotos Photos

Javier Azurmendi