Torre Espacio
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View from south-east angle
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | Pº de la Castellana 259, CTBA, Madrid, Spain |
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| Construction started | 2004 |
| Completed | 2008 |
| Owner | Inmobiliaria Espacio |
| Height | |
| Roof | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 57 |
| Lifts/elevators | Made by Schindler Group |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Pei Cobb Freed |
| Main contractor | OHL |
The Torre Espacio (Spanish for Space Tower) is a skyscraper in Madrid, Spain. The skyscraper is 230 metres (755 feet) tall and has 57 floors.
During its construction on the night of September 4th 2006 a fire was declared on the floor 43 of the tower. Fortunately, there were no critical damages on the structure of the building. It just affected some construction materials.[1] In November 2006, its structure surpassed the height of the Gran Hotel Bali, thus becoming the tallest building in Spain. 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 230 m, it also became the tallest structure in Spain, surpassing the telecommunications tower Torrespaña. Torre de Cristal, one of the neighbouring skyscrapers at the Cuatro Torres Business Area, surpassed the height of Torre Espacio in April 2007.[2]
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Torre Espacio at completion
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Torre Espacio under construction
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Night view of the Torre Espacio
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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 American architect Henry N. Cobb,[3] a partner in the firm Pei Cobb Freed, and built by OHL.[4] In 2009, it became the new home of the British Embassy in Madrid.[5]
See also
- Torre Caja Madrid
- Torre Sacyr Vallehermoso
- Torre de Cristal (Madrid)
- Cuatro Torres Business Area
- Embassy of the United Kingdom, Madrid
References
- ↑ Torre Espacio Fire
- ↑ Terra, May 16, 2007.
- ↑ Pei Cobb Freed & Partners website
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- ↑ Official website for the British Embassy in Spain
External links
Media related to Torre Espacio at Wikimedia Commons- Se retira la última dotación de bomberos tras quedar extinguido el fuego en la madrileña Torre Espacio
- Torre Espacio's official website
- Emporis.com
