{"id":231709,"date":"2022-05-31T18:15:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T16:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/projects-ballester\/caixa-forum-madrid-by-jose-manuel-ballester\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T18:15:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T16:15:51","slug":"caixa-forum-madrid-by-jose-manuel-ballester","status":"publish","type":"project_ballester","link":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en-au\/projects-ballester\/caixa-forum-madrid-by-jose-manuel-ballester\/","title":{"rendered":"Caixa Forum, Madrid (Spain)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n\n \n

The Stairsteps of Knowledge<\/h2>\n \n

\n Madrid, \n Spain<\/span>\n <\/p>\n \n \n Caixa Forum Madrid <\/span>\n \n \n \n View full project<\/a>\n <\/c-link>\n \n <\/m-hero-ballester>\n\n \n\n\n

In the center of Madrid, an old power plant floats a few meters off of the ground, framed by a vertical garden. On the ground, a mosaic of concrete triangles leads inside to stairways of impossible perspectives housing a piece of global culture. <\/p>\n \n\n\n

The Caixa Forum headquarters in Madrid was designed by architects Jaques Herzog and Pierre De Meuron and built by Ferrovial. It hearkens back to a world fueled by coal and looks to the future with knowledge as its guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Construction consisted of transforming the old Central El\u00e9ctrica del Mediod\u00eda<\/em>, a 19th-century building designed to supply energy to southern Madrid in bygone times. Today, the exterior of the Caixa Forum building still preserves the look of a factory that has been abandoned for years. It has, however, grown<\/strong> from the original 2,000 square meters to some 10,000.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/m-wysiwig>\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t

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The only thing not preserved from the original structure was a large granite plinth. After it was removed, the new building appears to float over the plaza. Those 2,500 square meters connect the space with the Prado Museum, a hub of cultural activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its architecture plays with the environment, too. The square where the building is located is decorated with a vertical garden standing 24 meters high. Patrick Blanc’s work consists of 15,000 plants from 25 different species. They survive without soil – only water and nutrients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside is where the engineering becomes truly remarkable. The central staircase widens as it climbs. The main floor can be accessed by a metal staircase that loops in a spiral. The other floors open up around another circular staircase. The building’s seven levels (two of which are underground) house exhibition halls, an auditorium, conservation workshops, and other commercial spaces.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/m-wysiwig>\n\n\n \n <\/m-map>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":231710,"menu_order":0,"template":"","nivel-3":[9196],"nivel-4":[],"class_list":["post-231709","project_ballester","type-project_ballester","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","nivel-3-spain-en-au"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCaixa Forum, Madrid (Spain) - Ferrovial<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Welcome to the Ferrovial's website, global operator of sustainable infrastructure. 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