Garrigues,
the law firm with the most tradition and prestige in Spain, has promoted during
2011 the move from it’s old headquarters in Seville to a new more emblematic
location in the center of the city with the objective of renovating the image
of it’s offices.
The
building, situated in one of the principal accesses of the city, is located on
the Avenida de la Palmera, a main artery designed with the Iberoamerican Expo
of 1929 in mind, forming part of a complex of offices designed in the 80′s, and
with approximate surface area of 6,000 sqm., and four stories tall, counts on
four entrances, public areas, interior distribution and an image that were all
inadequate for the current needs of the firm, in terms of function and
distribution of space, requiring a reconditioning and addition of the latest
building technologies, and an image in accordance with the professional profile
of the work space.
In this
fashion EDDEA was tasked with the all inclusive turnkey project at a fixed
price, with a limited time frame (Fast Track), including an audit of the
building prior to the rehabilitation, drafting of the project, construction
including installations, furnishings and integrated project management, right
up to the final stages, legalization, and post construction maintenance management.
In terms of
the design decisions, in dealing with an office building with a structure that
was present both inside and out, the greatest difficulty of the job consisted
in the elimination of those elements that impede a clear interpretation of both
the access points, and communication between spaces. In this sense the work
encompassing the atrium becomes one of the most important aspects of the
rehabilitation, giving prominence to the space, the light and unification of
colors and materials, so that through it’s sense of a scale we can clearly
identify the companies signature.
Lastly, the
program was distributed, prioritizing the public use of the access floor,
dedicating the greatest part of its space to reception, attention of clients,
meeting rooms, and lecture halls. On the rest of the floors we find the work
spaces, ordering the closed offices around the perimeter, along the length of
the facades and leaving the central spaces for open work areas, support
lounges, archives and communications.
http://www.archdaily.com/200310/new-headquarters-of-ja-garrigues-eddea/
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