2023-05-31 05:40:00
The rehabilitation of the Miguel Ángel 23 office building is a pioneering example of the so-called “well-being architecture” that addresses issues of environmental sustainability, as well as user comfort, safety and privacy.
The Miguel Ángel 23 (MA23) project, carried out by the Fenwick Iribarren Architects studio and promoted by Colonial Inmobiliaria, constitutes an innovative comprehensive rehabilitation operation of an office building located in the financial and business center of Madrid.
View from García de Paredes street
It should be noted that the singularity of the action does not reside so much in its location or in the ambitious operation of transforming a 20th century building, meeting the most demanding current efficiency and sustainability parameters, but rather in the emphasis and interest in which the design of the building meets criteria of comfort and “well-being”. Issues that affect the well-being of the inhabitant and his life experience conforming the so-called concept of “blue architecture” or “well-being architecture”.
View from Michelangelo street
This concept, developed by Fenwick Iribarren Architects, places the center of attention on the user, promoting their comfort and well-being. Establishing a human scale in the spaces and a pleasant and safe environment that generates a sense of place or belonging. All this is successfully applied in Miguel Ángel 23.
Interior view
communications core
In this way, it is part of a double work strategy that has guided the design of the building. On the one hand, environmental sustainability (Green Architecture) is addressed by incorporating renewable energy production systems and materials with a low carbon footprint, all supported by optimal cost studies in the project’s life cycle. On the other hand, factors that promote the well-being and comfort of the user (Blue Architecture) are applied, dealing with issues related to health, gender, relationships, safety, ergonomics, accessibility, etc. Consequently, respect for nature is made compatible with attention to the human being.
Night vision
The project includes aspects such as the control of sunlight through the solution of slats on the façade, the selection of sustainable materials such as wood, the adaptation of free heights to the human scale, the design and control of lighting, the use of materials that provide acoustic comfort, adequate ventilation for spaces, etc… All this deals with decisions aimed at improving well-being and comfort in the work space.
Celosía of facade slats
foreshortened view
Given its privileged location in the urban center, the building is endowed with outdoor landscaped areas on the roof with rest and shade areas specially designed to facilitate interaction and social contact between the occupants in a natural setting and environment. Thus, views are produced and used, generating relationship spaces on the “fifth façade” or roof of the building.
City views
Interaction space on deck
Solutions for sustainable mobility are also proposed, such as electric vehicle charging stations, bicycle parking, and changing room and shower areas that encourage the use of alternative transport.
It should also be noted that, in line with these strategies, gender and privacy aspects are addressed through the innovative design of the plant toilets, for example. For this, an innovative solution of individualized cabins developed to constitute an improvement in the sensation of privacy and security is proposed.
Work space
foreshortened night view
In short, the MA23 building represents a pioneering project in the application of methodologies and systems that manage sustainable strategies to reduce the carbon footprint, as well as strategies focused on the comfort and well-being of the user, achieving the perfect balance between care and attention to the environment. and to the human being.
“blue architecture looks for the perfect balance between man and nature”
Night view from the street
Pictures of subliminal image
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