Torre Banc de Sabadell, Skyscraper in Dreta de l'Eixample, Barcelona, Spain.
The Torre Banc de Sabadell is an 83-metre office tower at Avinguda Diagonal 407, on the corner of Carrer de Balmes and Carrer de París. Its 23 floors are clad mainly in glass, aluminium and steel, following the model of Milan's Pirelli Tower. The building was completely remodelled in 2007.
The Torre Banc de Sabadell was built between 1965 and 1969 for the Banco Atlántico, which commissioned it to house its head offices at the junction of Avinguda Diagonal with Carrer de Balmes and Carrer de París. Its architects, Santiago Balcells and Francesc Mitjans, took the Pirelli Tower in Milan as their model. It was Barcelona's tallest building for one year, until the Edificio Colón was finished in 1970.
The building's popular name, "Banco Atlántico", comes from the bank that commissioned it in the 1960s; the Sabadell name arrived with the later owner. Its ground floor and lower levels along Avinguda Diagonal are the parts a passer-by can actually see, since the offices above are not open to the public.
The tower sits on one of Barcelona's main thoroughfares, making it easy to reach and spot as you move through the city. The surrounding area is paved and walkable, though it remains a busy commercial district.
Shortly after its completion, the building held the title of Barcelona's tallest structure, but this honor lasted only a year. This brief moment makes it a special chapter in the city's building history.
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