Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Córdoba, building on Calle Pérez de Castro, Córdoba, Spain
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry building in Córdoba was designed by Rafael de La-Hoz Arderius and José María García Paredes and built between 1952 and 1955 on an irregular plot of 149.50 m² with 8.50 m of facade. Its symmetrical stone-framed openings contrast with a fluid interior where a floor-emerging counter points to a semicircular staircase, and a mirror multiplies the hall.
The building was constructed in the early 1950s when Spain was rebuilding its infrastructure after a difficult period and Córdoba sought to modernize its image. The project was part of a broader initiative to create modern business facilities and demonstrated new ideas about public building design and functionality.
The building's name comes from the Cámara de Comercio, founded in Córdoba on 29 October 1886 and made an official chamber on 29 June 1911. Inside, the boardroom keeps a large twelve-seat table and a pyrograph by Miguel del Moral showing Saint Raphael, Tobias and the fish.
The building is located on Calle Pérez de Castro and is easy to find thanks to its distinctive modern form. The interior spaces are laid out for easy navigation, with the entrance hall and staircase serving as clear focal points for visitors moving through the structure.
The boardroom table for twelve, still in use, is joined by a pyrograph by Miguel del Moral depicting Saint Raphael, Tobias and the fish. The library and boardroom shared a continuous greenish terrazzo floor laid by Nigarol, and the doors were swing doors from the Aranda workshop in stripped wood.
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