Beatriz Building, Office building in Salamanca district, Madrid, Spain
The Beatriz Building stands at the corner of Velázquez and Ortega y Gasset streets in Madrid's Salamanca district, displaying clean lines and geometric forms built from prefabricated concrete. Inside, the building houses office spaces, conference rooms, and meeting areas designed for business use.
This building was constructed between 1964 and 1975 by architect Eleuterio Población Knappe on the site of a former convent. The convent had connections to Beatriz Galindo, who served as a tutor to the children of Spain's Catholic Monarchs.
The building takes its name from Beatriz Galindo, "la Latina", tutor to the children of the Catholic Monarchs, who founded the Hieronymite convent that stood on this site. The convent was demolished to make way for the bank headquarters, and the name keeps her memory in the Salamanca district. Today the ground-floor commercial space is occupied by Grupo Vips.
The building occupies the corner of Velázquez and Ortega y Gasset streets in the Castellana neighbourhood, a short walk from the Ortega y Gasset and Núñez de Balboa metro area. It is a working office building, so entry is not open to the public; the 200-seat auditorium added in 2019 can be rented for events. Visitors with business in the building should arrange access in advance with the tenant or management.
In May 2020 the Beatriz Building became one of the first office buildings to adapt its interior to COVID-19, painting coloured arrows on the floors as virtual corridors and marking out spaces between workers. Its commercial tenant best known to the public is Grupo Vips.
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