Edificio Pirámide, Madrid, Modern office building in Almagro district, Madrid, Spain.
Edificio Pirámide is an office building at 31 Paseo de la Castellana, on the corner of Fortuny and Jenner streets in the Almagro neighbourhood of Madrid. Designed by architect Antonio Lamela, it has nine above-ground floors and four basements. Its trunk-like pyramidal form results from municipal setback rules from the street.
The Edificio Pirámide stands on the site of the former palace of the Counts of San Bernardo. Architect Antonio Lamela drew up the project in 1974, and construction ran from 1974 to 1979. The building later housed offices of the Banco de Valencia.
The building stands on the site of the former palace of the Counts of San Bernardo, which was demolished to make way for it. It later housed offices of the Banco de Valencia, so for years the pyramid-shaped block was associated with that bank in the Almagro neighbourhood.
The main entrance leads to a lobby with access to a garden, while parking facilities are reached via Paseo de la Castellana. Note that this functions as an active office building and is not generally open to the public for touring.
The building stands on the site of the former palace of the Counts of San Bernardo. Its trunk-like pyramidal form, with nine floors above ground and four basements, was dictated by municipal setback rules from the street, not chosen freely by the architect.
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