Torre Madero, Office building in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Torre Madero is an office tower in the Catalinas Norte complex in Retiro, Buenos Aires, completed in 1980. It is a straight prism 96 metres tall with a base of 35.27 by 28.34 metres, rising from two parking basements through a ground floor with two commercial units and 25 office floors to two upper plant floors. Its facade is clad in bronze-anodised extruded aluminium profiles.
The building was designed by Argentine architect Estanislao Kocourek, who established his practice in 1960 as part of his family's construction enterprise. It arose during a period when Buenos Aires was reshaping its modern economic center.
The building's facade is made of extruded aluminium profiles anodised in bronze, a finish visible from the street. On the 19th floor is the Embassy of India in Argentina, so the tower is also a diplomatic address within the Catalinas Norte complex in Retiro.
The building offers direct access to Buenos Aires' main transportation hubs, making it easy to reach by public transit. Visitors should know it is a working business building with limited public access, and tours are typically available only by prior arrangement.
The 19th floor houses the Embassy of India in Argentina, a detail easy to miss from the street. The building has eight elevators: three of 1,200 kg serving up to floor 12, four of 900 kg for floors 13 to 25 and the basements, and one service elevator of 800 kg.
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