Barão de Iguape Building, Administrative tower in downtown São Paulo, Brazil.
The Barão de Iguape Building is a modern tower with 30 floors in downtown São Paulo, rising at the corner of Direita Street and São Bento Avenue. It now serves as administrative offices for departments of the São Paulo State Court of Justice.
The building was designed in 1959 by architects Jacques Pilon and Gian Carlo Gasperini, initially serving as the headquarters for Unibanco financial institution. The State of São Paulo acquired it in 2012 and converted it for use by its court system.
The building is named after Antônio da Silva Prado, Baron of Iguape, a captain-major and vice-president of São Paulo. The site holds his first residence, built in 1899; his granddaughter, Countess Pereira Pinto, commissioned the earlier building on the lot in 1910.
The building sits in a central location with easy access by public transportation and is readily walkable from nearby streets. The facade and public areas can be viewed from the sidewalk without requiring special access arrangements.
The site has hosted three successive buildings: the Baron of Iguape's first residence in 1899, a five-storey building requested in 1910 by his granddaughter, Countess Pereira Pinto, and the current tower. The 1959 tower has three basement levels of safe-deposit rooms and two underground links to other Unibanco buildings, used as contingency during strikes.
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