Axis building at Plaza de Colon
Client
Copmor Andamios
Date
2019
Location
Madrid, Spain
Scaffold system used
Total height
18,50 m
Norman Foster presented in Madrid the design that converted the Barclays building, located in Plaza de Colón, in Axis, a transparent building built in steel and glass, whose works ended in June 2019.
The renovation works in the building adding a plant to the current 3,920m2, and creating a sustainable, efficient and innovative building commissioned by the CBRE Global Investors fund that will invest around 10 million euros. The scaffold’s purpose was to work its interior side while creating a new façade to the existing building. Additionally, the scaffold structure on the whole façade served as a support advertising canvas since Plaza de Colon is a major traffic hub.
The scaffold is separated by two meters from the building, and is 7 meters higher than the building, therefore it has a substructure of bolted beams that support it. The total height of the scaffolding is 18.50m, on two facades of 43 and 30m in length.
The technical office of Catari España made the complete design of the whole project, both the scaffold and the connection substructure, and supervised the assembly.
