SkyLight

Madrid, Spain

Benson Elliot & BWRE

2024

This major new-build in Madrid’s developing Sanchinarro district is arranged across varied levels and podiums to minimise massing and improve the public realm and streetscape.

At ground level, a communal café and garden create an informal plaza at the building’s entrance, where steps allow for occasional meetings or as an area for visitors to gather before entering the building. For the seven office floors above, each has access onto a dedicated private terrace.

We maximised the site’s potential by placing the building towards the street to create an enclosed open green space to the rear for use by the building’s tenants. The design prioritises access to outdoor space for the building’s users, with over 1,000 sqm of private terraces and gardens. A large communal terrace atop the building can serve as a bookable events space.

Photography Luca Girardini

© BUCKLEY GRAY YEOMAN