Somos FCC - Nº5

Palacio de Cibeles, Madrid City Hall Carrera de San Francisco Palace Designed and built by Antonio Pala- cios and Joaquín Otamendi, the Ci- beles Palace was conceived as the headquarters of the Spanish Post and Telegraph Society. Since 2017, the colossal building has housed the Madrid City Hall. In 1993, it was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in the Monument ca- tegory and was incorporated into the municipal heritage in 2003. Today it is a mixture of history and modernity, a cultural centre open to the citizens of the 21st century. FCC has undertaken the refurbish- ment of the office of Madrid’s mayor located on the fourth floor of Cibe- les Palace. The reform consisted of the redistribution of interior spaces throughout the affected wing. In the former mayor’s office, located in the hexagonal tower to the north, the necessary works were executed to fit out the Meeting Room. The ma- yor’s office was moved to the adjoi- ning space, where the access and work area have been refurbished. In addition, new office and workstation areas were opened. FCC Construcción has also carried out the construction of the radio station, which has consisted of the complete transformation of an office space and workstations into a control and recording room and another for the speakers. At the SAMUR Social headquarters, housed in the Carrera de San Fran- cisco palace, the completely deterio- rated roofs, the cladding and painting of all the façades of the interior cour- tyard, the ventilated façade, the han- drails, protections, the affected car- pentries, glass and a glazed skylight have been restored. The primitive spire has been recove- red to restore the building to its ori- ginal image, rebuilding the body of the tower and reproducing the initial external geometry of more than eight metres in height, culminating in an ellipsoid and an additional four-me- tre brass needle. The enclosure was made of zinc on wooden panels. ©MADRID DESTINO C O M M U N I T I E S 61 C O M M U N I T I E S