FCC Construcción

Torre Picasso could be considered one of the tallest buildings in Madrid, as it measures 171 metres in height from its deepest basement and 157 metres from the level of the plaza where it stands. It has got 43 storeys of offices, a storey housing the building's technical facilities, a hall and basements, for a total of 116,000 m² of floor area. The roof has got a heliport that can be used for emergency evacuations.

The ground plan of the building measures 49.7x37.7 metres, and the building stands on a 10,000-m² lot. This is a building calculated to withstand a traffic of 5,000 to 6,000 people and offer terrific versatility in office use, thanks to the way its structure was designed by Japanese architect Minoru Yamasaki.

The foundations were built primarily using 120 metal-sheathed pilings 1.80 metres in diameter and 16 metres long. The building's structure is made up of a central core, a perimeter and the framework, which acts as a diaphragm, staying the pillars of both.

The core is a metal structure with 38 double-tall pillars. The perimeter runs from the basement to the second storey in the form of a concrete wall and from the second storey to the crown with 56 double-tall pillars. The frame is made of self-supporting sheet metal and concrete made with light arlite aggregates, which yields a concrete density of 1,800 kg/m3.