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CaixaForum Madrid

2008 · Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

19°C · 13.5h daylight · 3 km/h wind

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CaixaForum Madrid

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain · City-level coordinates only

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CaixaForum Madrid

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Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Climate: 19°C · 13.5h daylight · 3 km/h wind

Mapping: City-level coordinates only

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CaixaForum MadridCaixaForum Madrid

2008 · Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Christian de PortzamparcChristian de Portzamparc

1980 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Typeworkbureau
Year / years20081980
PlaceMadrid, Community of Madrid, SpainParis, Ile-de-France, France
Place contextMadrid, Community of Madrid, SpainRepresentative site: Nanterre, Nanterre, France
Climate19°C · 13.5h daylight · 3 km/h wind9°C · 14.1h daylight · 11 km/h wind · via Tour Granite
FocusMuseum9 works in corpus
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  • Christian de Portzamparc
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Notable works

  • Tour Granite
  • Musée Hergé
  • Cidade das Artes
  • Paris La Défense Arena
Typologies
  • museum
  • adaptive reuse
  • cultural building
  • office
  • museum
  • building
  • tower
  • hospitality
  • landscape
  • house
  • library
Materials
  • brick
  • steel
  • corten steel
  • stone
Carbon signals

Steel, Steel, and Brick look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Steel
  • Steel
  • Brick

Stone look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Stone
Lower-carbon levers
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Review masonry extent, reuse opportunities, and alternate assemblies where the design language allows it.
  • Check source geography, fabrication intensity, and whether stone is structural, cladding, or finish-only.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible3 of 3 recorded works are publicly accessible
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