Enrique Bardaji & Asociados, S.L

Building MAKRO

Building MAKRO
© Jesús Granada

Building MAKRO 

Enrique Bardají & Asociados

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
José Luis Olalla Merlo

DESIGN TEAM
Enrique Bardají Álvarez

CONTRACTOR
Ankarsa, Doval Building

CLIENT
Makro Autoservicio Mayorista

WORK DIRECTION
Enrique Bardají & Asociados S.l.

COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND VIDEO
Luis Cabrejas

STRUCTURE
Valladares Ingeniería

PROJECT & CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
Exacuo, Alberto Meneu, Lola Rodríguez

SAFETY AND HEALTH COORDINATION
José Luis Mateo García

INSTALLATIONS
Valladares Ingeniería

PHOTOGRAPHS
Jesús Granada, Miguel Angel García

AREA
17751 M²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Madrid, Spain

CATEGORY
Institutional Buildings, Renovation, Store

Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García

Text description provided by architect.

A new model always requires the development of a new architectural concept.

The company has developed a new Makro store model wholesale located in central areas of cities and service professionals catering and hospitality of their immediate environment.

Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García

The building, rehabilitation of a warehouse sale of timber and building materials preexisting, also houses the headquarters of the company in Spain.

In the process of renovating the 17,751 m² building, constructed in reinforced concrete, work has been done on an area of 10,642 m², which has allowed:

Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García
Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García

The creation of a double-height ground floor

The reorganization of the vertical spaces, placing them at the perimeter and releasing the central zone

The opening up of two courtyards, one interior and one exterior, making it possible to bring light to the heart of the building, improving the lighting conditions of the space intended for the company’s offices.

Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García
Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García

The concrete structure has been reinforced with steel, which has made it possible to develop the construction process of the building very quickly.

The existing GRC envelope has been removed and replaced with a glass skin and zinc elements with different configurations, strengthening the austere, industrial image the company asked for.

Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García

Up to four different configurations of the material have been arranged on the façades. In the opaque areas, smooth and perforated fretwork panels are alternated with glass zones.

In the middle, the zinc trays produce a rhythm that makes the material less flat. The upper strips that diffuse the light in the working areas have been achieved with folded zinc, forming coverings for pillars or framework.

Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García
Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García

The metal coverings are associated with the image of the company’s superstores.As well as being used throughout the centuries on roofs in European cities, zinc is both an industrial and a historic material, which means it easily fits in with its nearby surroundings. 

Zinc is a material present in the historic city. Its use makes it possible to adapt a clearly industrial building to the built-up environment.

Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García
Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García

It means tradition and innovation go hand in hand to resolve an envelope with elegance and austerity while maintaining the recurring image of the company that leads the wholesale food market.

Its choice is based on the conviction that the material makes it possible to provide the project with the following aspects:

Building MAKRO
© Jesús Granada
Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García

Adaptation and integration into the historic city, understood as a surface of linear strata in time. Versatility and flexibility offered by the material itself and the industry that accompanies it.

Desire to anchor the building in a company image taking the form of the markedly industrial vision of the envelope of its buildings.

Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García
Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García

The restrained, elegant building vibrates under the changing light like a huge mermaid stranded on Paseo Imperial – Madrid.


Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García
Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García
Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García
Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García
Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García
Building MAKRO
© Jesús Granada
Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García
Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García
Building MAKRO
© Miguel Angel García


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Enrique Bardaji & Asociados, S.L
T +34 913 585140
Enrique Bardaji & Asociados, S.L
Av. de Menéndez Pelayo, 67, Retiro, 28009 Madrid, Spain