Architects: AMID (Cero9) Cristina Díaz Moreno + Efrén García Grinda Location: San Agustín del Guadalix, Madrid, Spain Project Leader: Jorge Saz Semolino Project Team: Iñigo González-Haba, José A. Quintanar, Julia Gómez Candela, Mireia Luzárraga, Alejandro Muiño, Jaime Bartolomé, Javier Casado, Paula Ferruz, Ana Miret, Miguel Paredes, Marta Alonso, Bruno Gomes y Giacomo Beccari Structure: BOMA (Brufau, Obiol, Moya & Ass, sl). Robert Brufau, Xavier Aguiló, María José Camporro, Raquel Álvarez Client: Diagonal 80 SL Program: Exhibition and Production Building for Diagonal 80 Project Year: 2006-2008 Photographs: Ignacio Bisbal & AMID (Cero9)
Diagonal 80 is a company that converts digital files into physical objects of all sizes and materials in printed formats. It is a paradigm of the new firms in the digital world: medium-sized, constant technological updates, flexible hours, 24 hour service… its workspaces range from the typical tertiary computer zones to large-scale industrial spaces, all scattered amongst different offices and locations; they do not need a central or specific location because a large percentage of the work is managed across the Internet. To unify these locations outside the city, the new building is a hybrid between an industrial pavilion and a tertiary space: in spite of the industrial dimensions and finishes, the interior lighting and environment conditions are fully controlled to preserve the sensitive equipment.
