TORRE REALIA \ The Icon, Paseo Castellana, 216  Chamartín, Madrid 28046

TORRE REALIA \ The Icon is, as its name suggests, an icon of modern architecture located in the middle of Paseo de la Castellana, the heart and backbone of Madrid's financial district.

The building forms an essential part of Madrid’s skyline. It was devised and designed by the architect Philip Johnson, with the idea of breaking away from the linear design concept to become the first slanting office building in the world.

In 2019 a plan to upgrade and modernise the installations and facilities of The Icon was implemented. This upgrade plan brought about three main results: a spectacular new lobby, BREEAM In Use sustainable building certification (excellent regarding management and very good in use) and the inclusion of a coworking area of 5000 m2. As if this were not enough, TORRE REALIA \ The Icon was awarded the SPATIUM seal for a safe, healthy workplace, being rated as “exceptional”.

The exceptional lobby comprises an extraordinary, wide open space. It is home to the building’s reception area, with one of the most advanced access control systems available on the market, where the striking videowalls in the lobby can be seen. Eight high-speed lifts provide quick access to all floors thanks to the preassigned call system and distribution in two different sets of lifts. Furthermore, TOREE REALIA \ The Icon has two freight lifts that enable work to be carried out by new companies to set up in the building, and the transit of goods and the building’s maintenance staff, thus avoid interfering with normal transit by the building's regular users.

The layout of the space and absence of pillars on the floors along with the central position of the lifts provides a wide range of possibilities for interior layout, optimising use of the area and increasing productivity by the companies located in the building. Furthermore, the open spaces characterising the flexible office areas enhance the performance of the climate control and lighting, thus contributing to reducing environmental impact.

All the offices in TORRE REALIA \ The Icon have raised flooring, false ceiling, LED lighting, telecommunications wiring and rest rooms in the offices themselves. The climate control system features free-cooling on each half floor. This system guarantees 100% air renewal leading to unbeatable air quality in the offices, and high energy savings.

Control and security in the building includes a 24h surveillance service, closed circuit television and motion detectors. The building also has a fire detection and extinguishing system featuring sprinklers and evacuation routes. These active and passive building security and safety systems are provided through a Building Management System (BMS) at a permanent control point, where the rest of the buildings installations are also managed.

The building’s three basement floors provide parking for 351 vehicles including some fitted with electric vehicle charging points and an indoor bicycle parking area with 24h security. The car park has two independent entrances and two exits for fluid vehicle transit, highlighting the possibility of direct access from the Paseo de la Castellana tunnel.

As far as communications to TORRE REALIA \ The Icon are concerned, they are excellent both by public and private transport. It is found in a privileged location on Paseo de la Castellana, combining the flexibility of public transport at the Plaza Castilla Hub, and immediate connections to the main fast routes in the city. The Chamartin railway node is just 5 minutes away and the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport is just 15 minutes away, thereby guaranteeing unbeatable national and international connections.