Torre Caja Madrid

:"Torre Repsol redirects here. For the building in Buenos Aires (Argentina) see Repsol-YPF tower".

Torre Caja Madrid (Spanish for Caja Madrid Tower) is a skyscraper currently under construction located in the Cuatro Torres Business Area in Madrid, Spain. With a height of 250 m and 45 floors, it will be the tallest of the four buildings in the complex, just 89 cm above the Torre de Cristal.

Designed by Lord Foster, it was first known as Torre Repsol and would have served as headquarters for Repsol YPF oil and gas company. During the construction of the tower, Repsol decided to change the location of its future headquarters and the financial institution Caja Madrid purchased the building for €815 million in August 2007 [ [http://www.expansion.com/edicion/exp/empresas/construccion/es/desarrollo/1021814.html Expansión.com: Caja Madrid purchase Torre Caja Madrid] . (Spanish)] .

It is being built by a joint venture of Dragados and Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas [ [http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0024336 Structurae database] ] . Its completion is expected in 2008. [ [http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2006/05/26/ciudadanom/1148629049.html Elmundo] ]

ee also

*Torre Espacio
*Torre de Cristal
*Torre Sacyr Vallehermoso
*Cuatro Torres Business Area

References

External links

* [http://www.fosterandpartners.com/ Fosters and Partners official site] en icon
* [http://www.halvorsonandpartners.com/ Halvorson and Partners Structural Engineers official site] en icon