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Project • By b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos • Offices
SWITCH – New Simon Headquarters
An obsolete factory in the Poblenou neighbourhood of Barcelona has been carefully restored by Spanish architectural studio b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos (b720). Once the Simon electrical material factory, the building has been transformed into Simon’s new corporate headquarters.
The headquarters integrates over 350 employees previously dispersed across two offices into one unified campus. The rehabilitation preserves the concrete structure of the mid-20th-century industrial building while introducing new elements to support its function as a corporate hub, promoting openness and connectivity with the surroundings.
Simon was first established in 1916 in the Catalonian town of Olot. The heritage brand is a specialist i... More
Project • By b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos • Offices
Simon Showroom "La Casa de la Luz"
The refurbishment of the premises for Simón's offices and showroom in Madrid arose from the need to unite both functional programmes in a single space capable of being a benchmark of the sector in the city. The project takes into consideration the client’s will to transmit a familiar and bold image, at the same time as a technological and global projection of the future, while remaining human.
Rafael Vargas
Rafael Vargas
The premises are located in a residential complex designed by the renowned architect Fernando Higueras, in an area of undoubted historical value for the city. It has a ground floor, basement and mezzanine, with a large double-height space that allows for appreciating the magnificent reinforced concre... More