The CaixaForum the social and cultural centre of la Caixa Banking Foundation commands a view of the Paseo del Prado one of the principal streets in the heart of Madrid The seven story building is a new meeting point and houses an auditorium museum and conference centre With the adjacent vertical garden it is an urban magnet The architecture expresses a spectacular transfor mation the building s bricks were part of a power station that stood there previously The Swiss architects Herzog de Meuron managed to combine old and new in a fascinating way creating contrasts on the exterior and inside the building In the lower part of the building the extravagance of the edifice is reflected in the taps in the washrooms The GROHE Contrapress ensures that water is only used when needed 2 1 The building is supported on three unique pillars and seems to levitate above the new square 2 The building s interior plays with various materials and shapes 3 The StarLight chrome surface gives the GROHE Contrapress a gleaming look 4 Stainless steel triangles create a dynamic structure 5 Two entire floors of CaixaForum are used for classical and contemporary 51 1 E 03 indd 51 17 02 17 12 35

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