Reflecting on Ombú:, a sustainable exemplar of building reuse @foster-partners

In 2022, Foster Partners completed Ombú, a transformative office development for the Spanish infrastructure and energy company ACCIONA. This retrofit project breathes new life into a historic industrial building in Madrid, creating a sustainable exemplar of building reuse and revitalising the surrounding area. With over 10,000 square metres of new office space, the project unifies a unique mix of private and public land with green landscaping that extends to the adjoining Méndez Álvaro station. In the latest film, we hear from Norman Foster, the design team, and Andrés Pan De Soraluce, CEO at ACCIONA. “The ultimate exercise in sustainability is to recycle a building… The outcome goes further than anything we’ve done before; it meets the Paris Agreement and is a one plant project.” - Norman Foster, Founder and Executive Chairman, Foster Partners Discover more about Ombú: