Santander’s headquarters on Paseo Pereda to be transformed by David Chipperfield Architects.
The renovation, called the Pereda Project, entails investment of EUR 40 million. The Bank’s institutional headquarters on Paseo Pereda will cease to be of exclusive use and will be opened to the city.
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The Paseo Pereda building will be integrated into the city with cultural and open spaces which enhance the Bank’s legacy in the city of Santander and Cantabria and serve to attract tourists.
Over 1,000 works from the Group’s private collection, including paintings by Rubens, El Greco, Van Dyck, Picasso, Chillida, Sorolla and Miró and the world’s largest and most outstanding collection of works by José Gutiérrez Solana, which are currently exhibited in the Art Gallery of Santander Group City in Boadilla del Monte (Madrid), are intended to be transported to Santander and displayed in the building, which will also exhibit sculptures and works of decorative art, collections of tapestries, ceramics, furniture and timepieces and a collection of banknotes and coins. The objective is to start educational and cultural activities for all age groups and allow visitors to enjoy the works of art in different settings.
The Pereda building will also house a Banco Santander Museum, where the visitor will be taken on a journey through the shared history of the Bank and the city.
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The remodelling of the Calle Hernán Cortés building, transformed too into cultural, intellectual and institutional reference point for the city of Santander, is being undertaken by Antonio Cruz and Antonio Ortiz.
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