MAZ Office Headquarters . Zaragoza

SEBASTIÁN ARQUITECTOS . photos: © Irene Ruiz / Sebastián Arquitectos
The headquarters of the Mutua de Accidentes de Zaragoza is located in a group of buildings that are grouped on the corner of Calle Sancho y Gil and Calle San Miguel in the historic center of Zaragoza. The main access is through the building that Teodoro Ríos built. Due to program adaptation needs, an extension is required, for which the MAZ once again recovers the old adjoining maternity block, designed by Lorenzo Monclús in 1966, and which would later be conditioned as a municipal music conservatory until it was abandoned. That block was formed as an element of seven floors, not very generous in size, which were organized around a central courtyard that ran the entire height of the building. Its modulated brick facade established in the street a visual reference typical of a new time that was advancing contemporaneity. Continue reading SEBASTIÁN ARQUITECTOS