Gas Natural Building
{{Short description|Office skyscraper in Barcelona, Spain}}
{{Infobox building
|name = Gas Natural Building
|native_name = Edificio Gas Natural
|native_name_lang = es
|image = Barcelona - Edifici Gas Natural (Torre Mare Nostrum) 01.jpg
|image_size = 330px
|caption = Mare Nostrum Tower−Gas Natural Building
|status =
|start_date = 2003
|cost =
|completion_date = 2005
|est_completion =
|building_type = office skyscraper
|location = Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
|height = {{convert|86|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|antenna_spire =
|floor_count = 20
|floor_area =
|architect = Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue
|style = High-tech
|main_contractor =
|owner = Inmobiliaria Colonial
}}
The Gas Natural Building, also known as Mare Nostrum Tower, is an office skyscraper located in the La Barceloneta neighbourhood of the Ciutat Vella district in Barcelona, Spain.
It was the headquarters building of the Spanish company Naturgy, formerly known as Gas Natural, until 2019 when the company's legal headquarters were moved to Madrid.
Description
The Gas Natural Building was designed by the architects Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue in the high-tech architectural style. It was completed in 2005 and officially inaugurated in 2008.
It has 20 floors, and rises {{convert|86|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140820143801/http://www.emporis.com/building/torremarenostrum-barcelona-spain Torre Mare Nostrum {{!}}Buildings {{!}}Emporis]}} - emporis.com It has an innovative and distinctive image, as the building has two lower horizontal glazed blocks protruding and cantilevered out from the main tower.
It is located near the seafront, and to the southwest of two other La Barceloneta skyscrapers, the Hotel Arts and the Torre Mapfre.
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In 2019, Naturgy sold the Mare Nostrum Tower to Inmobiliaria Colonial.{{cite news |title=Naturgy reduces its workforce by 3,528 people in three years |url=https://spainsnews.com/naturgy-reduces-its-workforce-by-3528-people-in-three-years/ |access-date=21 May 2021}}
See also
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Barcelona
- {{C|Skyscraper office buildings in Barcelona}}
{{Commons category|position=left|Edifici Gas Natural}}
References
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Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Barcelona
Category:Headquarters in Spain
Category:Office buildings completed in 2005
Category:Towers completed in 2005
Category:2005 establishments in Catalonia
Category:Enric Miralles buildings
Category:High-tech architecture
Category:Modernist architecture in Barcelona
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