Edificio Bronce, Madrid, Spain

Madrid’s 22-floor Edificio Bronce was in desperate need of modernisation to remain attractive to its 5-star tenants. A phased transformation brought in cutting edge people flow solutions to offer occupants a high-quality experience of their revamped building.

BUILDING FACTS

• Location: Downtown Madrid, Spain
• Modernisation completed: Phase 1: 2014; Phase 2: 2018
• Building type: Office
• Number of floors: 22
• Building population: 1,000 per day
• Building owner: Palma 29 S.L.
• Developer: Palma 29 S.L.
• Architect: Abarrategui Design
• Contractor: Palma 29 S.L.

CHALLENGES

• Help property owner future proof an aging building with smart solutions and improved energy efficiency
• Transform the tenants’ experience of the building: decades of increasingly heavy use meant elevator waiting times of up to 6 minutes and frequent equipment breakdowns
• Keep building at 100% occupancy while performing upgrades

SOLUTIONS

• Bring in cutting-edge people flow solutions, including smart building access and elevator destination control systems, as well as cloud-based KONE 24/7 Connected Services predictive maintenance to cut elevator waiting times and improve safety and reliability.
• Edificio Bronce is the first building in Spain equipped with KONE Advanced People Flow solutions
• Carry out a comprehensive, multi-phased modernisation plan over several years to address all the property owner’s concerns
• Carry out some of the work at night for minimal disruption to occupants

KONE SOLUTIONS

• 4 KONE ReGenerate™ 800 elevators
• KONE Polaris™ Hybrid elevator destination control system
• KONE E-Link™ equipment monitoring solution
• 4 KONE Turnstile 100
• KONE Access™
• KONE 24/7 Connected Services predictive maintenance system

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