Lucas Muñoz transforms 1960s Madrid office into sustainable furniture showroom for Sancal
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Alyn Griffiths
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Summary
Spanish designer Lucas Muñoz has transformed a 1960s office building in Madrid into a furniture showroom for brand Sancal, creatively reusing materials from the original space that couldn't be recycled. The project, called CoLab, is located in Madrid's first modern office building designed by architect Antonio Lamela in 1966. The design approach focuses on sustainable reuse of existing materials rather than demolition and new construction.
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CoLab is located on the fourth floor of the O'Donnell 34 building, which was designed in 1966 by architect Antonio Lamela and is considered to be Madrid's first modern office building.
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