Mirador residential building

MVRDV Architects – Mirador residential building, Madrid-Spain, 2001-2005

Mirador is a collection of mini neighborhoods stacked vertically around a semi-public sky-plaza. The building acts as a counterpoint against the massive uniformity of the surrounding housing blocks. It frames the distant landscape of the Guadarrama Mountains through a large 'look out' located 40 meters above the ground. This also provides outdoor space and community garden for the occupants of building, monumentalising public life and space.