Joaquín Saldaña y López built the Palacete del duque de Plasencia, a manor for the duke of Plasencia, in 1912. The palace features a jardín interior en L and a patio de honor with a discreta escalinata leading to the main entrance. It is organized around a central hall illuminated by natural light that extends to all floors as a covered patio surrounded by galleries, with balustrades, fluted pilasters, and windows topped with semi-circular arches.
In 2013, it was bought by the English architect Norman Foster and his wife for 9 million euros to become the headquarters of his foundation. The building is protected due to its location in an area affected by the declaration of the Beti Jai fronton as a cultural asset in 2011.
Today, it houses Norman Foster's extensive archives, which include over 74,000 documents, sketches, models, correspondence, and personal objects.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nik Frost
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