The cutting-edge architecture that defines Terminal 4 at the Barajas Madrid Airport, designed by the Spanish and English architecture studios Lamela and Richard Rogers Partnership, and opened in 2006, magnificently exemplifies the timeless nature of the Original Stone, and its close relationship to cutting-edge projects that require perennially beautiful construction solutions with intelligent functionality.
The team of architects did not hesitate to introduce Mistral marble in its 123,000 m2 of flooring, finished with 6,000 linear metres of kerb.
Undoubtedly the hardness and high wear resistance that characterise this material were key to its selection, but so was the harmony of its natural beauty, in complete balance with the imposing undulating bamboo roof, whose shape is integrated into the soft exterior surface and whose skylights create an immersive and fluid interior ambience. In a space through which millions of travellers pass, Mistral marble ensures long durability, and its beige shade without a doubt becomes a great quality to visually enhance the brightness of this enormous terminal, like a stone skin that bears relentless witness to the passage of time.