Sorigué’s new headquarters, located in Vicálvaro in Madrid, and opened in November 2018, was the Silver finalist in the sixth edition of the 3 Diamantes award organised by Mitsubishi Electric. The awards recognise the most outstanding architectural projects in terms of energy efficiency, design and innovation carried out every year in Spain.
 
Sorigué’s facilities in Vicálvaro, intended for the company’s urban services and water technology contracts, are spread across two buildings spanning over 2,000 square metres, and they are located on a site of 7,500 square metres. The project was led by the 080 Arquitectura studio, and Sorigué was in charge of the construction.
 
The headquarters was built in line with sustainable principles. The building achieved energy control through the development of passive elements in the architecture and the implementation of efficient systems. The façades were made using recycled stone materials from other construction projects. In addition, over 70% of the domestic hot water is obtained from the use of solar thermal panels, among other improvements.

In 2018, Sorigué’s Tarragona headquarters, opened in November 2016, was also selected among the five finalists of the 3 Diamantes award of that year.
 
In total, the sixth edition of the 3 Diamantes award recognised six buildings in Spain. Among the finalists, the two winners were the Hotel Kivir in Seville, by Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos, and the Mercat de Sant Antoni in Barcelona, by AA25/SLP Arquitectura & Instal·lacions.
 
According to the judging panel, the common elements in all of this edition’s finalist projects were the innovative use of climate control technologies and the smart use of the environment and natural resources to make their buildings more efficient and energetically autonomous.