Banco BPI
General Contractor — Vector Mais
Project — CBRE
Project Management — CBRE
Area — 17.000m²
Location — Lisboa
The emblematic Monumental Building was reborn as BPI's new premises. The offices house the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors and around 1.000 bank employees on 11 floors. In this project, built by Vector Mais and designed and managed by CBRE, sustainability, technological innovation, and comfort took a central role. The space offers excellent working conditions, maximising collaboration and well-being, providing spaces primarily organised in open space, with meeting areas and soundproofed individual work areas.
The design favours the use of recyclable and natural materials of national origin, emphasising the adoption of Portuguese Burel fabric in the soundproofed rooms. On all floors, there is also a meeting space covered entirely with Portuguese cork, called the 'Cinema Room', a concept that honours the history of the Monumental. The administration and Private Banking areas were also a significant focus in the design of the project and its implementation, involving careful construction across various environments, where the use of quality materials such as wood, metal and glass stand out.
“BPI’s partnership with Vector Mais was and continues to be very positive, allowing the bank to implement the new work models and commercial spaces, exceeding expectations, with a very positive assessment by Banco BPI’s customers and employees. We highlight the Vector Mais team, which proved to be an essential asset for the fulfilment of this ambitious project, supporting and ensuring compliance with budgets and execution deadlines”.
Ana Rita Freire
Director of Security, Facilities and Logistics | BPI
What is the importance of the new office in Monumental?
Banco BPI's new offices aim to provide employees with excellent working conditions, maximising the collaborative component and well-being. Primarily organised in open space, they offer collaborative workspaces and soundproofed individual work areas, with a strong focus on technological innovation through providing digital and interactive screens, a 5G GSM network and state-of-the-art WiFi solutions. In this project, particular care was placed on the 11th floor of the building, which offers an informal Social Lounge space for all employees, providing a privileged view of the city.
The new offices also reinforce BPI's commitment to sustainability and the reduction of the environmental footprint through adopting efficient air conditioning systems and optimised energy management systems and policies.
“A confiança que o cliente continuamente depositou no nosso trabalho e nas nossas equipas, permitiu-nos a liberdade criativa para apresentar soluções inovadoras, muito em linha com as expectativas e necessidades do banco, contudo, é certo que foi também um projeto de enorme complexidade e era necessário um elevado nível de expertise, track-record e capacidade para concretizá-lo com sucesso. É assim incontornável agradecer e dar os parabéns à Vector Mais pelo trabalho desenvolvido neste projecto e a sua capacidade de concretizar aquilo que idealizámos para o BPI. Trabalhar com a Vector Mais é trabalhar em equipa e numa relação de total confiança e exigência mútua, onde sabemos que existe apenas um objetivo comum: entregar um resultado extraordinário ao nosso cliente”.
Ricardo Serrano
Head of Project Management | CBRE
Como foi a experiência para a CBRE ao contribuir para a nova vida do Monumental através deste ambicioso projecto do BPI?
Acompanhámos o BPI numa relação de proximidade ao longo dos últimos seis anos, começando pelo processo de racionalização da sua pegada imobiliária e análise dos diversos edifícios que tinham em Lisboa e Porto. Mais tarde projectando e gerindo o projeto de fit-out da sua nova sede no edifício Monumental Saldanha e finalmente acompanhando também a gestão de projeto da sua nova flagship All in One, situada no piso térreo deste mesmo edifício, cujo impacto fará deste espaço comercial um marco incontornável do sucesso e transformação do BPI.
