Bacardi Building (Havana)

The Bacardi Building (Edificio Bacardí) is an Art Deco Havana landmark designed by the architects Esteban Rodríguez-Castells and Rafael Fernández Ruenes and completed in 1930.

It is located on the corner of Calles Monserrate and San Juan de Dios on a 1,320 m2 (14,200 sq ft) lot in Las Murallas, Old Havana.

The owners of the Bacardi company invited a number of architects to present their design proposals for a new headquarters building offering 1,000 pesos to the winner.

[citation needed] Construction of the building started on January 6, 1930, and was completed by the 300-day deadline the company had set for December.

Poor conditions of the land required that the foundation use piles of hardwood (jiqui and júcaro negro) and high strength concrete.

Bacardi Building, Ground Floor Plan
Bacardi Building, first floor