| TORRE BICENTENARIO, MEXICO, MEXICO CITY, 2007 |
| Mixed-use tower located on the northeast corner of Mexico Citys Chapultepec Park |
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As Mexico approaches the 200th anniversary of its independence, it is emerging as an increasingly important urban center both in Latin America and the world at large. In an architectural age defined by the pursuit of expression at all costs, the Torre Bicentenario is building whose unique form is responsive rather than frivolous; a building whose form facilitates rather than complicates its use. It is an icon that offers Mexico City and the nation a symbol of the coming bicentennial (the tallest building in Latin America), and an important new element within the city’s urban life. In 1810, Mexico gained its independence from Spain. 100 years later the Mexican Revolution initiated Mexico’s political modernity. A century later Mexico and its capital stand at the brink of another quantum leap: a nation at home in a globalized world, in which economic prosperity and a new cultural flourishing promise to transform the nation and its capital. more... |
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FACT SHEET
Status: Discontinued; 2007 Commission; Concept Design Completed Client: Grupo DANHOS Site: Northeast corner of Chapultepec Park, adjacent to the interchange of two major highways Program: AAA Offices, Ballroom, Convention space, Gym, Lobbies, Shops / restuarants, Loading, Storage, Kitchen, Mechanical space, Site Museum & Parking. Final Concept Design Floor Areas: *BOMA Gross Area: 173,158.5m2; BOMA Leasable Area: 151,755.7m2; Mexico City Leasable Area: 150,528.1; BOMA Usable Area: 130,547.2 m2 *BOMA = Building Owners and Managers Association International COLLABORATORS Associate Architect: Engineers: Elevator Consultants: Model: Book: Photography: |
CREDITS
Team: Rem Koolhaas, Shohei Shigematsu, Christin Svensson, Gabriela Bojalil, Noah Shepherd, Natalia Busch, Leonie Wenz, Jan Kroman, Leo Ferretto, Max Wittkopp, Jason Long, Margaret Arbanas, Jonah Gamblin, Amparo Casani, Jin Hong Jeon, Jane Mulvey, Michela Tonus, Matthew Seidel, Nobuki Ogasahara, Justin Huxol, David Jaubert, Mark Balzar, Charles Berman, James Davies, Jesse Seegers LINKS Torre Bicentenario Website www.torrebicentenario.com |
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