| Cuarzo Towers | |
|---|---|
Torres Cuarzo (Spanish) | |
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 Interactive map of the Cuarzo Towers area | |
General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Mixed-use: Office / Hotel |
| Location | Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico, Avenida Paseo de la Reforma 26, Colonia Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, 06600 Ciudad de México |
| Coordinates | 19°26′03″N 99°09′05″W / 19.43425°N 99.15139°W |
Construction started | 2014 |
| Completed | 2017 |
| Owner | Fibra Uno |
| Height | |
| Roof | 180 m (590 ft) (Office Tower)[1] 110 m (360 ft) (Hotel Tower)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Reinforced concrete |
| Floor count | 40 (+4 underground) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Richard Meier & Partners Architects |
| Developer | Diametro Arquitectos |
Structural engineer | WSP Group (Structural) COESA Ingenieria, DYPRO & Garza Maldonado y Asociados (MEP) |
Cuarzo Towers (Spanish: Torres Cuarzo) is a mixed-use skyscraper building complex in the Cuauhtémoc district of Mexico City, Mexico. Built between 2014 and 2017, the complex consists of two towers, with the tallest one standing at 180 m (590 ft) tall with 40 floors, which is the current 15th tallest building in Mexico City and the 22nd tallest in Mexico.[3]
History
editArchitecture
editThe towers were designed by Richard Meier & Partners studio and is located in the Cuauhtémoc district of Mexico City. The project shares its neighborhood with the township's Historic Center. The initial plans saw the construction of two towers, a 40-story and a 27-story tower from which the main onw was set to become the tallest building in the area, second only to the Torre Latinoamericana.[4] The building is protected against earthquakes using more than 450 friction dissipators in line, which dissipate the energy at the time of an earthquake.[5]
The design of the building is the work of the Richard Meier architectural firm in partnership with Diámetro Arquitectos and will have a total of 47 thousand square meters of type A plus office space, commercial premises, a hotel, restaurants and a gym. The building's foundations began to be laid in 2013 by the company CIMESA. According to the firm Diámetro Arquitectos, headed by David Cherem and Isaac Sasson, as well as the engineering firm WSP Group, they expect the construction of the towers to be completed in 2015.[6]
A strategically placed empty space in the center of the tower reorganizes the building's structure and layout, creating unique and efficient configurations that increase daylight exposure in all areas. The new opportunities provided by this internal logic are improved by extra volumetric cut-outs on the building's outer surface, increasing natural light and air flow in the offices inside and highlighting views of the historic city center.[7]
The Office tower received its LEED Golden Certificate January 2022.[8]
Buildings
edit| Name | Image | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torres Cuarzo Office |  |
180 m (590 ft) | 40 | Office |
| Torres Cuarzo Hotel |  |
110 m (360 ft) | 27 | Hotel |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Torres Cuarzo Office Tower". CVU Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Torres Cuarzo Hotel". CVU Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Torre Cuarzo". archello.com. Archello. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ Páramo, Arturo (January 14, 2014). "Proyectan un Richard Meier en Paseo de la Reforma". excelsior.com.mx (in Spanish). Excélsior. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "FUNO adquiere a la Torre Cuarzo". Forbes (in Spanish). June 27, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "Construyen torre Cuarzo en Reforma". centrourbano.com (in Spanish). Centro Urbano. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "Torre Cuarzo on Reforma". meierpartners.com. Meier Partners. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "Torre Cuarzo FUNO". usgbc.org. U.S. Green Building Council. January 24, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
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