Torre Reforma
The Torre Reforma is a skyscraper opened in 2016 in the Mexican capital Mexico City . At a height of 246 meters, it was the tallest building in Mexico until the 280-meter-high Torre KOI was completed in 2017. The skyscraper was designed by LBR & A Arquitectos, the architect in charge was Benjamin Romano. The construction time was eight years.
The building is located on the Paseo de la Reforma , one of the most important boulevards in the city. In the immediate vicinity is the 226 meter high Torre Mayor , together they were nicknamed “Non-Twin Towers”. The skyscraper has 57 floors, 14 floors each have their own vertical interior space. On the 22nd floor there is an auditorium with a view of the city.
In 2018 the building received the International High- Rise Award .
Architectural features
The building has a triangular floor plan, two facades are made entirely of concrete. The distinctive structural concept is intended to make the tower earthquake-proof.
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literature
- Peter Körner, Maximilian Liesner, Peter Cachola Schmal (Eds.): Best Highrises 2018/19: Internationaler Hochhauspreis / The International Highrise Award 2018. Catalog for the exhibition in the German Architecture Museum Frankfurt am Main from November 3, 2018 to March 3, 2019. Prestel Verlag, Munich 2018, pp. 14–35, ISBN 978-3-7913-5831-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The most innovative skyscraper in the world is in Mexico . In: sueddeutsche.de . November 1, 2018 ( sueddeutsche.de [accessed November 2, 2018]).
- ↑ International High- Rise Award : The most innovative skyscraper is in Mexico City . In: Spiegel Online . November 1, 2018 ( spiegel.de [accessed November 2, 2018]).
- ↑ Enrico Santifaller: A structure like a brassiere - L. Benjamín Romano over the Torre Reforma in Mexico City , in: Baunetz , December 4, 2018, accessed on August 12, 2019.
Coordinates: 19 ° 25 '28 " N , 99 ° 10' 28" W.