Gran Torre Santiago

The Costanera Center Torre 2,[5] better known as Gran Torre Santiago (Great Santiago Tower), and previously known as Torre Gran Costanera, is a 62-story tall skyscraper in Santiago, Chile, the second tallest in Latin America (behind Mexico's T.Op Torre 1).[6] It is the fourth-tallest building in the Southern hemisphere by highest architectural feature (behind New Zealand's Sky Tower, Australia's Q1 Tower and Australia 108) and third-tallest by highest occupied floor (after Australia's Australia 108 and Eureka Tower). It was designed by Argentine architect César Pelli, Chilean architects Alemparte Barreda & Asociados, and by the Canadian company Watt International.

Gran Torre Santiago facts
General information
StatusComplete
TypeOffice
LocationAv. Andrés Bello 2457, Providencia, Chile
Coordinates33°25′01″S 70°36′24″W
Construction startedJune 2006
Topped-out14 February 2012
Completed2013[1]
CostUS$1 billion[2][3]
Height
Architectural300 m (984 ft)
Top floor261 m (856 ft)[4]
Technical details
Floor count62 (+6 basement floors)
Floor area107,125 m2
Lifts/elevators24
Design and construction
ArchitectBarreda y Asociados Watt International and César Pelli
Architecture firmPelli Clarke Pelli Architects
DeveloperCencosud

Details

Gran Torre Santiago is part of the Costanera Center complex, which includes the largest shopping mall in Latin America,[7] two hotels and two additional office towers. Gran Torre Santiago is 300 metres (980 ft) tall and 64 storeys high plus 6 basement floors, with a floor pitch of 4.1 metres (13 ft) and 107.125 m2 in area.[8]

The tower has nearly 700,000 square meters of building space available built on 47,000 square meters of land. Planners estimated that there would be some 240,000 people going to and from the site each day.[9] The tower was designed by the Argentine architect Cesar Pelli of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, Chilean architects Alemparte Barreda & Asociados, and by the Canadian company Watt International. Structural engineering is performed by the Chilean company René Lagos y Asociados Ing. Civiles Ltda. Salfa Corp. was responsible for its construction.[8]

Construction

Construction of the building began in June 2006 and was expected to be completed in 2010, but was put on hold in January 2009 due to the global financial crisis of 2008–2009.[10] Construction on the project resumed on 17 December 2009.[11]

In early November 2010, standing 205 m tall, it overtook the neighboring Titanium La Portada to become the tallest building in Chile. In February 2011, La Segunda daily reported that, at 226 m tall, the tower had overtaken Caracas's Twin Towers to become the tallest building in South America,[11] while La Tercera newspaper reported in February 2012 that it had achieved that feat on 12 April 2011.[8]

Structural work on the tower was completed in July 2011[12] and the maximum height of 300m was achieved on 14 February 2012, becoming the tallest building in Latin America.[6] In 2013, the tower was completed.[1]

Observation deck

On 11 August 2015 an observation deck, called "Sky Costanera,"[13] was opened to the public in floors 61 and 62, offering 360° views of Santiago.[14][15][13]

  • September 2006
  • December 2007
  • June 2010
  • September 2010
  • January 2011
  • March 2011
  • March 2012
  • September 2013
  • December 2013
  • January 2014

See also

References
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  2. "Chile property: Pro-business Santiago lures foreign entrepreneurs". Financial Times.
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  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2015-09-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Costanera Center es oficialmente el edificio más alto de Latinoámerica". La Segunda. 2012-02-14.
  7. "Horst Paulmann reconoce que el costo total de Costanera Center superará los US$ 1.000 millones". Emol.
  8. "Costanera Center alcanza su altura máxima y culmina etapa de obra gruesa | Santiago". La Tercera. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  9. Chilean Skycraper, NY Daily News December 10, 2012
  10. Long, Gideon (2009-01-30). "South American skyscraper on hold". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  11. "Costanera Center alcanza 226 metros y se convierte en el edificio más alto de Sudamérica". La Segunda. 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  12. "Terminan obra gruesa de gran torre de Costanera Center". La Tercera. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  13. "Sky Costanera: Así se ve Santiago desde el mirador más alto del país". 24horas.cl.
  14. Tele 13. "Costanera Center abrió su mirador con vista en 360° a Santiago - Tele 13". Facebook.
  15. Grupo Copesa (11 August 2015). "Mirador de Torre Costanera abrió sus puertas este martes".
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