Cuarzo Towers

Cuarzo Towers
Torres Cuarzo (Spanish)
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Mixed-use: Office / Hotel
Location	Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico
Address	Avenida Paseo de la Reforma 26, Colonia Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, 06600 Ciudad de México
Coordinates	19.43425°N 99.15139°W / 19.43425; -99.15139
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
Architect(s)	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

Architecture

The 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

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

• List of tallest buildings in Mexico
• List of tallest buildings in Mexico City

References

1. "Torres Cuarzo Office Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
2. "Torres Cuarzo Hotel". CTBUH Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
3. "Torre Cuarzo". archello.com. Archello. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
4. Páramo, Arturo (January 14, 2014). "Proyectan un Richard Meier en Paseo de la Reforma". excelsior.com.mx (in Spanish). Excélsior. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
5. "FUNO adquiere a la Torre Cuarzo". Forbes (in Spanish). June 27, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
6. "Construyen torre Cuarzo en Reforma". centrourbano.com (in Spanish). Centro Urbano. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
7. "Torre Cuarzo on Reforma". meierpartners.com. Meier Partners. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
8. "Torre Cuarzo FUNO". usgbc.org. U.S. Green Building Council. January 24, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

External links

• Torres Cuarzo Complex at CTBUH
• Torres Cuarzo at SkyscraperPage