Concórdia Corporate is a mixed-use skyscraper in the Nova Lima district of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Built between 2015 and 2018, the tower stands at 172 m (564 ft) tall with 43 floors and is the current 13th tallest building in Brazil.[2]
| Concórdia Corporate | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Mixed-use: Residential / Office |
| Location | Nova Lima, Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Address | Alameda Oscar Niemeyer, 132 - Vale do Sereno, Nova Lima |
| Coordinates | 19°59′02″S 43°56′45″W / 19.98377°S 43.94597°W |
| Construction started | 2015 |
| Completed | 2018 |
| Owner | Tishman Speyer |
| Height | |
| Roof | 172 m (564 ft)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Reinforced concrete |
| Floor count | 43 |
| Lifts/elevators | 16 (ThyssenKrupp) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Davilla Arquitetura |
| Developer | Caparaó |
| Structural engineer | CODEME |
| Main contractor | Caparaó |
History
editArchitecture
editThe building is located in the Vila da Serra neighborhood of Nova Lima, a district in the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Region (RMBH) neighboring Minas Gerais. It is the largest building with a metallic structure[3] and the second tallest commercial building in the country and the tallest in the Southeast region and Minas Gerais at 172 meters tall.[4]
The project belongs to the American real estate developer Tishman Speyer and Brazilian construction company Costrutora Caparaó, which, according to Daniel Cherman, president of Tishman Speyer, was built "[...] because Belo Horizonte was lackning of a high-quality mixed-use development project"[5]. The building has 44 floors, with 31 commercial floors, 8 parking floors, 4 residential lofts (one per floor) and a helipad, as well as space for shops and a restaurant on the ground floor. Its core was built in concrete, but the structure is predominantly in steel, with steel deck slabs and is covered by a glass curtain. The shape appears to be that of a prism, but the four sides have slits that give it a shape similar to a pinwheel. In addition to the aesthetic purpose, the slits serve to ventilate the floors and allow air to enter the building's central cooling system.[4]
The Vila da Serra region, in which it is located, borders the Center-South region of Belo Horizonte. Since the 2000s, it has been one of the largest growth vectors in the RMBH, both in terms of residential and commercial buildings, which have already totaled more than R$6.5 billion in investments and 30 thousand inhabitants who have migrated from the capital, according to IPEA economist Thiago Jardim.[6]
The building is pre-certified to receive the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold sustainability seal.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Concordia Corporate". CTBUH Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Lara Muniz (14 September 2020). Casa Vogue (ed.). "Conheça os 10 prédios mais altos do Brasil". Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Nova Lima tem torre em estrutura metálica mais alta do Brasil". Centro Brasileiro da Construção em Aço. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ a b "FINESTRA: Dávila Arquitetura, Concórdia Corporate Tower, MG - ARCOweb". www.arcoweb.com.br. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ "Torre de vidro leva atualidade a Nova Lima - Economia". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ "Novo Plano Diretor de BH: um passo para o fracasso". Caos Planejado (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ "Concórdia - Tishman Speyer Properties". Tishman Speyer. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
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