Plaza Bocagrande also known as Hyatt Regency Cartagena is a mixed-use skyscraper in the Bocagrande district of Cartagena, Colombia. Built between 2014 and 2017, the tower stands at 190 m (620 ft) tall with 44 floors and is the current 6th tallest building in Colombia and the 2nd tallest in Cartagena.[2][3]
| Plaza Bocagrande | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Mixed-use: Residential / Hotel |
| Location | Cartagena, Colombia |
| Address | Cra. 1 #12-118, Bocagrande, Cartagena Province, Bolívar, Colombia |
| Coordinates | 10°24′38″N 75°33′05″W / 10.41053°N 75.55145°W |
| Construction started | 2014 |
| Completed | 2017 |
| Owner | Hyatt Hotels Corporation |
| Height | |
| Roof | 190 m (620 ft)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Reinforced concrete |
| Floor count | 44 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Chapman Taylor LLP |
| Structural engineer | Arup Group |
History
editArchitecture
editThe tower is located on the shores of the Colombian Caribbean zone, in the Bocagrande district of Cartagena. It consists of a shopping center carrying the same name and the Hyatt Regency Cartagena hotel, the best and most modern hotel in Cartagena de Indias and one of the tallest skyscrapers in both Colombia and South America.[4][5]
The project's groundbreaking was hit in 2014[6] and the site construction ended in 2017.[7] It has a total of 261 rooms and 74 tourist rentable apartments. With 190 meters in height, the main tower is officially called "Hyatt Regency Cartagena" and is the second tallest in the city after Hotel Estelar, and the eighth tallest in the entire country. To the north of the main tower is an annex skyscraper called h2, which also belongs to the Plaza Bocagrande complex. This one has also been completed, it measures 102 meters and has 28 floors. 5 Together, the two towers cost 240 million dollars.[4][8]
The design of both towers was managed by Chapman Taylor LLP. To date, these are the tallest buildings built by the British architectural firm. The development and conception of the work were entrusted to the firms Ospinas & Cía. and Taller de Arquitectura de Bogotá. Bilkie Llinás Design developed the interior design.[9]
Just south of Calle 12 is the Hotel Estelar, the tallest building in the city. Together with it, the two towers of the Plaza Bocagrande complex have redefined the Bocagrande neighborhood and the urban landscape of Cartagena as a whole unit of urbanistic identity.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hyatt Regency Bocagrande". CTBUH Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Conozca cuáles son los ocho edificios más altos que hay en Colombia". El Tiempo. 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Hyatt Regency Cartagena". Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Cartagena | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Hyatt Regency Bocagrande - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Ospinas anuncia la apertura del Plaza Bocagrande". www.eluniversal.com.co (in European Spanish). 14 August 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Hyatt Regency Cartagena, Cartagena | 1249821 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. "El sueño hotelero de Ospinas & Cía. en Cartagena, de la mano de Hyatt". Portafolio.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "h2, Cartagena | 1249822 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
