Roche Tower 2 (German: Roche Turm Bau 2) is an Office skyscraper in Basel, Switzerland.[1] With a height of 205 metres (673 ft), the building replaced Roche Tower 1 as the tallest building in Switzerland after it opened on 2 September 2022.[2][3]
| Roche Tower 2 | |
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Roche Turm Bau 2 | |
 Roche Tower 2 (left) | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Location | Basel, Switzerland |
| Address | Grenzacherstrasse 124 |
| Coordinates | 47°33′34″N 7°36′26″E / 47.55945°N 7.60726°E |
| Construction started | 2018 |
| Opened | 2 September 2022 |
| Cost | CHF 550 million |
| Owner | Hoffman-La Roche |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 205 m (673 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 50 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Herzog & de Meuron |
The building was financed by pharmaceutical company Hoffmann-La Roche and designed by Herzog & de Meuron. It accommodates 1,700 employees.[4] The skyscraper is resistant towards earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale.[5]
Gallery
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Construction site in January 2020 -
Construction site in June 2020 -
Construction site in October 2020 -
Construction site in April 2021
References
edit- ^ "Roche Turm Bau 2 - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Höchstes Gebäude der Schweiz - Neuer Roche-Turm überholt seinen «kleinen» Bruder". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2 September 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Roche inaugurates Switzerland's tallest building". Swissinfo. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "Herzog & de Meuron unveils Basel campus for Roche healthcare". Dezeen. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Neuer Roche-Turm - So sicher ist das höchste Gebäude der Schweiz". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 9 December 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
External links
edit- Roche Tower 2 at wh-p Ingenieure AG
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