The Torre KOI is a 64-story
mixed-use
Mixed use is a type of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning classification that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions ...
skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Most modern sources define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition, other than being very tall high-rise bui ...
building complex located in the Valle Oriente district of the
Monterrey Metropolitan Area
The Monterrey metropolitan area, also known as Greater Monterrey, refers to the surrounding urban agglomeration of Monterrey, Nuevo León. Officially called , the metropolitan area is the Metropolitan areas of Mexico, 2nd-largest in Mexico.
Ove ...
. Designed by VFO Arquitectos, it is the center piece of the VAO complex. Standing it is currently the
2nd tallest complete building in Mexico.
Construction
The building was the last phase of the VAO Complex; a mixed-use project that sits upon a plot of land of , which consists of, besides Koi, three additional buildings:
Liu Residences East, a tall skyscraper that also combines offices and luxury apartments; Liu West, a purely residential tall tower and VAO Oficinas, a tall office building, together they share a plaza with access to a shopping center with more than of retail space.
To construct the foundation of the Torre Koi, it was necessary to conduct the largest casting of concrete for a building in Mexico at the time. This required the continuous pumping of concrete for 48 hours, starting on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 8:00 am, concluding the following Monday morning. The foundation plate is in dimension and further anchored to the ground through 78 piles in diameter and deep. The plate itself is thick and required of concrete to erect it. Twelve hundred concrete-carrying trucks were used for this work.
Cemex
CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V., known as Cemex, is a Mexican multinational building materials company headquartered in San Pedro, near Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. It manufactures and distributes cement, ready-mix concrete and aggregates in more than ...
, the supplier of concrete for the structure, devoted seven of its production plants exclusively to the casting for the foundation of the Torre Koi.
Description
The 64-story building contains 27 floors with of office space along with 218 apartments and 18
penthouses across the upper 37 floors, ranging from . Each apartment has access to its own storage space and 2 or 3 parking spaces. Furthermore, residents enjoy communal amenities on the 22nd floor, which include an infinity pool, a bar, a sauna, a private guest room, and more. The project was certified
LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a Green building certification systems, green building certification program used worldwide. Developed by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), it includes a set of rating ...
BD+C Silver in May 2018.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Mexico
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List of tallest buildings in Monterrey
This list of tallest buildings in Monterrey ranks skyscrapers with continuously occupiable floors and a height of at least 115 metres (377 ft) in Monterrey, Mexico and its metropolitan area by height.
Tallest buildings in Monterrey
As of July 202 ...
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List of tallest buildings in Latin America
This list includes completed skyscrapers in Latin America that reach a height of or taller. As of 2023, there are 45 buildings that meet this criterion, 23 of which are located in Panama City, Panama.
Tallest buildings
See also
*List of tall ...
References
External links
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CTBUH
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SkyscraperPage
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Structurae
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Overview
Structurae was founded in 1998 by Nico ...
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