Main contractor Fincas Abando Province Biscay Floor count 22 | Roof 83 m (272 ft) Completed 2008 Construction started 2004 Lifts/elevators 6 | |
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Address Uribitarte Pasealekua, 9, 48001 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain | ||
Isozaki atea
The Isozaki Atea (Basque: Isozaki Gate) twin towers in Bilbao, Spain are the tallest residential buildings in the city and the Basque Country, designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki. The towers are 83 metres (272 ft) tall and have 22 floors. The first two floors are used for mixed-commercial purposes, and the remaining floors are residential. The towers are part of a five-building complex. The other three buildings' heights range between six and eight floors.
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"Atea" means "gate" in Basque; the complex is intended as the entrance to the Ensanche of the city from the other side of the Nervión river as a footway directly connects the staircase between the two towers to the Zubizuri footbridge. The staircase leads to Ercilla Street.
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