Type Office Completed 2002 Floor count 35 Floors 30 | Location São Paulo, SP Brazil Roof 476 ft (145 m) Height 145 m Opened 2002 | |
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Architecture firm Skid, Owings & Merrill Similar Ipiranga 165, Torre Sao Paulo, Plaza Centenário, Parque Luís Carlos Prestes, Parque Previdência | ||
Sede do BankBoston (formerly Edifício Itaú Bank, at Itaú Fidelité Marginal Pinheiros) is a 35-story skyscraper in São Paulo, Brazil. Completed in 2002, the 476 ft (145 m). The structure is a great skyscraper of offices located in Brooklin, near the Marginal Pinheiros, São Paulo, Brazil. Inaugurated in 2002, and has 145 meters in height and 35 floors, making it one of the largest in the country and most modern high-rise in Latin America. In 2006 the building was sold to Banco Itaú, and BankBoston company, went bankrupt and ceased to exist. Today, some people call it a Edifício Itaú Bank.
Contents
- Map of Sede do BankBoston Vila Cordeiro SC3A3o Paulo SP Brazil
- Start of construction
- Architecture
- References
Map of Sede do BankBoston - Vila Cordeiro, S%C3%A3o Paulo - SP, Brazil
Start of construction
The builder Hochtief, the German capital, was chosen to build the new headquarters of BankBoston, on the ground located on the Marginal Pinheiros São Paulo. The project's financial institution demand the investment of about $65 million, according to Manager of New Business Development of Hochtief, Léo Teixeira. The future of BankBoston headquarters occupy an area of 30 square meters and will have 25 floors. According to the institution, the work began in May 1999 and finished in 28 months, concluding in 2002. Next to the bank building will be constructed a network Hyatt hotel, the United States and one office tower of the ACD, the company's former shareholder of Pão de Açúcar Group Alcides Diniz. The land which will house the condominium, next to which is occupied by the new headquarters of Rede Globo, was owned by Diniz, that the area received as compensation for the purpose of the company in. The architectural design of the condominium is in charge of Julio Neves, who did not want to comment on the project.
Architecture
The Sede do BankBoston is one of the works of architecture and engineering more complex and innovative built on Brazilian soil in the recent period. The complex, with its important green area, near the building and its surroundings. The geometric concept of the tower and the pedestrian areas to form a background to scan the landscape. The area of the building houses offices 3000 users, and 8% for the same individuals. 10% of built area refers to the meeting rooms and common areas. The total space is used for banking, commercial and administrative. There is also a cafeteria with a capacity for 500 people, auditorium with 300 seats and center meetings. The tower, designed as a facade in staggered form, is composed of granite, metal and glass. Its structure, cast in situ concrete beams with protendidas, creates modern silhouette and distinct profile in the city.