Alternative names Ferrovial Torre Location Las Palmas, Spain Completed April 2005 Height 60 m Opened April 2005 Cost 10.34 million EUR | Type Residential, library Construction started 2001 Client Ferrovial Inmobiliaria Floors 18 Province Province of Las Palmas Architect Joaquín Casariego | |
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Similar Gran Canaria, AC Hotel, Playa de Las Canteras, Gabinete Literario, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus | ||
Woermann Tower also Torre Woermann is a mixed-use tower in Las Palmas on Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Completed in 2005, the tower was designed by Abalos & Herreros in collaboration with Joaquin Casariego and Elsa Guerra, and built by Ferrovial Inmobiliaria, the company also built around the same time one of the two Torres de Santa Cruz, in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The Woermann Tower forms part of a complex which includes a public square, constructed using Portuguese stone with the artist Albert Oehlen, and a seven storey block to the south, containing retail units and offices.
Map of Woermann Tower, 35008 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
The ground floor contains a main entrance area and retail units whilst the first floor contains a library. The floors above contain apartments, usually four or five per floor. The floor slabs are separated by 3.6 m (12 ft), offering views over the Atlantic Ocean through the 2,000 m2 (21,528 sq ft) glass facade. The facade is protected from the sun by solar fins running horizontally around the building, with vegetable motifs etched into the glass. Yellow colour inserts were placed in the windows in strategic locations on the facade.