Edifício Copan, Modern residential skyscraper in Central Zone, São Paulo, Brazil.
Edifício Copan is a 115-metre-high residential tower on Avenida Ipiranga in central São Paulo, designed by Oscar Niemeyer with engineer Joaquim Cardozo. Its sinuous facade of horizontal concrete bands curves along the block, and the building is divided into six blocks holding 1,160 apartments over 32 floors, with shops at ground level.
Oscar Niemeyer designed the tower in 1951 as part of a larger hotel complex, but financial difficulties transformed the project into apartments. Completion came in 1966 after several interruptions under developer Bradesco.
The name is an acronym for Companhia Pan-Americana de Hotéis e Turismo, the company created for São Paulo's fourth centenary that commissioned the project. The ground floor holds 72 businesses, among them a bookstore, a travel agency, four restaurants and, since the 1990s, an evangelical church. Residents have their own postal code, 01046-925.
The roof-deck and the first-floor park are closed, so there is no rooftop visit. Since 2014 a blue-black drape has covered the facade to protect pedestrians from loose mosaic tiles. The ground floor holds 72 businesses, among them a bookstore, a travel agency and four restaurants, and the building has its own postal code, 01046-925.
The name Copan is an acronym for Companhia Pan-Americana de Hotéis e Turismo, the company created for São Paulo's fourth centenary that commissioned the project. The original scheme also included a neighbouring hotel, a connecting slab, a pool, hanging gardens and an underground garage; the hotel and theatre were never built. Since 2014 a blue-black drape has covered the facade to protect pedestrians from loose mosaic tiles.
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