Torre Ejecutiva Pemex, Office skyscraper in Col. Veronica Anzures, Mexico City, Mexico.
Torre Ejecutiva Pemex is a 211-metre office tower at Marina Nacional 329 in the Verónica Anzures neighbourhood of Mexico City. Its 51 floors are wrapped in a grid of small rectangular windows set in grey metal framing, with darker vertical bands at the edges and a flat roof carrying an open utility structure. A white banner with a green numeral 8 and the PEMEX logo hangs on the upper facade.
Construction began in 1979 and the tower was completed in 1984, replacing two earlier 14-story Pemex buildings on the site. It stood as Mexico's tallest building until August 2003, when the 55-story Torre Mayor opened about 800 m away. Engineer Roberto Ramírez Guevara and architect Pedro Moctezuma Díaz Infante led the project, and the surrounding plaza was never finished.
The tower has housed Pemex, Mexico's state oil company, since it opened, and around 7,000 employees work inside. A white banner with a green numeral 8, a red and pink shape, the word "Aniversario" and the Pemex logo hangs on the facade, marking a company anniversary. The building's heliport is rarely used because the wind currents generated by the structure are very strong.
The building has multiple elevators for vertical circulation and sits in a location with good public transportation access. Visitors should note that this is an active office building with restricted access to certain areas.
The building's foundation rests on specialized pilings and shock absorbers designed to protect it from earthquakes. This engineering approach was necessary because Mexico City sits on seismically active ground prone to frequent tremors.
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