Torre Cuarzo, Business tower in Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City, Mexico
Torre Cuarzo is an office and retail building on Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City, made up of two connected glass towers that share a common base. The facades are almost entirely glass, and the two towers are set at a slight angle to each other, giving the building a distinct profile when seen from the street.
Construction of the two towers began in 2013 under the company CIMESA. The design was by Richard Meier's office together with Diámetro Arquitectos, led by David Cherem and Isaac Sasson, with engineering by WSP Group; the firm states that building work concluded in 2015. The main tower of 40 floors and the second of 27 rise a few metres from the Centro Histórico, below the Torre Latinoamericana.
Paseo de la Reforma is the main business corridor of the city, and this tower sits at one of its most active stretches. The ground-floor shops and cafés are used mostly by office workers from nearby buildings, giving the base of the tower a lively weekday rhythm.
Visitor access is on foot from Paseo de la Reforma, where the ground-floor retail and restaurant entrances face the street. The building has on-site parking for those arriving by car, and the area is well served by public transport.
The two towers rise 40 and 27 storeys, and more than 450 friction dampers are built into the structure to dissipate seismic energy during an earthquake. The complex was designed by Richard Meier's office with Diámetro Arquitectos and covers 47,000 square metres of A-plus offices, shops, a hotel, restaurants and a gym.
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