Roche Tower, Office skyscraper in Basel, Switzerland
The 178-meter-tall Roche Tower features 41 floors of glass-enclosed office spaces with terraced setbacks ascending toward its angular peak.
Completed in September 2015, the tower surpassed Zurich's Prime Tower to become Switzerland's tallest building at the time of construction.
The building represents the evolution of Basel's corporate landscape, housing 2,100 Roche employees previously dispersed throughout the city.
The structure incorporates 143 reinforced concrete pillars and earthquake resistance measures to withstand seismic events up to 6.9 on the Richter scale.
The tower's narrow form and strategic placement of windows maximize natural light penetration while creating outdoor spaces connected by spiral staircases.
Location: Basel
Inception: 2015
Architects: Herzog & de Meuron
Official opening: September 18, 2015
Architectural style: modern architecture
Floors above the ground: 41
Height: 178 m
GPS coordinates: 47.55831,7.60764
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:53
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