The Torre Mayor (literally "Major Tower") is a skyscraper in Mexico City, Mexico. With a height of 225 meters (738 feet) to the top floor and 55 stories, it is the eighth tallest building in Mexico.[3] It was surpassed in height by Torre BBVA Bancomer in 2015, which in turn was surpassed by Torre Reforma. From its completion in 2003 until 2010 (when it was surpassed by the residential 236 meter (774 ft) high Ocean Two in Panama City, Panama)[4] it was also the tallest building in Latin America. The Torre Mayor was developed by Canadian businessman Paul Reichmann, who also maintained part ownership until his death in 2013. It is also part-owned by a group of institutional investors. The building was designed by the architectural firms of Zeidler Partnership Architects and Executive Architects Adamson Associates Architects, both of Toronto. The structural engineers and designers were The Cantor Seinuk Group from New York City in association with Enrique Martínez Romero S.A. in Mexico City (Engineering News-Record, 30 June 2003).
Located at Paseo de la Reforma, it was built by Canadian-owned Reichmann International on the former location of the Cine Chapultepec.[5] Construction work began in 1999 and was finished in late 2003. Due to Mexico City's high propensity to earthquakes, the tower incorporates several anti-earthquake measures. Torre Mayor is one of the strongest buildings on Earth in terms of earthquake resistance, being designed to withstand earthquakes measuring 8.5 on the Richter Scale. The U.S. Bank Tower in earthquake prone Los Angeles, California by comparison, is designed to withstand an 8.3 intensity earthquake.[6]
The Torre Mayor stands in the lakebed area where most of the 1985 earthquake damage occurred.[7] It was built with 96 dampers, which work like car shock absorbers to block the resonating effect of the lakebed and its own height.[8] These diamond-shaped dampers are seen architecturally on its perimeter. With this extra bracing, this tower can withstand earthquake forces nearly four times as efficiently as a conventionally damped building. The dampening system proved its worth in January 2003, as a 7.6 earthquake shook the city. Not only did the building survive undamaged, occupants inside at the time did not know a tremor had occurred.[7]
Important detailsedit
The tower has 30,000 m² of glass on the south facade with thermal and acoustic insulation, plus finished marble inside and granite in common areas and hallways. The architecture of the building is contemporary and international quality. It also has three electric power supplies in average voltage, and it is noteworthy that it is the only building in Latin America that feeds energy from three different points of the city.
It has 29 passenger elevators, which can reach a top speed of 6.7 m/s.
It is occupied by more than 8,000 people.
It was built at an average of 4 floors per week, and no workers died during its construction.
Has record for being the only skyscraper in the world that has not had any major accidents or deaths during construction.
Torre Mayor's elevators have a seismic detector that detects any movement of earth and therefore automatically stops the elevator nearest to allow passengers to get off. The Torre Mayor is administered by the Building Management System (BMS), an intelligent system that controls all facilities and equipment harmoniously and efficiently to protect human life from danger. The integrated system has the ability to control elevators, fire protection and lighting in the building and it is considered an intelligent building like that of many other buildings in Mexico City. The floors' underground injection machines have fans and fresh air exchange to prevent excessive concentration of pollutants entering the building, which is also linked to the intelligent building system. It was the first building in Mexico that met the now mandatory standard for energy efficiency of nonresidential buildings (NOM-008) and it has an automatic water saver, which is one of the first to be used in Mexico City, making it a green building.
Systemsedit
The Torre Mayor has the following systems:
System generation and distribution of energy saving ice water
System variable air volume (air units and preparations of high-speed pipeline at every level of office)
General health extraction system in each office level
System automatic air ventilation in parking
Mechanical extraction system garbage room
Air conditioning system automatic mini-split type for control room, administration, sales and boardroom
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The Torre Mayor literally Major Tower is a skyscraper in Mexico City Mexico With a height of 225 meters 738 feet to the top floor and 55 stories it is the eighth tallest building in Mexico 3 It was surpassed in height by Torre BBVA Bancomer in 2015 which in turn was surpassed by Torre Reforma From its completion in 2003 until 2010 when it was surpassed by the residential 236 meter 774 ft high Ocean Two in Panama City Panama 4 it was also the tallest building in Latin America The Torre Mayor was developed by Canadian businessman Paul Reichmann who also maintained part ownership until his death in 2013 It is also part owned by a group of institutional investors The building was designed by the architectural firms of Zeidler Partnership Architects and Executive Architects Adamson Associates Architects both of Toronto The structural engineers and designers were The Cantor Seinuk Group from New York City in association with Enrique Martinez Romero S A in Mexico City Engineering News Record 30 June 2003 Torre MayorGeneral informationTypeOfficeLocationPaseo de la Reforma Mexico CityCoordinates19 25 27 N 99 10 32 W 19 42417 N 99 17556 W 19 42417 99 17556Construction started1999Completed2003OwnerGeorge SorosHeightAntenna spire230 1 m 755 ft Roof225 4 m 740 ft Technical detailsFloor count55Floor area84 135 m2 905 620 sq ft Lifts elevators29Design and constructionArchitect s Adamson Associates ArchitectsZeidler Roberts PartnershipIDEA Asociados de los Estados Unidos MexicanosDeveloperReichmann InternationalEmpresas ICA Sociedad ControladoraStructural engineerWSP GroupMain contractorA D Tec Gerencia de ConstruccionWebsitewww wbr torremayor wbr com wbr mx wbr index wbr php wbr en wbr References 1 2 Located at Paseo de la Reforma it was built by Canadian owned Reichmann International on the former location of the Cine Chapultepec 5 Construction work began in 1999 and was finished in late 2003 Due to Mexico City s high propensity to earthquakes the tower incorporates several anti earthquake measures Torre Mayor is one of the strongest buildings on Earth in terms of earthquake resistance being designed to withstand earthquakes measuring 8 5 on the Richter Scale The U S Bank Tower in earthquake prone Los Angeles California by comparison is designed to withstand an 8 3 intensity earthquake 6 Contents 1 Earthquake resistance 2 Important details 3 Intelligent building 3 1 Systems 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarthquake resistance editThe Torre Mayor stands in the lakebed area where most of the 1985 earthquake damage occurred 7 It was built with 96 dampers which work like car shock absorbers to block the resonating effect of the lakebed and its own height 8 These diamond shaped dampers are seen architecturally on its perimeter With this extra bracing this tower can withstand earthquake forces nearly four times as efficiently as a conventionally damped building The dampening system proved its worth in January 2003 as a 7 6 earthquake shook the city Not only did the building survive undamaged occupants inside at the time did not know a tremor had occurred 7 Important details editThe tower has 30 000 m of glass on the south facade with thermal and acoustic insulation plus finished marble inside and granite in common areas and hallways The architecture of the building is contemporary and international quality It also has three electric power supplies in average voltage and it is noteworthy that it is the only building in Latin America that feeds energy from three different points of the city It has 29 passenger elevators which can reach a top speed of 6 7 m s It is occupied by more than 8 000 people It was built at an average of 4 floors per week and no workers died during its construction Has record for being the only skyscraper in the world that has not had any major accidents or deaths during construction Received LEED certification in 2013 9 It uses solar energy Intelligent building edit nbsp Front entrance Torre Mayor s elevators have a seismic detector that detects any movement of earth and therefore automatically stops the elevator nearest to allow passengers to get off The Torre Mayor is administered by the Building Management System BMS an intelligent system that controls all facilities and equipment harmoniously and efficiently to protect human life from danger The integrated system has the ability to control elevators fire protection and lighting in the building and it is considered an intelligent building like that of many other buildings in Mexico City The floors underground injection machines have fans and fresh air exchange to prevent excessive concentration of pollutants entering the building which is also linked to the intelligent building system It was the first building in Mexico that met the now mandatory standard for energy efficiency of nonresidential buildings NOM 008 and it has an automatic water saver which is one of the first to be used in Mexico City making it a green building Systems edit The Torre Mayor has the following systems System generation and distribution of energy saving ice water System variable air volume air units and preparations of high speed pipeline at every level of office General health extraction system in each office level System automatic air ventilation in parking Mechanical extraction system garbage room Air conditioning system automatic mini split type for control room administration sales and boardroomSee also editList of tallest buildings in Mexico CityReferences edit Torre Mayor The Skyscraper Center Torre Mayor SkyscraperPage com Custom list tallest buildings of Mexico The Skyscraper Center Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Retrieved 2012 04 04 Ocean Two Buildings EMPORIS Archived from the original on 2012 10 21 Teatro Chapultepec in Mexico City MX Cinema Treasures Armstrong Worldwide Achievements Torre Mayor Mexico City Mexico armstrongpumps com Archived from the original on 18 January 2013 Retrieved 6 June 2022 a b Post Nadine M 2003 06 30 Latin America s Tallest Sports Super Efficient Damper Studded Diamonds Engineering News Record 250 25 34 38 ISSN 0891 9526 Hardman Chris July August 2004 A Damper on Quakes Americas 56 4 4 ISSN 0379 0940 LEED Torre Mayor retrieved 4 September 2020External links editTorre Mayor at Structurae http skyscraperpage com cities buildingID 372 Torre Mayor website Torre Mayor on Emporis WSP Group project page dedicated to Torre Mayor permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Torre Mayor amp oldid 1194635368, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
