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Building in Santiago, Chile
Titanium La Portada
General information
StatusCompleted
LocationSantiago, Chile
Coordinates33°24′47.0″S 70°36′13.60″W / 33.413056°S 70.6037778°W / -33.413056; -70.6037778
Construction startedJanuary 2007
Estimated completionJanuary 2010
Opening3 May 2010
Height
Roof194.0 m (636 ft)
Technical details
Floor count55
Design and construction
DeveloperInmobiliaria Titanium S.A.

Titanium La Portada is an office building in Santiago, Chile. Located in the capital's high-end financial district of El Golf, it is the second tallest skyscraper in the country. Construction began in January 2007, and was completed in January 2010. It was surpassed in height by the then unfinished Gran Torre Santiago in November 2010. It was officially inaugurated on May 3, 2010. The architects are Abraham Senerman and Andrés Weil.

Form

Titanium La Portada has a height of 205.0 metres (672.6 ft) at the roof and 55 above ground floors, plus another 7 underground floors. The seven underground floors are used primarily for parking. There are 20 high speed elevators to service the building, which move at a speed of 6.6 metres per second (22 ft/s). It has a total floorspace of 129,500 square metres (1,394,000 sq ft) for mixed office use. There are two helipads on top of the building. By 2010, Titanium La Portada is expected to be the 13th tallest building in Latin America.

Other details

Construction began in January 2007 with an investment of US$120 million, and its inauguration was expected in December 2008. Primary materials used include aluminum, reinforced concrete, steel, granite and glass curtain wall. Because Santiago is prone to earthquakes, the building was anchored 50 metres (160 ft) deep with 65 concrete and steel pylons, allowing it to withstand an earthquake of 9.0 on the Richter scale. The tower did not suffer any damage from the earthquake in February 2010, although one of the decorative fixtures in the exterior did collapse.

The space occupied by the building was formerly an upscale shopping mall, the Portada de Vitacura. So as to integrate well with the surrounding area, 70% of the ground level will be open to pedestrians, and much will be green space and recreational.

Titanium La Portada is the first project in South America to be certified green in the LEED rating system by the US Green Building Council.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ficha Técnica". Titanium La Portada. 2008. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2011-07-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Inauguran la torre Titanium, el edificio más alto de Chile
  4. ^ "Torre Titanium La Portada". SkyscraperPage. 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2008.
  5. ^ "Titanium La Portada". Titanium Inmobiliaria. Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2008.

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Records
Preceded byTorre Telefónica Chile Tallest building in Chile
2010–2012
Succeeded byGran Torre Costanera
Skyscrapers in Chile
List of tallest buildings in Chile
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