Titanium La Portada
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The Torre 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 tallest skyscraper in the country. Construction began in January 2007, and was completed in January 2010. It will remain the tallest tower in the country until overtaken by Torre Gran Costanera
, which surpassed it in height in November 2010 but is not yet complete. It was officially inaugurated on May 3, 2010. The architects are Abraham Senerman and Andrés Weil.
s to service the building, which move at a speed of 6.6 m/s (21.7 ft/s). It has a total floorspace of 129500 m² (154,880.7 sq yd) for mixed office use. There are two helipad
s on top of the building. By 2010, Titanium La Portada is expected to be the 13th tallest building in Latin America
.
, steel
, granite
and glass curtainwall. Because Santiago is prone to earthquake
s, the building was anchored 50 m (164 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, and was immediately fixed.
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.
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
. Located in the capital's high-end financial district of El Golf, it is the tallest skyscraper in the country. Construction began in January 2007, and was completed in January 2010. It will remain the tallest tower in the country until overtaken by Torre Gran Costanera
Torre Gran Costanera
The Gran Torre Santiago , previously known as Gran Costanera Tower, is a skyscraper under construction in Santiago, Chile. In February 2011 it became the tallest building in South America....
, which surpassed it in height in November 2010 but is not yet complete. It was officially inaugurated on May 3, 2010. The architects are Abraham Senerman and Andrés Weil.
Form
Titanium La Portada has a height of 194 m (636 ft) at the roof and 52 aboveground floors, plus another 7 underground floors. The seven underground floors are used primarily for parking. There are 20 high speed elevatorElevator
An elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...
s to service the building, which move at a speed of 6.6 m/s (21.7 ft/s). It has a total floorspace of 129500 m² (154,880.7 sq yd) for mixed office use. There are two helipad
Helipad
Helipad is a common abbreviation for helicopter landing pad, a landing area for helicopters. While helicopters are able to operate on a variety of relatively flat surfaces, a fabricated helipad provides a clearly marked hard surface away from obstacles where a helicopter can safely...
s on top of the building. By 2010, Titanium La Portada is expected to be the 13th tallest building in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
.
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 concreteConcrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
, steel
Steel
Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
, granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
and glass curtainwall. Because Santiago is prone to earthquake
Earthquake
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...
s, the building was anchored 50 m (164 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, and was immediately fixed.
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
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
to be certified green in the LEED rating system
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design consists of a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, homes and neighborhoods....
by the US Green Building Council.