Title: The Santa Fe II Tower

Author(s): Luis M. Bozzo

Publication: Concrete International

Volume: 36

Issue: 9

Appears on pages(s): 51-54

Keywords: design, façade, foundation, slab

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Date: 9/1/2014

Abstract:
With a height of 167 m (548 ft), the Santa Fe II tower in Mexico City is the tallest residential building in all of Mexico. The tower comprises eight lower levels for parking, 44 levels for residential housing, and a rooftop helipad. Other characteristics of the building include a unique façade with many discontinuous white columns and a central core design. The central core transfers most of the lateral loads, allowing elimination of all interior columns. There are only nine columns on the perimeter of the building: four located at the corners of the floor plate, three centered on three of the building sides, and two located near the third points of one side.