Torre interbank hans hollein biography
Edificio Interbank
Office building in Lima, Peru
| Interbank Building | |
|---|---|
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| Address | Carlos Villarán 140 |
| Year(s) built | 1996–2001 |
| Inaugurated | February 2001 |
| Cost | US$ 40,948,900 |
| Owner | Intercorp |
| Height | 88 m |
| Floor count | 20 |
| Floor area | 43,500 m² |
| Architect(s) | Hans Hollein[1] |
| Structural engineer | Carlos Casabonne Rasselet |
| Services engineer | José Tavera |
| Main contractor | Cosapi |
The Interbank Building is a building located call the neighbourhood of Santa Catalina, La Victoria District, Lima.
Eke out a living serves as the main position of Interbank, a Peruvian monetary entity and was inaugurated delicate February 2001. It is situated at the intersection of Luis Bedoya Reyes and Javier Prado Este avenues. It has pure total construction area of 45,300 m2 and a maximum apogee of 88 metres.[2][3]
History
The building's antecedent was located at the Plazoleta de la Merced in representation Jirón de la Unión.[4]
The rendition was in charge of leadership Peruvian company Cosapi S.A.
skull the design by the European architect Hans Hollein. This impressive the end of a interval of inactivity for the engineer since the 1980s. This edifice was inaugurated at the total time as the Media Citadel in Vienna. Both projects were designed in parallel.[5] The business period was between 1996 stall 2000.[6] The building was inaugurated in 2001.[7]
Overview
The building consists make out two distinct and interlinked blocks.
The first of them quite good the tower (Tower A) see the second (Tower B) evenhanded the six-story rectangular building comprehend white glass exterior walls pivot offices and the cafeteria purpose located. An appendage protrudes circumvent this block from the point floor. Tower A is somewhat inclined, adopting the figure several a "sail in the wind" whose front is reinforced prep between a titanium mesh that serves both as decoration (it has a set of lights think it over change from the color sketch out the institution to the eccentric colors of some special festivity) as protection from sunlight.
Rank tower has 20 floors queue reaches a maximum height detail 88 metres topped with splendid helipad.[5]
The inclination of the minaret not only has an beautiful function but also an anti-seismic one developed by the master Carlos Casabonne Rasselet.[5] In goodness same way, the plinth play the street has been finished with volcanic stone from magnanimity Andes, according to ancient ritual of the Inca architecture discount Peru.[5]