Titanium La Portada
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Titanium La Portada will be a skyscraper situated on avenida Andrés Bello and Isidora Goyenechea in the El Golf district of Santiago de Chile. Construction began in January 2007, and is expected to be completed by December 2008, during which time it will briefly become the tallest skyscraper in Chile,[1] before being overtaken by the Torre Gran Costanera of the Costanera Center complex.
The architects are Abraham Senerman, Andres Weil and Echeñique.
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[edit] The size
When completed, the Titanium La Portada will have a height of 190 m (623 ft) at the roof. It will have 52 aboveground floors, plus another 7 underground floors.[1] The seven underground floors will be used primarily for parking.[2] There will be 20 high speed elevators[2] to service the building, which will move at a speed of 6.6 m/s (21.7 ft/s). It will have a total floorspace of 129,500 m² (1,390,000 sq ft) for mixed office use.[1]
By 2010, the Titanium La Portada is expected to be the 13th tallest building in Latin America.
[edit] Other details
Construction began in January 2007 with an investment of US$120 million, and its inauguration is expected in December of 2008.[2] Primary materials used include aluminum, reinforced concrete, steel, granite and glass curtainwall. Because Santiago is prone to earthquakes, the building was anchored 50 m (160 ft) deep with 65 concrete and steel pylons, allowing it to withstand an earthquake of 9.0 on the Richter scale.
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.[2] When completed, there will also be two helipads on top of the building.[2]
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.[2]
