Torre Mayor
Mexico City, Mexico

HEIGHT: 225m/738 feet
FLOORS: 55 floors
COMPLETION: 2003
ARCHITECT: Zeidler Roberts Partnership

Torre Mayor combines the finest materials, the most advanced systems, and meticulous design efficiencies to create a 77,000 square meter world class corporate complex dedicated in every detail to promote corporate productivity, employee well-being, and an image of excellence.

The Tower's technology and systems are completely state-of-the-art. Its dual tubular steel framework and lateral load resisting systems have been designed to ensure structural reliability under the severest seismic conditions.

The building architecture provides function as well as strength. Forty-three column-free office floors, with typical sizes ranging from approximately 1,700 square meters to 1,840 square meters, allow Tower occupants to achieve exceptionally efficient space utilization in their office designs.

The soaring stone-clad entry lobby leads to the central core of 20 high-speed elevators. All tenants and visitors must enter through a single security check point. The lobby is surrounded by a two-level quality retail concourse, creating a self-sufficient corporate center.

Abundant parking is provided on-site in a 13-level structure served by two separate sets of entrances and exits and four separate parking elevators. The garage incorporates a high-security executive VIP drop-off point, with a driver lounge and direct elevator access.

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http://www.torremayor.com.mx/tower.htm

Looks very nice,

I'll need more before voting.

How tall is it, when will it be built, how many floors.

225m and 55 floors is the Tallest in all Latin America. :)

http://www.torremayor.com.mx/images/TMperfilSEP02.jpghttp://www.torremayor.com.mx/02sep21/TM34sSEP02.jpg
http://www.torremayor.com.mx/02aug08/frenteAGO.jpg
http://www.torremayor.com.mx/topping/02DCP_0783.jpg
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8/10

I like it. I like how that glass facade is continuous from ground to top. More pictures would be good though.

nice, maybe some more glass in the back of the building would help to a 10

If only the flat side had more taste. The curvy side is very tasteful though. Mmmm...

8.5/10

9/10 this building is very nice, the glass looks great. I like both parts of the building. I think that this is the best skyscraper in Latin America.

Nice but the rendering looks better than the actual building from those photos.

8/10 :)

Yeah, it a nice design but, it just doesn't really do it for me

7/10

I like this one. One of the ones I could use in my backyard..;) 8/10

Wow! That's awesome, I give it a 9.10.

Hey did you guys know that Torre Mayor will have a lazer that will be visible from 25 kilometers!

EDIT: Sorry I didn't realize that Eduardo had already posted the aerial pictures of Torre Mayor. To make up for the inconvenience heres a very nice and large Torre Mayor picture.

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2002/10/165629.jpg

cool shots . . looking to be great tower! ill give it a 7/10 for now;)

Awesome building, fits very well in the DF fabric and follows a healthy trend for high-quality, high class towers around Chptc. Park.

9/10

9/10

cool building! one of my favourite in Latin America

easily a 10..

I like this one. It could use a better facade or at least more glass in the back, though. 9/10

Well designed. Would have to rate as one of the best ever built in Mexico City 8/10.

Different shapes in 1 building , I like that , a 9 !

i really like it, can we steal it and take it to London??

8

a tie!

25% gave it a 10! 50% gave it atleast a 9, and over 90% voted no less than an eight! This is one of the best ratings I've seen for a while!

JacobRit - THAT thought produces an interesting mental image!!
:rotf: LOL - Talk about REALLY exceeding the baggage limit....

Folks, is this tower finished, and are there any pics of it finished?

Yes is almost finished

http://www.prodigyweb.net.mx/kardrak/1122_007.jpg
http://www.prodigyweb.net.mx/kardrak/1122_011.jpg
http://www.prodigyweb.net.mx/kardrak/1122_013.jpg

9/10 excellent;)

4/10

I really hate when you take an all glass tower and put a concrete slab on it.

nice, 9/10

Very nice design and the glass looks great
10/10

on some pics it looks amazing but in others... hmmmm... anyway i gave it 8 :D

I have pass recently near the tower, and i like it a lot specially the front part, the part in the back i really don´t like it, but it still being the tallest in latin america

A real nice tower for Mexico City. There is something about its look that seems to fit with Mexico City, but I don't know what it is. Naturally, this aestetic is gaining popularity among commercial architects, so the look isn't exactly new at this point. Torre Mayor isn't exactly true to the aestetic that KPF mastered over a decade ago. But overall, it's a very visually attractive building.

One thing that puzzles me though, is the design's seemingly minimal concern for solar issues, such as daytime heating, glare and excessive direct sunlight in the offices. At Mexico City's latitude, the sun is very intense, and it is even more so at Mexico City's elevation. I would have certainly including more aggressive measures to combat the sun. Things like sunshades, overhangs, screens, reflective glazing and light colors would have been considered. Also, the facade is a bit banal, with such a repetitive pattern, with almost no variation throughout. I would have added additional masses, or at least a varied pattern in the windows and cladding.


6.5/10

Kinda looks like Kingdom Center with the top cut off, in the last two pics. 8/10

8/10 Good design, but it seems to have the Taipei 101 effect of being the only tall building in the area.

TORRE MAYOR'S GALLERY (http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=3056&ppuser=34&thumb=1) hope you like it :)

Like some buildings, some towers look better at night. And from what I've heard... Torre Mayor will have a lot of neon lights, and a light at top...






... I just can't find any pictures :(

when built... 8.5

Is built already Oar ;)


greetings! :)

neat - 8/10

its quite tall, and it has two different facades, the glass side looks great, but the other side isn't as good, in fact, not very good looking imo
7.5

Real nice! :tongue2: Like the both sides and the top came out nice too. 8.5/10

I don't like the back of it, it "kills" the tower. The front is nice.

However, the streetshots are amazing, it's really worth looking at Eduardo Lopez gallery. The sidewalks are really clean, beautiful and the whole entrance is very monumental and "pedestrian-friendly".:)

9/10. Don't like the backof te tower.

This is my favorite angle.

http://www.torremayor.com.mx/02sep21/TM34sSEP02.jpg

Yay! I found a pic that shows Torre Mayor's neon lights! Too bad that not all of them were turned on. :(

http://www.prodigyweb.net.mx/kardrak/mexico%20city/tmn.jpg

3 I'm not a fan of those glass ellipses... and the two parts of this building seem so mismatched

Under 3

"Under 3"

Can you tell us why?

What's up with the shape and the colors? :puke:

10. Simple the best and tallest in LA.
Cheers!
:guns1:

This is my favorite angle....9/10



http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/3057/34la_diana.jpg
Pic by Eduardo Lopez...

This building is amazing! Definitely one of the best signature towers in all Latin America! 10/10 :okay:

The last pics ;)

http://www.torremayor.com.mx/03feb/TMFEB0334s.jpg
http://www.torremayor.com.mx/03feb/TMFEB03frente.jpg
http://www.torremayor.com.mx/03feb/TMFEB03perfil.jpg

Cool pics I want to see the building all lighted at night it will look great, and with the neon lights:guns1:

it looks nice. and very tall in the neighbourhood. 8/10

Both form and facade looks over used. So it gets 7/10 from me.

the latest pics

http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/mundo/images/20030626-torre.jpg http://www.prodigyweb.net.mx/kardrak/Torre%20Mayor1.JPG http://photos.eluniversal.com.mx/img/2003/06/hom/250603_TORREmayor2.jpg
http://ricardocarreon.com/TMnight2.jpg
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i like crystal buildings so i'll ggive it a 8.5/10

way way better at nite, imo

my favorite building that i have seen anywhere...love the angle visible from chapultepec castle...definitely a 10+

8/10

Looks like a big lipstick.

good one. but looks smaller than it is 7/10

facade: nice mix
form: cool
points: 9

10/10 of course

Enlighted specially for Mexico's Independence Day

http://ricardocarreon.com/tmgrito.jpg

Torre Mayor looks even more cool that way!

10/10 really nice.

5.5/10 :)

http://www.iespana.es/crashnet/loveparade/HelipuertoTM.jpg
http://www.iespana.es/JuanMillionaire/TorreMayor.jpg

8.5/10...It has great unique shapes, but the top looks unfinished, and the back portion isn't all that great. It does have a great facade and color as well as beautiful lighting at night.

The concept is too easy/lazy.

3/10

Is not a great design but is the tallest building in Latin America.
I give it a 7/10 and at night an 8

9/10



great tower, with a better back it'd gave a 10

6.5/10 The back should have been similar to the front.

http://www.casasgente.com/176/Images/torre_mayor1.jpg

6.5/10

9/10

https://www.revela2.com/media/fotos2/16434/229287-3073_max.jpg
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wow...that's all that i can really say about it...mexico city should build more buildings that're as cool as this one...

9.5

http://members.cox.net/mxx/tmayor111.jpg

What a shot!!!
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:)

Wow! Some of the newer pictures posted in this page are quite nice! I especially like the night shots.

http://members.cox.net/mxx/tmm111.jpg

:cheers:

9/10 from me too

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:)

es lo mas! :)

8/10

I like it. But not that much. Ok to be honest, I'm more on the side that I don't like it. The top at the front and back dont go together well for me. The whole concept of having the facade of frontside and backside different is quite original, but I admit that I dont like the combination this time. However, I must say that I like the top of the side with the glass facade when lit with the colors of the Mexican flag. Very creative. Sorry, but I still have to rate it at 6.5/10

9.5/10

10/10
Great looking building. I especially like the fact that from some angles, it looks like two different skyscrapers.

8/10 beautiful.

simply beautiful. :) 10

9/10

is great the best one in latin america

Torre Mayor is the tallest building in Latin America measuring 225.7 meters from the back and 230.6 meters from the front.
It is 62 levels tall ( 55 floors and an heliport over ground ) and measured from sea level, it is the scond tallest building over 20 floors in the world along with Torre Altus, Latin America´s tallest residential building at 196 meters and 42 floors.

1000/1000!!!! Super Tower.

Some other great shots...

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:)

The Best Tower In Latin America, Simply Beautiful
9/10

10/10 :)

10/10

8/10

excellent building 9/10

I really like it, its modern, classy and multifacetic, It really deserves a 10 :)

9/10

It's a nice tower but everything but the front is bland. It's ordinary but for it's location it gets a 7.......prominent stature. Hoorah for Mexico!!!

7

could be more but they dismissed the back half of the bldg......

But for what it lacks it makes up specially at night with the neon lights and lighted top. ;)

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http://www.casasgente.com/176/Images/torre_mayor1.jpg


:)

The best building in Latin America by far, I saw a similar building in Lima Peru The Interbank Tower althought is half the Torre Mayor height it does look similar.
9/10

8/10

Looks like a giant version of Birmingham's HCT (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=11301&page=1&pp=20) from some angles.

I like it. :)

5/10

Respect for Latin America's highest tower! 10.0

This looks like a nice building. I am giving it 8/10. It's not my favourite kind of design, but I like that view from farther away where you can see the "half-circle" shape at the top. Pretty impressive building.

i like it a lot...a 10 /10 but the back would've been better if it was like the black part near the heliport

Superb, it really blends with Mexico City. 10/10

Other angles...

http://img229.exs.cx/img229/3200/tm120gx.jpg


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7/10

This is an odd question but - due to the front facade curving, wouldn't that mean that the glass panels on the curved face do not match up with the glass panels on the moon-shaped face?

2/25/05 SSC Banner.............

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Torre Mayor view.......

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Nice glass facade. 8.5/10.

8/10 nice glass facade, interesting shape.

9/10 love it

Very individual and creative, but still ugly. I give it a 5.5/10. :(

10 / 10

10 / 10... besides its beauty, it was designed to resist earthquakes from more that 8° Richter

9! I like the facade!

Great shape and facade!!!
9/10

I like the glass side but I hate the other side. 5/10

^yes,the back side is totally bad designed.
8/10

Buildings have facades... And this one has one of the best.

http://www.ada.ch/images/TorreMayorb_jpg.jpg

http://www.xtwh.net/img/tmayor09.jpg

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9/10

9/10

9.5/10 It's just a great looking building. I had to take off .5 though for the back. Viva México!

I'm agree with Latoso!!!!.... It's nice but the back is not!!!!... :)

9/10

9/10

10/10

Beautiful tower. 9/10.

Wow! 9/10

7.

www.torremayor.com.mx

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Very nice scraper, reminds me Warsaw Trade Tower :cool: 9/10

8/10

Love the curve side

9/10

7/10

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http://chunche.net/bit/gallery/albums/torre_mayor_chas/Torre_Mayor2.sized.jpg


http://www.popsci.com/popsci/images/bown/2003/engineering/engin_torre_450x325.jpg

(1) Conventional buildings use X-shapes to damp seismic events. Torre Mayor's diamond structure is more efficient, allowing it to use less steel to achieve nearly four times the typical stress tolerance. (2) Floor diaphragms knit the building together by connecting the structure's outer frame to its steel core, and help all the building's elements move together. (3) Viscous dampers, similar to gigantic shock absorbers, are strategically placed in the building's core and in the diagonal braces along the perimeter.


As featured on popsci magazine...

Torre Mayor

Latin America's tallest tower is an office building that sits smack in the middle of one of the world's most active seismic zones. But when a temblor strikes, you may see people in Mexico City running into, not out of, this 57-story giant. The structure, which was completed in August, is packed with the latest anti-quake technology, including concrete-encased steel columns, moment frames and supplemental damping systems, many of which were adapted from declassified military technologies for cushioning aircraft impacts. When a quake hits, the systems work together to cushion the jolts, allowing occupants to ride out the tectonic upheaval in style. The system got an early test in January when a 7.6-magnitude quake hit Mexico City. Though only partially complete, the building sustained no damage whatsoever.

10 out of 10 :) i like it a lot

The front is great but the back ruins it a bit, 8.5/10

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/8914/tm15r8zs.jpg


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9/10

Love It 10/10

7.5/10

10/10

I love it, it´s in my city.. is the tallest in latinamerica 10/10

awesome building
9.5
Peace

I like the back side, tallest toped out in L A 10/10

This is a good looking building. I like the top. 9.0

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7,5

I like it!!!

excellent and original cylindrial extructure and nice combination of colours and materials

my favourite latinamerican skyscaper. simplement excellent 9,5/10

BEAUTIFULLY BUT NOTHING UNUSUAL 4/10 :(

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/ssp/TM.jpg

10/10

I love this building! 10/10

10/10

9.5/10 Very cool design and great seismic engineering

I like it! Pretty cool building.

beutiful building, the best of latin america

6,5 I hope he's joking ^^

^

Yeah like you coming from the land of skyscrapers.... What a joke.. lol




http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/438/tm128qx.jpg

10/10

9/10. Fantastic.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2003/06/27/20030626172410.jpeg



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9,5/10

Nice

looks very cool 9/10

8/10

Most angles give it a rather interesting shape, except front and back which make it too broad, look short, even ! Night lighting is all right :-)
7.

^

Yeah like you coming from the land of skyscrapers.... What a joke.. lol



Now that's funny :laugh:

ABSOLUTELY BEUTIFUL

i like it so much 9/10

I like very much Torre Mayor, I have good news the office space is almost full let's wait for the next office highrise in Mexico City.

8/10

WOW love it, 10!!!!!!!!!!!!

i like this...8.5/10

Very kool, gj architects, 8/10.

More..

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http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/5126/torremayor69mm.jpg

9/10

8.5/10 :)

9.5/10

I don't really know why 18 votes for 3 or less, I don't really think that Mayor Tower deserve a 3 jeje...anyway, some envyous people, don't you think?

7.5/10 the glass facade looks nice but the other half looks out of place and bland

Excellent!!!! And standing above a muddy base is not easy for a 750´skyscraper. It is literally floating! ( as well as the Torre Latinoamericana and most of Mexico City´s downtown area )

LOL... You have no idea what you are talking about... Read more please.

B-E-A-UTIFUL! The front and back work pretty well together. 9/10

8/10. I love the curved section and the top. the neon highlights and the ability to project things onto the indent on the top of the glass curve. The contrast between the glassy section and the other is a little weird. They don't seem to match too well.

A 10 for me..is the tower 100% rented?

Is like 90% rented......


http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/5425/964r9hk.jpg

8/10

easily a ten :)

2 buildings into one. not sure if i like it, but 8.

8.5/10

clean building, the top however gets too busy on the non-glass sheathed side, that canopy just ruins the sight lines

7/10

10/10 Cool tower :okay:

8.5/10.

um...8/10

Like many have already said: there could be a bit more glass in the back. However, I absolutely love how the two shapes coexist in the same building,
9.5/10.

Looks so amazing at night.


http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/1770/tmnoche4vs.jpg

8,5/10

7/10

Even though is Mexico's tallest, I'm not a huge fan of double-facade buildings.. 7.5/10

7,5/10

10/10

THE GREATEST IN WHOLE LATIN AMERICA RIGHT NOW, TODAY!

Looks great

This is a Latinamerican symbol, just like the Latinamerican tower was in Mexico city back in the 50's, this is the new "Latinamerican" Tower.

10/10

great tower, i really like it 9/10

9.5/10

The facade could be better.. but the design is okay.. 7/10

6/10

i like.. :)

9/10

Very nice and modern design 9/10

I like both sides. One of few skyscrapers where both facades work well together. 9.5/10

This one is great...

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i257/tibu18/mexico2/torre.jpg

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/391/1421433940b5820a1fco2ga.jpg

8.5/10

7/10

very sharp 8.5/10

10. i like it

More views...


http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/8597/tmview123ab8.jpg



http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/1340/tm100rgw1.jpg

7, because the back facade is ugly.

9/10

9/10 simple, nice shape, slim. That's my skyscraper!

9.5/10

One of my favorite towers in the world!

9.5/10. Torre Mayor is one of my favorite buildings of all time. But there are some angles which makes the building look less attractive.

Double Post.

8.5 / 10

10. lovely!

9.5/10 The glass facade is beautiful

One of my fav pics of Torre Mayor..

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/5264/tm14rub0.jpg

(x-seed 4000) when they are going tu put that laser?¨do you have more informacion?:)

The tallest and most beutiful tower in Latin America!!!!!!!!!!!

like the top and the glass 8/10

3 / 10

Not much of a design in the real sense of the word.

10, Its simply amazing, and its one fo the most beautiful latinamerica skyscrapers

Looks very nice from the right angle, also it is a unique building so I give it a 9

8/10
nice

Spectacular!!!!!

Vote for Torre Mayor: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=379324

10!

:cheers:

7.5/10

7/10

Looks good. A 7,5 out of 10.

i LIKE IT
9!!

8.5/10

7/10

love it