CLIENT: Pavimentos Colombia S.A.

LOCATION: Bogotá (Colombia)

KEY ELEMENTS: Special building design, structural optimization, use of hollow core slabs.

SERVICES: Detailed Design, Assistance During Construction

BUDGET: -

PROJECT DURATION: Design 2012 - Construction start expected for Jun 2014

PEDELTA’S KEY PERSONNEL: Juan Sobrino, PhD, PEng, PE; Leonardo Rosillo, MSc; Nelson Betancour, MSc

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This building is located at “Calle 88 # 13-09/Calle 88 # 13-25/Calle 88#13-17/Cra 13 #87-07/Cra 13#86ª-97”, in the city of Bogotá. The project is a residential tower consisting of three basement levels and nine floors.

The structural system consists of a special reinforced concrete moment-resisting frame, which serves to sustain both the vertical loads and the horizontal loads due to earthquakes. Prefabricated hollow core slabs were designed for the floors.

The building foundation is composed of a cast-in-place reinforced concrete plate system with pre-excavated piles. This system avoids any possible differential settlements.

The excavation of the basement was performed in stages, using temporary retaining structures.

The total construction area is 17,640 m2.