Rio Sul Center

Rio Sul Center
Torre Rio Sul
Rio Sul Center, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
General information
Status Complete
Type Office tower
Location 116 Lauro Muller Avenue, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Coordinates 22°57′26″S 43°10′34″W / 22.957314°S 43.176033°W / -22.957314; -43.176033Coordinates: 22°57′26″S 43°10′34″W / 22.957314°S 43.176033°W / -22.957314; -43.176033
Construction started 1976[1]
Completed 1982[1]
Technical details
Floor count 40
Floor area 119.751,56 m²[2]
Lifts/elevators 18[3]
Design and construction
Architect Ulysses Burlamaqui
Main contractor Construtora Norberto Odebrecht S.A.[4][2]

The Rio Sul Center Tower,[2][5] also known as Rio Sul Tower, is the third tallest building in Brazil and the tallest building in Rio de Janeiro at 164 metres (538 ft) and 50 floors, 48 above ground and 2 below. The structure contains 28 elevators[6] It was completed in 1982.[5]

The building was designed by architects Ulysses Burlamaqui and Alexandre Chan in the Brutalist architectural style.[7] The tower, together with a 400 stores shopping mall called Riosul Shopping Center, form a commercial complex known as Rio Sul Center.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Revista Veja, 24 de Março de 1982, number 707, p.107
  2. 1 2 3 http://www.torreriosul.com.br/a_torre.aspx
  3. ↑ http://www.torreriosul.com.br/infra.aspx
  4. ↑ "Odebrecht". odebrechtonline.com.br.
  5. 1 2 "Maiores prédios do Brasil". Superinteressante.
  6. ↑ "Rio Sul Center". The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  7. ↑ Czajkowski, Jorge - Guia da Arquitetura Moderna no Rio de Janeiro, 2000, p. 18


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.