Hotel Riu Plaza Guadalajara

Hotel Riu Plaza Guadalajara is a skyscraper located in the city of Guadalajara, Mexico. At 215-metre tall (705 ft), it is the city and metropolitan area's tallest building and the fifth highest in Mexico.

Hotel Riu Plaza Guadalajara
General information
StatusComplete
TypeHotel
LocationGuadalajara, Mexico
Coordinates20°39′55.97″N 103°23′37.44″W
Construction startedMarch 2009
Completed2011
OpeningJune 2011
CostUS$ 110 million
Height
Antenna spire215 metres (705 ft)
Roof189.2 metres (621 ft)
Technical details
Floor count44
Floor area8,190 square metres (88,200 sq ft)
Design and construction
Structural engineerIngeniería Básica Diseño Estructural S.A. de C.V.
Main contractorMontecarlo Construcción y Mobiliario S.A. de C.V.

Construction began in March 2009, and opened in June 2011. It has 44 habitable floors, holding 550 rooms, in addition to restaurants, meeting rooms and a 44th floor penthouse. On the roof is a heliport and maintenance rooms. A pinnacle rises above the top floor by adding 16 metres (52 ft) to the building height.

Construction history

Its construction involved deep excavation, producing three basement floors and the foundation. Around the excavation was a retaining wall. This wall was made with steel and shotcrete. For its part the foundation account employed 113 piles of 0.6 to 2 metres (2 ft 0 in to 6 ft 7 in) in diameter buried at a depth of between 10 and 15 metres (33 and 49 ft).

The area where this building stands is 8,190.99 square metres (88,167.1 sq ft). The main materials were concrete, steel and glass. Its structure has columns and floor made from reinforced concrete and steel facade is formed of glass.

The Hotel is the second hotel in the chain built in a city, while others are beach resorts.

Fire

On February 16, 2011, the hotel suffered two fires on floors 11 and 24, caused by an explosion in a LPG tank. Two workers were confirmed dead and 16 injured. Work on the hotel closed indefinitely.

The fire did not damage the building's structure.

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