Intempo: A High-Slender 180m Building

摘要

Intempo (Benidorm, Alicante) is a 52-storey building constructed above the ground level consisting of three basement levels-the total height being 190 m. This residential building, designed with reinforced concrete, will be completed in 2014 to become the tallest residential building in Europe. Its distinctive geometric design is noteworthy. It has two straight, parallel towers with a separation of 20 m, which are connected at the top with an elliptical reversed cone rising to a height of nine storeys. This cone is held by two metallic trusses that were launched from one tower to the other at 150 m height. These are supported by the external shear walls of exposed concrete of the two towers. Beyond the inherent characteristics of a high-rise building, the distinguishing feature of the building lies in the high slenderness (the ratio of the height to the minimum dimension of the floor plan being 10,8), which reflects the architectural perception and the structural realization of the project.