ATRIO’s North Tower Topped Out in Bogotá

The ATRIO Towers —the tallest project in Colombia— reached a new milestone in Bogotá with the structural completion of its North Tower, the first of the development's skyscrapers, which has topped out at 201.6 meters and 46 stories.

During a ceremony held on Friday, August 24, on the rooftop of the North Tower, the final two steel beams—each 10 meters long and weighing 3.3 tons—were installed. The event symbolically marked the completion of 20 months of construction for the first phase of the skyscraper complex.

Regarding the project's structure, the architects explained last March that "the steel structure features prominent orange diagonal bracing that, in addition to providing a unique architectural expression, serves as seismic support. A total of 18,850 tons of steel will be used to construct the two towers—twice the amount used for the Eiffel Tower. As for the concrete structure, the foundation slab for the North Tower alone required 7,369 cubic meters of the material, equivalent to pouring the contents of 1,000 concrete mixers at once."

Designed by the British firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) and El Equipo de Mazzanti, ATRIO's South Tower will become the tallest building in Colombia, reaching a height of 268 meters. This will easily surpass the yet-to-open BD Bacatá (216 meters), which is also located in Bogotá.

Via ATRIO.