Zaha Hadid Architects Breaks Ground on Mexico City's Tallest Residential Building

Zaha Hadid Architects Breaks Ground on Mexico City's Tallest Residential Building - Cityscape
Render by LabTop. Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed images of their latest design, the Bora Residential Tower in Mexico City, as construction on the project has broken ground.

Commissioned by Mexican developer Némesis Capital in 2015, the new tower will offer a variety of new housing options to the fast-growing neighborhood of Santa Fe, a business district in western Mexico City that is home to 3 universities and the regional offices of high profile tech companies including Microsoft, Apple, Sony, Roche and Amazon.

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Zaha Hadid Architects Breaks Ground on Mexico City's Tallest Residential Building - Cityscape
Courtesy of Némesis Capital

Rising over 50 floors, Bora will be the tallest residential tower in Mexico City, containing more than 220 apartments ranging from one- to three-bedrooms. Different unit sizes will be spread throughout the building, ensuring each floor houses a diverse community of residents.

Six apartment layouts been laid out surrounding a central core, with access to light, privacy and panoramic views in mind. Each unit will also have its own balcony, providing residents with an outdoor space in which to enjoy the city’s mild, elevated subtropical climate, and contributing to the tower’s dynamically geometric facade. At its base, the tower tapers inward to create areas for leisure and recreation covered by “swirling canopies”, as well as publicly accessible retail and restaurant spaces. 

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Render by LabTop. Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects Breaks Ground on Mexico City's Tallest Residential Building - Facade
Courtesy of Némesis Capital

"Regarding the design, we avoided a solid volume, favoring instead a more dynamic floor plan that would allow the building to have more corners, thus ensuring that each apartment features two different views of the city," said Juan Ignacio Aranguren, director of ZHA Mexico office.

The tower’s structure has been designed to respond to seismic conditions, with optimum flexibility, ductility and building weight. The ten-story canopies will also provide lateral stability during an event. 

Zaha Hadid Architects Breaks Ground on Mexico City's Tallest Residential Building - Table, Chair
Courtesy of Némesis Capital

The Bora Residential tower will be located in the heart of Santa Fe, a short distance from schools, theaters, cafes, restaurants, and 28-hectares of parkland at La Mexicana park, the largest new public space in Mexico City for 50 years. The building will also be within close proximity of downtown access, with the recent completion of the new Santa Fe Transit Hub that will connect the neighborhood to the city’s metro network when the Toluca commuter line opens next year.

Zaha Hadid Architects Breaks Ground on Mexico City's Tallest Residential Building - Cityscape, Facade
Render by LabTop. Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects

"The initiative to hire ZHA comes from Némesis Capital's interest in innovative projects that bring something new to the city and its architecture. Mexico City's real estate market is transforming as user's needs change. What is interesting about this project is its flexibility to adapt to the market," said Julieta Boy, director of design at Némesis Capital.

"Architecture should adapt to the market's demands,” added Juan Ignacio Aranguren, director of ZHA Mexico office. “This project's amenities area was designed in a way that will allow it to be reconfigured in time. The generous spaces allow this flexibility."

News via ZHA

  • Architects

  • Location

    Santa Fe, Mexico City, 01219 Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico
  • Design

    Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher (ZHA)
  • ZHA Project Director

    Juan Ignacio Aranguren
  • ZHA Project Architects

    Andrés Arias Madrid, Pierandrea Angius
  • ZHA Concept Design Team

    Saman Saffarian (Design Lead), Johannes Elias, Julia Hyoun Hee Na, Lisa Kinnerud, Kate Revyakina
  • Client

    Nemesis Capital
  • Structural Engineer (Concept)

    BAC – García Jarque Ingenieros
  • MEP Engineer (Concept)

    PGI Engineering
  • Façade Engineer (Concept)

    Front Inc.
  • Visualizations (Concept)

    LabTop
  • Photographs

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  • Architects

  • Structural Engineer

    BAC – García Jarque Ingenieros
  • Façade Concept Engineer

    Front Inc.

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Cite: Patrick Lynch. "Zaha Hadid Architects Breaks Ground on Mexico City's Tallest Residential Building" 09 Nov 2017. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/883402/zaha-hadid-architects-breaks-ground-on-mexico-citys-tallest-residential-building> ISSN 0719-8884

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