Edificio Limatambo
Limatambo Building | |
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Edificio Seoane, Edificio Coca-Cola | |
General information | |
Architectural style | Modern |
Location | Lince District |
The Limatambo Building (
It was demolished in 2013 to make way for the planned Rímac Tower (Spanish: Torre Rímac) on its former site.[2] The building was promoted as the country's first skyscraper, but was never built.[3]
History
The building was built in the 1950s, was built between 1953 and 1954 at the intersection of
The most well-known billboards of the building were those of the
Demolition
The building's demolition was announced in 2012, as the planned 55-floor Rímac Tower was to occupy the area instead, becoming the country's
Despite the controversy, the building was ultimately demolished on the latter half of 2013.[6][10] Construction on the new Rímac Tower was meant to start in 2016 and end before 2020.[7][9][12] Despite its announcement, was never built.[2][13]
Overview
The building was a united set of three blocks with different heights. The block facing Javier Prado Avenue had nine floors and two apartments per floor, while the rear one had seven levels and one apartment per floor. The top two floors of the tallest block contained
See also
- Casa Marsano, another well-known building whose demolition was also met with controversy
References
- ^ a b c Bayona, Delia (2019-01-04). "Clásicos de Arquitectura: Edificio Limatambo / Enrique Seoane Ros". ArchDaily.
- ^ a b Paredes Laos, Jorge (2017-06-22). "Urbanismo de vanguardia: construir la modernidad". El Comercio.
- Gestión. 2016-08-06.
- ^ ISBN 978-9972-45-415-8.
- ^ Pino, David (2013-07-07). "El Edificio Limatambo y sus letreros". Lima La Única.
- ^ a b "Torre Limatambo: Demolición piso por piso sin explosivos". Construcción y Vivienda. 2015-11-06.
- ^ a b Arias, Nicolás (2014-09-13). "Latinoamérica tendrá siete nuevos rascacielos antes de 2020". La República.
- ^ "Próxima demolición del Edificio Limatambo (Coca-Cola)". La Mula. 2012-02-16.
- ^ a b "Del futuro: Estos son los edificios más modernos de Lima". El Comercio. 2014-07-29.
- ^ a b Bustamante Pacheco, María Alejandra; Ureta Córdova, Juan Marco; Hung Arrunátegui, Pamela Carolina; Scudere Cárdenas, Ana Belén; Florián Holguín, Cynthia Estefanía (2017). Edificio Limtambo. Sin Lugar Para Ls Memoria (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Lima: Universidad de Lima. pp. 179–183.
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ignored (help) - ^ Paucar Albino, Jorge Luis (2013-05-24). "La "estética de lo barato" y la demolición del edificio Limatambo". La Mula.
- ^ "Símbolos de crecimiento: los nuevos rascacielos latinoamericanos". Structuralia. 2015-02-03.
- ^ "Resumen De Proyectos". GCAQ.
Diseño estructural Torre Rímac (no se terminó, quedó en anteproyecto)