El Faro Towers

El Faro Towers
El Faro Towers
Torres El Faro
	Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires
Coordinates	34°36′44.3″S 58°21′34″W / 34.612306°S 58.35944°W
Construction started	2001 (I), 2003 (II)
Completed	2003 (I), 2005 (II)
Height
Antenna spire	185 m (607 ft)
Roof	160 m (520 ft)
Top floor	160 m (520 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	46
Floor area	57,190 m2 (615,600 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Berardo Dujovne; Silvia Hirsh
References

The El Faro Towers (

neighborhood of Puerto Madero, in Buenos Aires, the capital and largest city of Argentina. The El Faro Towers are made of glass, most specially used for the skyscraper's windows, and reinforced concrete. Although the two towers did not commence their construction at the same time, the first and second skyscrapers' construction ceased in 2003 and 2005, respectively. The twin skyscrapers were the tallest structures in Buenos Aires, and Argentina from 2003 to 2009. The towers have a height of 160 m (520 ft).^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

Concept and construction

The Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro) project was first proposed in 1999, and coincided with a burgeoning interest in redeveloping the dilapidated Puerto Madero docklands on the part of developers. The project was initially designed to include two towers with a height of 170 m (560 ft) each, with 48 floors distributed among them. The towers were to be connected by several aerial bridges at four levels. The development was approved in late 2000, and the construction of first began in 2001, although not all the plans were really fulfilled, such as the towers having a height of 160 m (520 ft) instead of the proposed height of 170 m (560 ft) and the towers having a floor count of 46 instead of 48.^[1]

The first tower's construction was completed in 2003, and all units therein were sold by the time construction started on the second tower. While there were several alternative proposals from groups dedicated to the protection of the nearby

Torre Cavia, part of the Le Parc Figueroa Alcorta complex, in 2009).^{[citation needed}

]

Geography

The El Faro Towers are located in the

docks and ferry piers and a natural reserve not far from the skyscrapers.^[1]^[3]

Structure and features

The El Faro Towers have a total height of 160 m (520 ft) and an area of 57,190 m² (615,600 sq ft). The twin skyscrapers were built using reinforced concrete for general support and the towers' walls. The pair of skyscrapers uses glass for the towers' symmetrically designed windows. Aluminum is also used. The two skyscrapers are linked and intertwined together by four

underground parking structures for owners, residents and guests, and other ancillary facilities.^[4] A reading and relaxation room is also set up on the top sky bridge between the two buildings.^[1]^[3]

List of tallest buildings in Argentina

Next Shortest

Mulieris Towers
161

Next Tallest

Torre Cavia
172.8

Heights are to highest architectural element.

Gallery

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A photo showing most of the neighborhood of Puerto Madero's known highrise, with the El Faro Towers (back right) in the background.
Front view of the El Faro Towers, shot from the river near the two skyscrapers.
El Faro Towers (right), with several other
Mulieris towers
(left).
Construction (foreground) ongoing near the skyscrapers' area, with the El Faro Towers (back left) in the background.
An apartment (foreground) at the foot of the El Faro Towers (back right).