Roche Tower 2
| Roche Tower 2 | |
|---|---|
Roche Turm Bau 2 | |
Hoffman-La Roche | |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 205 m (673 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 50 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Herzog & de Meuron |
Roche Tower 2 (German: Roche Turm Bau 2) is a skyscraper in the Swiss city of Basel.[1] With a height of 205 metres (673 ft), the building replaced Roche Tower 1 as the tallest building in Switzerland after it opened on 2 September 2022.[2][3]
The building was financed by pharmaceutical company
Hoffmann-La Roche and designed by Herzog & de Meuron. It accommodates 1,700 employees.[4] The skyscraper is resistant towards earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale.[5]
Gallery
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Construction site in January 2020 -
Construction site in June 2020 -
Construction site in October 2020 -
Construction site in April 2021
References
- ^ "Roche Turm Bau 2 - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Höchstes Gebäude der Schweiz - Neuer Roche-Turm überholt seinen «kleinen» Bruder". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2 September 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Roche inaugurates Switzerland's tallest building". Swissinfo. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "Herzog & de Meuron unveils Basel campus for Roche healthcare". Dezeen. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Neuer Roche-Turm - So sicher ist das höchste Gebäude der Schweiz". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 9 December 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
External links
- Roche Tower 2 at wh-p Ingenieure AG
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