Saturday, April 14, 2007

PANAMA CITY | Los Faros de Panama | 346m | 85 fl | U/C

Pictures and Information about this Project are courtesy of Forumer Menandro.

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The project consists on:

1) Central Tower: Apartments and 5 star hotel (85 stories @ 346m)

2) East Tower: Apartments (73 stories @ 254m)

3) Weat Tower: Apartments (73 stories @ 254m)

4) High end Shopping Mall

5) Casino





Plans, Elevations, and Sections

Podium
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Towers
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Shopping Center




Location



Design Team

Developer: Grupo Mall (Madrid, Spain)
www.mall.es

Architect: Chapman Taylor (Madrid, Spain)
www.chapmantaylor.com

Structural Engineer: ARUP (London, England)
www.arup.com

Humberto Echeverría & Asociados (Panama City, Panama)



Structural Features

- Continuous reinforced concrete mat

- Reinforced concrete retaining walls at basement

- Reinforced concrete shear wall system.

- Wind Tunnel Testing for design of lateral load resisting system.


- Tower structure is reinforced with shock absorbing dampers at mechanical levels.




Renders & Images










Building Model








Construction Pictures as of March 2007















www.farosdepanama.com>

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