Roche Tower 2
| Roche Tower 2 | |
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Roche Turm Bau 2 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Type | Office building |
| Location | Basel, Switzerland |
| Address | Grenzacherstrasse 124 |
| Construction started | 2018 |
| Cost | CHF 550 million |
| Owner | Hoffman-La Roche |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 205 m |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 50 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Herzog & de Meuron |
Roche Tower 2 (German: Roche Turm Bau 2) is a skyscraper under construction in the Swiss city of Basel.[1] With a height of 205 meters the building will replace Roche Tower 1 as tallest building in Switzerland after the planned opening in 2022.[2]
The building was financed by pharmaceutical company Hoffmann-La Roche and designed by Herzog & de Meuron. It will accommodate 1700 employees.[3] The skyscraper can withstand earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.9 on the Richter magnitude scale.[4]
Gallery[]
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 2021-04-12.
- ^ "Höchstes Gebäude der Schweiz - Neuer Roche-Turm überholt seinen «kleinen» Bruder". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ^ "Herzog & de Meuron unveils Basel campus for Roche healthcare". Dezeen. 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ^ "Neuer Roche-Turm - So sicher ist das höchste Gebäude der Schweiz". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
External links[]
- Roche Tower 2 at wh-p Ingenieure AG
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Basel
- Skyscrapers in Switzerland
- Skyscraper office buildings