Torre Lev | ARCO Arquitectura Contemporánea

Urban areas as Mexico City and its constant transformation and growth have very interesting opportunities for architectural projects. Torre Lev - is the response of ARCO Contemporary Architecture and his team to take advantage of an existing field thousand square meters in an important corner of the area. What was originally a residential building for rent 4 level, it will become a corporate tower 6 floors and a commercial ground floor to maximize space and excellent commercial location.

The main facade, which is on Avenida University- be an integral element of glass with a prefabricated concrete frames to achieve a uniform and contemporary image. Access on this Street English reaches an average level courtyard is located down and hence the commercial plant was located,  resulting in a very nice sunken plaza that serves both building users and those of the area and also organizes access to the corporate lobby.

Knowing thoroughly the needs of corporate spaces 550 m2 free plants were designed area useful profitable and thus provide prospective tenants of functional spaces in an investment is maximized. The block vertical circulation and services is towards the back of the property which allows for ventilation and natural lighting in bathrooms and stairways. It also has 3 basements to cover the demand for parking with an additional 20% accessed through 2 car lifts.

The project has solar panels to meet the electricity needs of the common areas, ice water points at each level with a chiller in roof and floor of 4.15 m in height. Appropriate standards were considered to integrate a functional building area and well prepared to have a long life with the best available technology.