BBVA Bancomer Tower

Located on the Paseo de la Reforma, the tower marks a gateway to Chapultepec Park with sky gardens overlooking the city and the park. The architecture aims to promote a sense of community and interaction between staff. On the ground floor, the triple-height lobby sits on the corner of Paseo de la Reforma, which links the daily operations of the bank branch with executive-level commercial businesses at higher levels. In the lobby, glass elevators face the park and will transport visitors arriving by foot, as well as the employees up to the sky lobby at level 12. The sky lobby is a window to the city and the park. This area will be used for exhibitions and public events and connects the hall and dining room with terraces overlooking Chapultepec Park. At this level security manages visitor access to the building. 

The VIPs and executives access the building through a separate lobby on the ground floor, with a dedicated access area for vehicles to guarantee a high level of security and privacy. The executive elevator offers direct access to the top executive floors and discreet access to public floors of the building, including the heliport. The building’s main structure is externally expressed to provide flexibility in planning internal office spaces. The external braced frame provides the seismic structural system to the building allowing the core to be arranged diagonally organising office space on two sides. The result moves away from the traditional centre core, four sided floor layout and responds to the spectacular views towards the city and Chapultepec Park. 

Sky gardens every nine floors create outdoor space within the tower and provide meeting and break-out areas where people can enjoy spectacular views of the city.

The façade design is inspired by the Mexican traditions and architectural heritage. The geometry of the diagonal structure is used to create a lattice frame to protect the façade from direct light and heat from the sun. As a result, the building has been awarded a Gold LEED energy standard.

The tower provides 78,800m2 of prime office space for BBVA Bancomer and can accommodate 4,500 members of staff. 

The qualities of the building are:
 

• The building responds to its immediate context and the city;
• Sky gardens provide a focal point for grouping working communities within the BBVA Bancomer culture;
• An architectural legibility of building elements gives the tower a human scale;
• It provides flexibility in re-planning the building for future change.
• It responds both socially and environmentally by minimizing resource consumption, waste and greenhouse gas emissions, while the use of passive solar protection systems are maximized to reduce energy consumption.

Credits:
Interior design: LegoRogers / Skidmore Owins & Merril (SOM) | Landscape Design: EspaciosVerdes | Structural Engineer: ARUP, Colinas de Buen S.A. de C.V. | Public health Installations: Garza Maldonado y Asociados S.C. | Air Conditioning: DYPRO S.A. de C.V | Security: LOGEN S.A. de C.V. | Consultant Smoke Detection: LOGEN S.A. de C.V. | Acoustic: Saad Acústica S.A. de C.V. | Signage: Rommy Serrano | Parking Consultant: Walker Parking Consultant | Geotechnical Engineer: Ingeniería Experimental | Heliport Consultant: ATG Ing., Traffic Impact Consultant: ITT | Planning and Environmental Consultant: Asesoría Urbana | Catering Consultant: Grupo Lux | Multimedia: Saad Acústica S.A. deC.V. | LEED Consultant: HKS Inc | Thermal Analysis Façade Consultant: DYPRO S.A. de C.V. | Fire code consultant: ARUP | Transportation consultant:ARUP | Electrical Consultant: DEC | Wind Tunnel Study: RWDI Consulting Engineers | Consultant Codes and Regulations: Luis Rosales | Renders: DECC | Landscape Design: Espacios Verdes S.A. de C.V. | Cost Consultant: Ingeniería de Proyectos y Supervisión (INPROS S.A. de C.V.)