Puerta
Reforma
Tower
Year
2014
Status
On Going
Scale
144,607 m² / 1,556,537 ft²
Typology
Residential & Commercial
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Client
Consultants
Ambiente Arquitectos, Arup, BMT, HKS, L’Observatoire International, Roman and Williams, Steer Davies Gleave
Team
Fernando Romero, Mauricio Ceballos, Salvador López Polo, Alan Parra, Zuzanna Walczak, Victor Hugo Mendoza, Argentina Sotelo, Samantha Salgado, Karla Jazmín Gutierrez, Erick López, Marina Edurne Morales, Octavio Moreno, Brenda Muñiz, Alma Delia Nazario, Sergio Rebelo, Unai Artetxe, Joao Urbano, Lucas Velle, Celia Julve, Nicolle Hazard, Xiang Ao, Pierre Tairouz, Hangning Zhou, Nicholas Dolan, Daniela Gallo, Moss Owen Palmer, Marta Rodrigues, Libia Castilla, Adriana Merchant.
Reflecting the site’s unique diamond-shaped geometry, the Reforma Tower is a 73-level, 3-volume skyscraper intended as a landmark next to the Puerta Reforma area of Mexico City. As the tallest tower in Mexico City, the structure initiates a dialogue between the neighboring Chapultepec Park and the surrounding urban fabric as a marker for the starting point of Paseo de la Reforma.
Each of the tower’s zones serves a specific programmatic and economic purpose. The lower volume at the base of the tower houses Mexico City’s first Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The upper volume was designed for class-AA office space and the corporate headquarters of an important commercial group.
Plans for the 40,000 ft2 Waldorf Astoria include 300-350 rooms, 3 ballrooms with a capacity of 600 people each for formal seated events, flexible conference spaces, and a 5-star restaurant as well as a cafe, a luxury spa, indoor pool, and fitness center.
A roof-terrace creates a singular public outdoor space, where extraordinary views of the seemingly endless urbanscape of Mexico City can be enjoyed.
