Roche Tower 2 Explained

Roche Tower 2
Native Name:Roche Turm Bau 2
Native Name Lang:German
Location:Basel, Switzerland
Address:Grenzacherstrasse 124
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Status:Completed
Start Date:2018
Opened Date:2 September 2022
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Owner:Hoffman-La Roche
Cost:CHF 550 million
Floor Count:50
Building Type:Office building
Architectural:205m (673feet)
Architecture Firm:Herzog & de Meuron
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Roche Tower 2 (German: Roche Turm Bau 2) is a skyscraper in the Swiss city of Basel.[1] With a height of, the building replaced Roche Tower 1 as the tallest building in Switzerland after it opened on 2 September 2022.[2] [3]

The building was financed by pharmaceutical company Hoffmann-La Roche and designed by Herzog & de Meuron. It accommodates 1,700 employees.[4] The skyscraper is resistant towards earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roche Turm Bau 2 - The Skyscraper Center. 2021-04-12. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  2. Web site: 2020-09-02. Höchstes Gebäude der Schweiz - Neuer Roche-Turm überholt seinen «kleinen» Bruder. 2021-04-13. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). de.
  3. Web site: 2022-09-02. Roche inaugurates Switzerland's tallest building. 2022-09-03. Swissinfo. en.
  4. Web site: 2014-10-23. Herzog & de Meuron unveils Basel campus for Roche healthcare. 2021-04-13. Dezeen. en.
  5. Web site: 2020-12-09. Neuer Roche-Turm - So sicher ist das höchste Gebäude der Schweiz. 2021-04-12. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). de.