| Torre KOI | |
| Status: | complete |
| Location: | San Pedro Garza García, N.L., Mexico |
| Coordinates: | 25.6422°N -100.3225°W |
| Start Date: | 2013 |
| Completion Date: | 2017 |
| Highest Region: | Mexico |
| Highest Start: | May 2016 |
| Highest End: | April 2020 |
| Highest Next: | Torres Obispado |
| Building Type: | Office, Residential |
| Cost: | US$200 million |
| Architectural: | 279.50NaN0 |
| Top Floor: | 259.90NaN0 |
| Material: | Concrete |
| Floor Count: | 64 |
| Architecture Firm: | VFO Arquitectos |
| Developer: | IDEI |
| Structural Engineer: | Stark + Ortiz |
| Other Designers: | Thornton Tomasetti & RWDI |
| Main Contractor: | Constructora DOCSA |
| Rooms: | 236 |
| Parking: | 2578 |
| Website: | http://www.koi.mx |
| References: | [1] [2] [3] |
The Torre KOI is a 64-story mixed-use skyscraper located in the Valle Oriente district of the Monterrey Metropolitan Area. Designed by VFO Arquitectos, it is the center piece of the VAO complex. Standing 279.50NaN0 it is currently the 2nd tallest complete building in Mexico.
The building was the last phase of the VAO Complex; a mixed-use project that sits upon a plot of land of 31530m2,[4] which consists of, besides Koi, three additional buildings: Liu East, a 1720NaN0 tall skyscraper that also combines offices and luxury apartments; Liu West, a purely residential 1040NaN0 tall tower and VAO Oficinas, a 460NaN0 tall office building,[5] together they share a plaza with access to a shopping center with more than 3000m2 of retail space.
To construct the foundation of the Torre Koi, it was necessary to conduct the largest casting of concrete for a building in Mexico at the time. This required the continuous pumping of concrete for 48 hours, starting on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 8:00 am, concluding the following Monday morning. The foundation plate is 50mby40mm (160feetby130feetm) in dimension and further anchored to the ground through 78 piles 1.6m (05.2feet) in diameter and 7m (23feet) deep. The plate itself is 4m (13feet) thick and required 8000m2 of concrete to erect it. Twelve hundred concrete-carrying trucks were used for this work. Cemex, the supplier of concrete for the structure, devoted seven of its production plants exclusively to the casting for the foundation of the Torre Koi.[6]
The 64-story building contains 27 floors with 39000m2 of office space along with 218 apartments and 18 penthouses across the upper 37 floors, ranging from 130m2832m2. Each apartment has access to its own storage space and 2 or 3 parking spaces. Furthermore, residents enjoy communal amenities on the 22nd floor, which include an infinity pool, a bar, a sauna, a private guest room, and more. The project was certified LEED BD+C Silver in May 2018.[7]