2018 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
QWA Corporate
The site is also close to the port region of Rio, which has been isolated for many years by the raised ‘Perimetral highway. The masterplan proposes to demolish part of this route and reintegrate the port – which still receives thousands of visitors every year – with the rest of the area. It will also restore parks, squares and other public spaces throughout the district, while rationalising the traffic flow and introducing new retail, commercial and civic spaces to create a vibrant district in the heart of Rio.
The site is bounded by the newly established Av. Rodrigues Alves urban expressway to the north, and the Avenida Binário to the South, with excellent connections to public transport via a new Light Rail Station to serve the site. At the heart of the project is the grand central plaza – a vibrant pedestrian public realm with a linear retail arcade, recreating the street‐based civic experience of this former light‐industrial port area.
The development has been designed to achieve LEED ASHRAE Gold certification. The project responds to the particular local tropical climate by establishing an enhanced self-shading strategy to the building elevations as well as providing effective sun protection and rain cover in all the principal open-air public circulation and amenity spaces.
The development has been designed to achieve LEED ASHRAE Gold certification. The project responds to the particular local tropical climate by establishing an enhanced self-shading strategy to the building elevations as well as providing effective sun protection and rain cover in all the principal open-air public circulation and amenity spaces.
Appointment
2012
Completion
2018
Area
223,000m²
Height
Structural Engineer
JKMF (Sao Paolo)
Client
Tishman Speyer Developments
Lighting Engineer
RAF Arquitetura
Additional Consultants
Collaborating Architect
Tishman Speyer