Taller de Arquitectura "X" (TAX) studio, based in Mexico City and directed by Alberto Kalach, designed the tower 41, a project of 7 absolutely atmospheric levels. The project has been one of the finalists of the MCHAP 2014/2015, which reward the best built projects in North and South America.
Description of the project by Taller de Arquitectura "X"
Located in a strategic point of Mexico City, facing the majestic Chapultepec Park, Tower 41 designed by Alberto Kalach's office TAX is displayed to the immediate context as a light sculpture at nightfall. Thus, the structural configuration generates free plans, allowing flexible spaces for any office use.
Functionally, the building has 7 floors for offices, a triple-height lobby, vertical circulation to the west and a roof garden on the top floor, which opens the dialogue and relates to the outside.
The office building was designed with the intention of not integrating heating and air conditioning systems. The strategy is bio-climatic, with cross ventilation from operable windows on both sides.
The apparent materiality of the place is exposed to an excellent level of detail and without extra ornaments, achieving a warm atmosphere inside.
To mitigate the hostility of noise caused by traffic, TAX designed a garden, water fountains and an acoustic wall on the ground floor that absorb and counteract the noise pollution.
