American studio SOM has unveiled images of a skyscraper in Guadalajara, Mexico, which will be clad in red-toned concrete with interiors designed by Mexico City-based Héctor Esrawe.
Designed in collaboration with Esrawe and Mexico City architecture studio Estudio AMA, the Legend development will hold offices, retail, a hotel and apartments.
SOM, Estudio AMA and Héctor Esrawe have broken ground on a skyscraper in Guadalajara
The development will consist of two structures, a low-lying building with a large entry canopy cantilevered out over the street to mark the entrance of the Canopy hotel, which will operate in the structure.
Next to this volume, a 52-storey skyscraper is planned that will rise 190 metres to become the tallest building in the Andares Zapopan district of Guadalajara, according to the team. It will hold retail, a hotel, offices and residential programs
Both of the structures will be clad in concrete panelling. Renderings show a reddish hue to the panelling, which will be achieved by adding in local minerals to the concrete mixture.
According to SOM, "hand-chiselled concrete details" will be added to the panelling in order to add texture and "a human element" to the design of the skyscraper.
A special concrete blend will lend the facade a red-toned colour
"Legend is a project that is of its time and place, bringing international stature rooted in local culture, materials and craft," said SOM design principal José Luis Palacios...