The Swiss Re Tower

The Swiss Re Tower
A.K.A.
THE GHERKIN
30 St Mary Axe
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Located in London, England.
Was designed by Norman Foster in Dec. 2003
Construction Cost: $218,509,200.00
Land Costs: $143,456,040.00
591 feet tall
• 41 total floors
• 824,956.86 Sq Ft of floor space
• Construction started in 2001 and was
completed in 2003
Swiss Re Tower
• Males:23,922,144
• Females:25,216,687
Structure Specifics
• The shape of the tower is influenced by the
physical environment of the city.
• Minimum impact on the local wind
environment.
• Reduced energy consumption by use of
natural ventilation whenever suitable, low
façade heat gain and smart building control
systems.
• The ‘diagrid’ responds to the building's curved
shape and provides vertical support to the
floors thus allowing large internal column free
office space.
• The central core is required only to act under
vertical load and is free from diagonal bracing.
• The outside of the building consists of 260,000
square feet of glass panes