The Swiss Re Tower

The Swiss Re Tower

A.K.A.THE GHERKIN

30 St Mary Axe

• 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