Torre Agbar Barcelona Glass Tower
During the construction, the central core was always one floor higher than the external wall. - The brie-solei will have pieces. - Some of the pieces of the brie-solei, in the south facade, have photovoltaic plates to generate electricity for the building. - The workers needed 5 days to complete every floor of the striking tower. - There are windows in the building. - The building will have a multi-coloured skin inspired by Antoni Gaudí. - On a typical floor, the floor-to-ceiling height varies from meters to meters. - The tower was originally planned to be 142 meters tall, but during construction some additional height was added for an ultimate value of meters. - After the first section of the dome was completed, Layetana placed big ads on the facade. - The south elevators are made of glass and you can see the sea through the windows in the concrete facade. - The building's second highest construction crane was removed on October 7, 2003. - The total structural height was reached on October 19, 2003. - Steel was used in the dome which tops the building. - Estructuras Metálicas Jamur supplied 900 tonnes of steel for the building dome and ceiling beams. - During the real estate fair Barcelona Meeting Point, the building was awarded the best national and international project. The international project award went to Shanghai World Financial Center . - During construction there were between 500 and 600 workers on the site. - On January 19, 2004, a crane was installed in the center of the steel dome to replace the main one. This crane was used to lift the facade and dome materials. - On 22nd of January, 2004, the main crane was removed from the construction site. - This building consolidated the offices of Agbar, which were previously located in a number of different buildings throughout the city. - The facade panels are made of 40 different colours. - The total weight of the steel and glass dome
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