TORRE REFORMA TRANSFORMATION

ARCHITECTURE/ LANDSCAPE/ INTERIOR/ DIGITAL/ INSTALLATION

ARCHITECTURE/ LANDSCAPE/ INTERIOR/ DIGITAL/ INSTALLATION

ORIGINAL CHUNK

GLAZING FACADE SECTION

CONCRETE WALL SECTION

AXONOMETRIC VIEW OF CONCRETE WALL

AXONOMETRIC VIEW OF GLAZING FACADE

AXONOMETRIC VIEW OF FLOOR SECTION

ANALYSIS OF CHUNK NODES IN DETAIL

Renowned examples of façade renovation

in advanced materials and technology

Fall 2021, SCI-Arc

Location: Paseo de la Reforma 483, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico

Partner: Hao Wang, Shuang Chu, Xinyuan Yue

Software: Rhino, Photoshop, InDesign, Adobe Illustrator

The project repainted and updated the façade of the Torre Reforma building. The entire building was first studied, and a basic chunk of 20' x 20' x 60' in the middle section of the building was selected to map out the dual façade system at different scales and levels of detail. While restoring the original two façade systems (glass and concrete), the concrete façade was further improved and combined with the diamond-shaped façade frame of OMA's Seattle Library. The structural system was also improved by replacing the simple concrete load-bearing walls with steel framed I-beams to make the façade more permeable.



NEW CURTANN WALL DESIGN

THE CONNECTION BETWEEN CORNER COLUMN AND TWO CURTAIN WALLS

THE CONNECTION BETWEEN FLOOR AND NEW CURTAIN WALL

ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURAL NODES IN DETAIL

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