Torre KOI
The Torre KOI is a 64-story mixed-use skyscraper building complex located in the Valle Oriente district of the Monterrey Metropolitan Area. Designed by VFO Arquitectos, it is the center piece of the VAO complex. Standing it is currently the List of [tallest buildings in Mexico|2nd tallest complete building in Mexico].
Construction
The building was the last phase of the VAO Complex; a mixed-use project that sits upon a plot of land of, which consists of, besides Koi, three additional buildings: Liu Residences East, a tall skyscraper that also combines offices and luxury apartments; Liu West, a purely residential tall tower and VAO Oficinas, a tall office building, together they share a plaza with access to a shopping center with more than of retail space.To construct the foundation of the Torre Koi, it was necessary to conduct the largest casting of concrete for a building in Mexico at the time. This required the continuous pumping of concrete for 48 hours, starting on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 8:00 am, concluding the following Monday morning. The foundation plate is in dimension and further anchored to the ground through 78 piles in diameter and deep. The plate itself is thick and required of concrete to erect it. Twelve hundred concrete-carrying trucks were used for this work. Cemex, the supplier of concrete for the structure, devoted seven of its production plants exclusively to the casting for the foundation of the Torre Koi.