Balneário de Camboriú is a coastal resort town in the south of Brazil, with a skyline featuring numerous skyscrapers, including the two Yacht-house Residence Club towers, currently the tallest buildings in the country , and the One Tower and the Infinity Coast, which are in second and third place respectively. Well, a new skyscraper project has just been announced that will break all height records in Brazil and the world, as well as the skyline of Balneário de Camboriú: the Senna Tower, the tallest residential skyscraper in the world.
With a height of 500 m, the residential tower project is a tribute to the Brazilian Formula 1 driver, Ayrton Senna, tragically killed in an accident at the Enzo e Dino Ferrari Autodromo during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. Designed by his niece, the artist Lalalli Senna, it is a project of the Brazilian real estate developer FG Empreendimentos in collaboration with Senna Brand, a marketer of the racing driver’s image. The Senna Tower will have 204 flats, 18 ‘elevated mansions’, 4 duplex penthouses and 2 exclusive triplex penthouses.
A mass damping system, a common feature in high-rise structures such as the Senna Tower, will help stabilise it against high winds and earthquakes. In addition, as has been the norm for some time, the tower is projected to achieve LEED Platinum certification, with green building practices, energy efficiency, responsible water use and carbon emissions reduction as targets. The Senna Tower will offer, in addition to residences and penthouses, 6,000sqm dedicated to leisure and entertainment, with sports facilities, swimming pools and social areas, commercial spaces and restaurants. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2025.
The little we know about the design of the Senna Tower stands out for its aerodynamic aesthetics and its lanky profile, which vaguely evokes the world of speed, especially the curve in the facade that starts from its podium. We will have to wait for its construction to be completed to see what final sensation it leaves on our design palate.
Sources: Senna Tower, Wikipedia.
Images: Senna Tower.
