Meret Oppenheim Tower | |
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Meret Oppenheim Hochhaus (German) | |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Mixed-use: Residential / Office |
Architectural style | Neomodern |
Location | Basel, Switzerland |
Address | Meret Oppenheim-Platz 1, 4053 Basel, Switzerland |
Coordinates | 47°32′45″N 7°35′13″E / 47.54594°N 7.58706°E |
Construction started | 2016 |
Completed | 2019 |
Height | |
Roof | 85 m (279 ft)[1] |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Reinforced concrete |
Floor count | 25 |
Floor area | 40,000 m2 (431,000 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Herzog & de Meuron |
Structural engineer | Drees & Sommer Advanced Building (MEP) WGG Schnetzer Puskas Ingenieure AG (Structural) |
Website | |
Meret Oppenheim Hochhaus |
The Meret Oppenheim Tower (German: Meret Oppenheim Hochhaus) is a mixed-use high-rise building in Basel, Switzerland. Built between 2016 and 2019, the tower stands at 85 m (279 ft) tall with 25 floors and is the current 27th tallest building in Switzerland. The building is named after the German-Swiss artist Meret Oppenheim, after whom the street on which the skyscraper is located was also named.[2]