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EPM Intelligent Building ( es, Edificio Intelligente EPM), also known simply as the EPM Building, is the headquarters for the

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Empresas Públicas de Medellín Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) was established on 18 November 1955 as a residential public utilities company which, initially, only served the inhabitants of Medellin, Colombia its hometown. EPM is the head of a group that consists of twe ...

(EPM) in Medellín, Colombia. The building is located at the intersection of the ''Avenida del Rio'' and Carrera 58, in a neighborhood known as La Alpujarra II. The building is surrounding by greenspace, a series of outdoor fountains, and a stand-alone cube near the building that houses an auditorium. Its modern architecture and construction has made it a symbol of contemporary Medellín. Plaza Mayor, Barefoot Park, and the Medellín Metropolitan Theatre are also nearby. The building is modeled after the

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, which houses the

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insurance market in the United Kingdom. The EPM Building is one of the locations decorated with lights each year for the Christmas season in Medellín.

History

Empresas Públicas de Medellín was founded in 1955. Since 1957, the main headquarters was located in the Miguel de Aguinaga Building. The construction of a new

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was completed in 1993. Since the soil survey showed the existence of a barrage of unconsolidated sandy gravel brought by the

Medellín River The Medellín River ( es, Río Medellín), called Porce River ( es, Río Porce) during most of its course, is a river that flows through the Colombian city of Medellín and its metropolitan area. For many years an organization called Mi Río (My ...

, a plate was covered over the entire area of the building to prevent settlement problems of structural elements and at the same time to respond to the most stringent seismic standards. Between 1996 and 1997, the headquarters was transferred to the new Intelligent Building.

Design

The building is made from concrete, steel, glass and aluminum and it incorporates water as a symbol of life and its mission as a public utilities company. Its design and construction were all the work of

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. EPM employed 6,000 workers for the building's construction. There are six towers attached to the main building. The building also has 16 transparent elevators, operating simultaneously, which can mobilize 320 people on each trip at a speed of 150 meters per minute. The top floor can therefore be reached in 60 seconds. The 11th floor has a rooftop garden with vertical garden walls. These gardens were composed with at least 60% plant species native to Colombia. Separated from the main building on its northwest side is a 27-meter high cube that houses the auditorium. The auditorium can seat 400 people and has an aluminum finish on the outside.

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