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NewCity Residential is a high-rise complex of seven skyscrapers in
The buildings are surrounded by a tall concrete wall and maintain gated access.
The towers facade material consists of concrete and the buildings have a curtain wall facade style. The style of building is
Image:TIJ Newcity 1.jpg, NewCity's Diamond Tower as of October 2008.
Image:TIJ Newcity 2.jpg, NewCity towers in early 2008.
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Tijuana
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Baja California
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, Mexico
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. In the San Diego–Tijuana
San Diego–Tijuana is an international transborder agglomeration, straddling the border of the adjacent North American coastal cities of San Diego, California, United States and Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The 2012 population of the reg ...
, region the buildings are increasingly being referred to as ''New City''. The complex has just begun construction and will consist of seven towers, out of which four have been built. With 27 stories, Diamond Tower is currently the tallest building in Tijuana. The other six towers will be the second-tallest buildings in Tijuana, with 24 stories.
The complex is located within Tijuana's central business district
A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...
, Zona Río.
Architecture
The project was designed by the local Espazio architectural Group led by Arq. Jorge Gutierrez in association with Estrategias Urbanas consulting represented by Arq. Hector Osuna Jaime. New City was designed with the idea of creating a setting of comfort for the surrounding San Diego-Tijuana populace. It was also designed to appeal to most people and features a modern and unique look.Design
The buildings are surrounded by a tall concrete wall and maintain gated access.
The towers facade material consists of concrete and the buildings have a curtain wall facade style. The style of building is postmodern
Postmodernism is an intellectual stance or mode of discourseNuyen, A.T., 1992. The Role of Rhetorical Devices in Postmodernist Discourse. Philosophy & Rhetoric, pp.183–194. characterized by skepticism toward the " grand narratives" of moderni ...
and thus contemporary.
Gallery
See also
*List of tallest buildings in Tijuana
This is a list of tallest buildings in the city of Tijuana, Baja California. Tijuana has the most high rises in northern Mexico after Monterrey. The tallest highrise in Tijuana is Newcity Medical Plaza at
Tallest buildings
This list ranks Tijua ...
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