Torre Futura is the highest tower of the complex at the
World Trade Center San Salvador. It has 14 floors and is high which also makes it the second highest tower of
El Salvador and third of Central America excluding
Panama
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.
Description
It has 20 floors for offices, five for parking, and a shopping plaza. It was developed by
Grupo Agrisal and is described as an "intelligent building". A particular feature is the glass that makes up the structure, which occupies of low
emissivity
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that limits solar heat input and
ultraviolet light
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, but takes full advantage of natural light. The structure was inaugurated on 1 December 2009 and is the second-highest tower of
El Salvador. It is also amongst the most complex and modern buildings throughout Central America.
One of the main innovations of the Torre Futura is the implementation of a first-class shopping mall, called
Plaza Futura, which has {{convert, 3,000, m2, ft2 and has exclusive restaurants and a viewpoint from where you can see much of the city.
Torre Futura was designed by KMD Architects. Its construction was overseen by the firm MR Melendez Arquitectos, headed by the salvadoran architect
Manuel Roberto Melendez Bischitz.
Awards
* Best Architectonic Design by "Architectural Digest".
See also
*
Plaza Futura
*
World Trade Center San Salvador
External links
www.torrefutura.com
San Salvador
Skyscrapers in El Salvador
Skyscraper office buildings