BD Bacatá (abbreviation for ''Bogotá Downtown Bacatá'') is an architectural complex currently under construction in
Bogotá,
Colombia, featuring the tallest building in the country, surpassing the
Torre Colpatria, and the sixth tallest in South America. The South Tower is 67 stories high and covers a total surface area of . Development includes office and retail space, apartments and a 364-room hotel, replacing the former Hotel Bacatá that was constructed in the same location. It will be the tallest skyscraper in Colombia, and the first crowdfunded skyscraper, meaning that it was funded by private individuals through the purchase of
shares and fiduciary rights allowed under Colombian law.
Financial problems of the constructing company and Spanish real estate promoter Venerando Lamelas in 2018 have postponed the completion of the complex. A total of 133 billion
COP $ in debt has been registered.
[Así 'enderezarán' al BD Bacatá, 216 metros más cerca de las estrellas]
- El Tiempo[Impagos y embargos: la caída del español que levantó el BD Bacatá]
- El Espectador
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Name origin
The complex was named after an old hotel which used to be in the construction site, but was sold to the Spanish design firm, Alonso Balaguer. The old hotel was demolished; however, its name will remain, as it acknowledges Bogotá's (and Colombia's) indigenous heritag
Design
The BD Bacatá complex has the two tallest buildings in Colombia, one with 67 stories, where the new hotel, owned by the Spanish firm
Eurostars Hotels, Eurostars, will be operating; and the other with 56 stories. The main materials used in the construction of the skyscraper are
glass
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,
aluminium
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and
concrete
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. Both buildings will be connected by a pedestrian footpath in the first floor through the mall's platform, shared by both of them, and it will also have two pedestrian bridges, located in the 14 and 25 floors of both towers.
In the south tower, where the hotel will be located, the predominant material will be glass, notable in the
curtain wall planned for it. The office section, located in the north tower, will also have a glass
facade and the apartments section will have windows from floor to ceiling, and balconies.
Crowdfunding
BD Bacatá is the world's first crowdfunded skyscraper. It is the first skyscraper to be built in Colombia in 35 years. The structure is financed by over 3,800 ordinary Colombians.
Gallery
References
External links
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BD Bacatá Official website
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Skyscraper office buildings in Colombia
Buildings and structures in Bogotá
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Crowdfunded projects
Skyscrapers in Colombia
Skyscraper hotels
Residential skyscrapers
Retail buildings in Colombia