Torre KOI

The  Torre KOI is a 64-story mixed-use skyscraper located in the Valle Oriente district of the Monterrey Metropolitan Area. Designed by VFO Arquitectos, it is the center piece of the VAO complex. Standing 279.5 m it is currently the 2nd tallest complete building in Mexico.

Construction
The building was the last phase of the VAO Complex; a mixed-use project that sits upon a plot of land of 31530 m2, which consists of, besides Koi, three additional buildings: Liu East, a 172 m tall skyscraper that also combines offices and luxury apartments; Liu West, a purely residential 104 m tall tower and VAO Oficinas, a 46 m tall office building, together they share a plaza with access to a shopping center with more than 3000 m2 of retail space.

To construct the foundation of the Torre Koi, it was necessary to conduct the largest casting of concrete for a building in Mexico at the time. This required the continuous pumping of concrete for 48 hours, starting on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 8:00 am, concluding the following Monday morning. The foundation plate is 50 by in dimension and further anchored to the ground through 78 piles 1.6 m in diameter and 7 m deep. The plate itself is 4 m thick and required 8000 m3 of concrete to erect it. Twelve hundred concrete-carrying trucks were used for this work. Cemex, the supplier of concrete for the structure, devoted seven of its production plants exclusively to the casting for the foundation of the Torre Koi.

Description
The 64-story building contains 27 floors with 39000 m2 of office space along with 218 apartments and 18 penthouses across the upper 37 floors, ranging from 130 to 832 m2. Each apartment has access to its own storage space and 2 or 3 parking spaces. Furthermore, residents enjoy communal amenities on the 22nd floor, which include an infinity pool, a bar, a sauna, a private guest room, and more. The project was certified LEED BD+C Silver in May 2018.