Roche Tower 2

Roche Tower 2 (German: Roche Turm Bau 2) is an Office skyscraper in Basel, Switzerland.^[1] With a height of 205 metres (673 ft), the building replaced Roche Tower 1 as the tallest building in Switzerland after it opened on 2 September 2022.^[2][3]

Roche Tower 2
Roche Turm Bau 2
Roche Tower 2 (left)
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Office
Location	Basel, Switzerland
Address	Grenzacherstrasse 124
Coordinates	47.55945°N 7.60726°E / 47.55945; 7.60726
Construction started	2018
Opened	2 September 2022
Cost	CHF 550 million
Owner	Hoffman-La Roche
Height
Architectural	205 m (673 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	50
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Herzog & de Meuron

The building was financed by pharmaceutical company Hoffmann-La Roche and designed by Herzog & de Meuron. It accommodates 1,700 employees.^[4] The skyscraper is resistant towards earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale.^[5]

Gallery

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  Construction site in January 2020
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  Construction site in June 2020
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  Construction site in October 2020
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  Construction site in April 2021

References

1. "Roche Turm Bau 2 - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
2. "Höchstes Gebäude der Schweiz - Neuer Roche-Turm überholt seinen «kleinen» Bruder". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2 September 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
3. "Roche inaugurates Switzerland's tallest building". Swissinfo. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
4. "Herzog & de Meuron unveils Basel campus for Roche healthcare". Dezeen. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
5. "Neuer Roche-Turm - So sicher ist das höchste Gebäude der Schweiz". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 9 December 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

External links

• Roche Tower 2 at wh-p Ingenieure AG