BD Bacatá

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Mixed-use in Bogotá, Colombia

South tower:
216 m (709 ft)
North tower:
167 m (548 ft)

Technical detailsFloor count

South tower:
67 floors
North tower:
56 floors

Design and constructionArchitecture firmGrupo Alonso BalaguerDeveloperBD PromotoresStructural engineerPrabyc IngenierosOther informationNumber of stores30Number of rooms300Parking

739 places
405 private
334 public

References^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

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.^[8] The South Tower is 67 stories high and covers a total surface area of 1,200,000 square feet (111,480 m²). Development includes office and retail space, apartments and a 364-room hotel, replacing the former Hotel Bacatá that was constructed in the same location.^[9] It will be the tallest skyscraper in Colombia,^[10] 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.^[6]^[7]

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 heritage.[1]

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, will be operating; and the other with 56 stories. The main materials used in the construction of the skyscraper are glass, aluminium and concrete. 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.^[11] It is the first skyscraper to be built in Colombia in 35 years. The structure is financed by over 3,800 ordinary Colombians.^[12]

Gallery

Hotel Bacatá before demolition, 2011
Bogotá before BD Bacatá
BD Bacatá, July 2013
November 2013

BD Bacatá, December 2015
In September 2016
In April 2017
In May 2018

References

^ Prabyc (ed.). "BD Bacatá". Retrieved 6 October 2017.
^ "BD Bacatá". CTBUH Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
^ "BD Bacatá at Emporis.com". Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
^ "BD Bacatá". Skyscraperpage. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
^ "El edificio más alto de Colombia ya dispone del 55% del capital necesario para su construcción". Portafolio. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b (in Spanish) Así 'enderezarán' al BD Bacatá, 216 metros más cerca de las estrellas - El Tiempo
^ ^a ^b (in Spanish) Impagos y embargos: la caída del español que levantó el BD Bacatá - El Espectador
^ "Tallest buildings in South America (+150 m)". CTBUH.
^ "Crowdfunded Skyscraper: Record-Breaking Tower in Bogotá". web Urbanist. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
^ Berg, Nate. "Crowdfunding a Skyscraper". City Lab. The Atlantic. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
^ "A Crowdfunded Skyscraper Rises In Colombia". Fast Coexist. Fast Company. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
^ Alois, JD. "Largest Crowdfunding Campaign Ever: BD Bacatá Skyscraper from Prodigy Network". Crowdfund Insider. Retrieved 29 December 2016.