Roche Tower 2

Roche Tower 2 (German: Roche Turm Bau 2) is a skyscraper in the Swiss city of Basel.[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
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice building
LocationBasel, Switzerland
AddressGrenzacherstrasse 124
Construction started2018
Opened2 September 2022
CostCHF 550 million
OwnerHoffman-La Roche
Height
Architectural205 m (673 ft)
Technical details
Floor count50
Design and construction
Architecture firmHerzog & 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 Richter magnitude scale.[5]

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

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