Roche Tower
| Roche Tower | |
|---|---|
Roche-Turm | |
Roche Tower in September 2015 | |
Interactive map of the Roche Tower area | |
| Alternative names | Building 1 (Bau 1) |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in Switzerland since 18 September 2015[I] | |
| Preceded by | Prime Tower (Zürich) |
| General information | |
| Status | Open |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | Modernism |
| Location | Basel, Switzerland, Grenzacherstrasse 124 |
| Named for | Hoffmann-La Roche |
| Groundbreaking | 9 May 2012 |
| Opened | 18 September 2015 |
| Cost | CHF 550 million |
| Owner | Hoffman-La Roche |
| Height | |
| Height | 178 m (584 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 41 |
| Floor area | 74,200 m2 (799,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Herzog & de Meuron |
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Roche Tower (German: Roche-Turm), also known as Building 1 (German: Bau 1), is an office skyscraper in the Swiss city of Basel. Designed by Herzog & de Meuron for the pharmaceutical company Hoffmann-La Roche, it stands 178 metres (584 ft) tall with 41 floors. At the time of its opening, it was the tallest building in Switzerland, surpassing the Prime Tower (126 meters) in Zürich by 52 metres. The building has a total floor space of 74,200 m2 (799,000 sq ft) and cost CHF 550 million to construct. It houses around 2,000 employees.
In 2020, Roche Tower was overtaken in height by the adjacent 205-metre Building 2, also developed by Roche.