Smáratorg Tower
Smáratorg 3 (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsmauːraˌtʰɔrk]) is an office and retail building in Iceland. It is the tallest building in Iceland, surpassing Hallgrímskirkja in height, and is the fourth-tallest architectural structure in the country after the masts of Naval Radio Transmitter Facility in Grindavík and longwave radio mast at Hellissandur (which is the tallest longwave radio mast in the world).
Smáratorg Tower seen from afar
The building is located in Smárahverfi, Kópavogur, where the shopping mall Smáralind is also located. The building has 20 floors and is 77.6 metres (255 ft) tall. The main constructor for the building was Jáverk. The tower was designed by Arkís architects.
Construction started in 2003 and was completed in 2007. The building opened on 11 February 2008.
See also
References
- ^ VSÓ – Valin verkefni – Smáratorg 3 Archived 2007-05-02 at archive.today
- ^ "Smáratorg / Office Tower – Arkís arkitektar". www.ark.is. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Smáratorg Tower (Kópavogur, 2008) | Structurae". Structurae. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
External links
- ARKÍS architects official website
- Information and renderings of the building
- News article about a fire on the second floor of the building.(April/2008)
- JÁVERK main constructer official website
64°06′10″N 21°52′50″W / 64.10278°N 21.88056°W
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