BBVA Bancomer

BBVA Bancomer’s Mexico Headquarters will be the first collaboration between Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) and Legorreta + Legorreta architects. Having developed over many years of friendship between Richard Rogers and Ricardo Legorreta, the collaboration between the two practices has resulted in an innovative design for both the building and for Mexico City. The two practices have different architectural languages but common values: Richard Rogers said “Ricardo uses very strong colour, we use more steel and together we have focused on creating a building of character, with a strong vertical geometry and rhythm.”

LegoRogers won a competition to design a new headquarters building for BBVA Bancomer in Mexico City in 2009. The site is one of the most prominent in the Mexican capital (adjacent to Chapultepec Park) where the new building will form a gateway to the historical boulevard of Paseo de la Reforma, the city’s main avenue. It will also serve as a physical expression of the partnership between Bancomer, Mexico’s premier bank and BBVA, one of the foremost financial institutions in the world.

When completed in 2014, the 50-storey tower will provide approximately 78,600 square metres of prime office space for BBVA Bancomer and will accommodate approximately 4,500 employees.