With international design, Country Tower will be a landmark in the Porto Alegre skyline

 

A protagonist of Porto Alegre’s urban development, Avenida Nilo Peçanha has consolidated itself in recent years as the fastest-growing area of the city and the one receiving the most investment. Around it are landmarks such as Shopping Iguatemi, Bourbon Shopping, the Porto Alegre Country Club, Unisinos and the Anchieta, Farroupilha and Província de São Pedro schools, as well as countless offices of local and multinational companies. It is also in this area, more precisely on Avenida Marechal Andréa, facing the Country Club, that an iconic commercial tower will soon rise and transform the region’s landscape.

Conceived by CFL Inc., Country Tower arrives to be a landmark in Porto Alegre’s corporate scene. A symbol of innovation, sophistication, functionality and convenience, the corporate building will have 15 floors with 144 commercial units from 78.15 square metres in a complete infrastructure with an auditorium, meeting rooms and a dining mall with three restaurants on the ground floor and up to two on an exclusive, contemplative rooftop. Following a trend seen in major urban centres of the world such as New York, Paris, London and Miami, the 750-square-metre rooftop will offer a stunning view of the Porto Alegre skyline.

 

Innovative design

Country Tower will be the first corporate development in the Rio Grande do Sul capital with international design. At the invitation of CFL Inc., the project was developed by Arquitectonica, one of the largest and most awarded architecture firms in the world, which also signs the two residential towers of Alameda Jardins – Residências do Golfe, located next to the commercial complex.

– We won over Bernardo Fort Brescia, one of the greatest architects in the world, for an innovative project with transformative potential for the Avenida Nilo Peçanha area and for the whole city. Having Arquitectonica’s signature on Country Tower and Alameda Jardins is a source of great pride and satisfaction for our entire team – says the CEO of CFL Inc., Luciano Bocorny Corrêa.

For the Country Tower project, Arquitectonica opted for a curved design, with a series of ellipses from one end to the other. Where the floor slabs offset one another, four balconies facing the 55 hectares of the Porto Alegre Country Club golf course stand out, creating outdoor areas that add value to the offices and integrate them with nature, widening the view and the horizons. The complex is also signed by local architecture firms such as HB and AT Arquitetura; JA8 for landscaping and urban design; and POZ for interior design. The iconic design will be just one of Country Tower’s differentiators, which will offer a wide range of services and high-end dining options.

 

Exclusive rooftop

Among the operations already confirmed is Grupo TE2, which manages the brands 300, Provocateur, Mesa, Luc and B4f, and will open an all-new venue on the rooftop.

– Throughout our history, we have always built great brands in places conceived especially for them. Our portfolio contains long-standing operations and brands, solid to this day, and the main cases are precisely aligned with this incredible launch by CFL. We have always waited for this moment: to have a rooftop created, conceived and built for this purpose. Besides, the development shines from every angle, whether for its prime location, height, view, infrastructure or the signature of Arquitectonica, an icon of international design. We have a great responsibility, but at the same time the certainty that once again we will treat our Porto Alegre to another brand that will change the market and make history in our state – highlights the managing partner of Grupo TE2, Tiago Escher.

 

Dining mall

The ground-floor dining mall will also feature an all-new venue, plus two others already established and recognised on the Porto Alegre dining scene. Manager of the brands 20/9 and 1835, Grupo Manda Brasa will be present on the ground floor of Country Tower.

– We were really enchanted by the ambition of the project and that is why we designed an exclusive restaurant, which will be called OLIN. A mix of bar/café/restaurant, with a contemporary outlook on the world we live in. A project that is born in 2027 and wants to help shape the Porto Alegre of the future – explains one of the Group’s partners, Martin Tellechea.

Another venue in the dining mall will be Eat Kitchen, famous for its healthy contemporary style, which will open its fifth restaurant at the site.

– The brand has great synergy with CFL’s new development and with the people who live in the Avenida Nilo Peçanha and Country Club area – highlights the chain’s managing partner, Nico Ventre.

Bottega Maria Bar & Cucina, which currently has a restaurant in the Bonfim neighbourhood, is the third dining venue confirmed in the complex’s mall.

– Country Tower is the perfect combination to match the charm of our operation with the sophistication and elegance of the strategic address receiving the most investment in Porto Alegre – says the brand’s managing partner, João Miragem.

For CFL Inc.’s sales and new business manager, Gustavo Pansani, the adherence of such relevant brands shows that Country Tower is a development made for those who invest and innovate, boosting the market and generating growth opportunities.

– We sought to bring together in one place the best operators in the city, creating a dining hub never seen before in Porto Alegre, as well as a public-private environment and a rooftop in line with what happens in the world’s leading metropolises. At Country Tower, companies and businesses will be at the centre of development, creating a rich and diversified business network – stresses Pansani.

 

Residential towers

Next to Country Tower, on an area of 7,000 square metres, the two residential towers of Alameda Jardins – Residências do Golfeare being built. In all, there will be 52 units with private areas from 334 square metres and options of three or four suites. Owners will also have a communal area, Club Jardins, with 3,686 square metres equipped and furnished like a true club without leaving home.

The development will have complete leisure infrastructure, with spaces signed by major sports figures. The beach tennis court will be developed under the guidance of the captain of the Brazilian national team in the sport, Alex Mingozzi, and the tennis court will be signed by former Rio Grande do Sul tennis player Thomaz Koch. The fitness space, in turn, will be Designed by Cia. Athletica. The leisure area will also have a bicycle rack, business place, gourmet space, party hall, kids’ and teens’ spaces, a 25-metre indoor pool, a heated semi-Olympic pool, a playground, a garden nook, a pet place, a spa and visitor parking spaces.

An internationally acclaimed architecture firm

The Country Tower and Alameda Jardins projects will be the first signed by Arquitectonica in southern Brazil. Recognised for its unique and innovative style, the company is headquartered in Miami, in the United States, and has been led by Bernardo Fort Brescia and his wife Laurinda Spear since its founding in 1977.

The firm has a team of 820 architects and offices in the world’s leading cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Dubai, accounting for 80% of high end real estate launches in Miami. Awarded around the world, Arquitectonica signs iconic projects such as the JK Iguatemi Complex, in São Paulo, and the Microsoft Europe Headquarters, in Paris.