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Originally Posted by Fred Savage Man Boy
So, I guess the question would be how did this particular project get authorization to go above the imposed height limits?
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some areas of São Paulo dont exactly have a height limit. What they have is a total area limit x limit of the terrain.
The Berrini area for example... maximum area limit of a building is 2,5x the area of the terrain. The total area only includes private area, not condominium area.
Thats why you see those huge terrains around the highrises in the area. And such terrains are expensive.
So basically, a terrain of 178x86 meters. Area equals 15.308 sq meters.
Multiply that for 2,5. You get 38.270 sq meters of private area to build.
Lets say a highrise has 30x30 meters of private area per floor. 900sq meters per floor. You can build about 42 floors at maximum before reaching the limit.
Consider that the taller you build, more expensive it is. Consider that to build taller, you must have a HUGE terrain around a narrow highrise. Consider that zoning laws in Brazil, in other aspects are kinda lax, and you can build commercial highrises all over the city.
So, why spend so much money to build taller in that area, when you can simply build another tower in another area?
As for building taller than the limit, construction companies can buy the rights to increase the total area per terrain area index. But its expensive and rarely they do so.