FOCSA Building
| FOCSA Building | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | Topped-out |
| Type | Residential |
| Architectural style | Modern |
| Location | El Vedado |
| Address | 17 y M |
| Town or city | Havana |
| Country | Cuba |
| Coordinates | 23°08′34.4″N 82°23′02.7″W / 23.142889°N 82.384083°W |
| Construction started | February 1954 |
| Completed | June 1956 |
| Cost | 7,000,000 pesos |
| Owner | Revolutionary government |
| Height | 121 meters (397 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Wall and slab |
| Material | 48,000 kPa (7,000 psi) concrete |
| Size | 280 mm (11 in) wall, 171 mm (6.7 in) slab |
| Floor count | 39 |
| Floor area | 77,000 m2 (830,000 sq ft) (res) |
| Lifts/elevators | 4 tenant + 2 service |
| Grounds | 10,000 m2 (110,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Martín Domínguez Esteban, Ernesto Gómez Sampera |
| Developer | Fomento de Obras y Construcciones, Sociedad Anónima; FOCSA |
| Engineer | Sáenz, Cancio & Martín |
| Structural engineer | Luis Sáenz Duplace |
| Services engineer | Gustavo Becquer, mechanical Fernando H.Meneses, electrical |
| Civil engineer | Bartolome Bestard and Manuel Padron |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 374 apartments |
| Parking | 500 cars |
The FOCSA Building is a residential and commercial block in the Vedado neighborhood of Havana, Cuba. At 121 meters (397 ft), it was the tallest building in Cuba for over 6 decades until the construction of La Torre López-Callejas. It was named after the contracting company Fomento de Obras y Construcciones, Sociedad Anónima, and the architects were Ernesto Gómez Sampera (1921–2004), Mercedes Diaz (his wife), and Martín Domínguez Esteban (1897-1970), who was the architect of the Radiocentro CMQ Building. The structural engineer was Luis Sáenz Duplace, of the firm Sáenz, Cancio & Martín, and professor of engineering at the University of Havana. The civil engineers were Bartolome Bestard and Manuel Padron. Gustavo Becquer and Fernando H.Meneses were the mechanical and electrical engineers, respectively. It is located on a site bordered by Calles 17 and M and Calles 19 and N in the Vedado.