Named Senna Tower, the tallest residential building in the world will be located in Santa Catarina, Brazil, designed to honor the legendary racer Ayrton Senna.
Senna Tower will have a height of 500m. (Photo: FG Empreendimentos).
Brazilian architect Lalalli Senna has designed Senna Tower, a super-tall skyscraper that will become the tallest residential building in the world and the tallest building in Brazil, as reported by Dezeen on September 17. Senna Tower will be constructed in Balneário Camboriú, a city in Santa Catarina famous for its coastal skyscrapers. According to the design, the building will have a sleek, slender shape and be clad in glass. At the base of the building, a section of the facade will slide forward, creating a series of terraces adorned with pools and greenery. A racetrack will encircle the open-air corridors, evoking memories of racer Ayrton Senna, who tragically passed away at the age of 34 in a car accident.
This project is the result of a collaboration between the developer FG Empreendimentos and the Senna Brand, the legacy of the late racer. Through this construction, Lalalli, Ayrton’s granddaughter, aims to reflect his extraordinary journey with both horizontal and vertical axes. Strips of lights will run along the facade and around the base of the building. At the top of the tower, surrounding lights will shine upwards.
With a height of 500m, Senna Tower will comprise 228 residential units, including 18 villas, 204 apartments, 4 duplex penthouses, and 2 three-story penthouses, each spanning 903 m². Amenities will be distributed across 6 floors of the building, and the expansive 6,000 m² rooftop will also feature recreational spaces.
According to the developer, the project will seek LEED Platinum certification, making it the first super-tall residential building to achieve green building certification. Additionally, it will be the first building in Latin America to utilize tuned mass dampers (TMD) to reduce vibrations in tall, slender structures.
The project has received permits from the city hall of Balneário Camboriú. Engineer Stéphane Domeneghini is overseeing the technical aspects of the project. Construction is expected to commence in the second half of 2025.
