The Point

Guayaquil
Height
1
To Tip:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest point of the building, irrespective of material or function of the highest element (i.e., including antennae, flagpoles, signage and other functional-technical equipment).
136.5 m / 448 ft
2
Architectural:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the architectural top of the building, including spires, but not including antennae, signage, flag poles or other functional-technical equipment. This measurement is the most widely utilized and is employed to define the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) rankings of the "World's Tallest Buildings."
136.5 m / 448 ft
3
Occupied:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest occupied floor within the building.
130.1 m / 427 ft
  Floors
Above Ground
The number of floors above ground should include the ground floor level and be the number of main floors above ground, including any significant mezzanine floors and major mechanical plant floors. Mechanical mezzanines should not be included if they have a significantly smaller floor area than the major floors below. Similarly, mechanical penthouses or plant rooms protruding above the general roof area should not be counted. Note: CTBUH floor counts may differ from published accounts, as it is common in some regions of the world for certain floor levels not to be included (e.g., the level 4, 14, 24, etc. in Hong Kong).
36
Below Ground
The number of floors below ground should include all major floors located below the ground floor level.
1
1 2 3 The Point
Height 136.5 m / 448 ft
Floors 36
Official Name
The current legal building name.

The Point

Type
CTBUH collects data on two major types of tall structures: 'Buildings' and 'Telecommunications / Observation Towers.' A 'Building' is a structure where at least 50% of the height is occupied by usable floor area. A 'Telecommunications / Observation Tower' is a structure where less than 50% of the structure's height is occupied by usable floor area. Only 'Buildings' are eligible for the CTBUH 'Tallest Buildings' lists.

Building

Status
Completed
Architecturally Topped Out
Structurally Topped Out
Under Construction
Proposed
On Hold
Never Completed
Vision
Competition Entry
Canceled
Proposed Renovation
Under Renovation
Renovated
Under Demolition
Demolished

Completed

Completion

2014

Country
The CTBUH follows the United Nations's definition of Country, and thus uses the lists and codes established by that organization.

Ecuador

City
The CTBUH follows the United Nations's definition of City, and thus uses the lists and codes established by that organization.

Guayaquil

Function
A single-function tall building is defined as one where 85% or more of its usable floor area is dedicated to a single usage. Thus a building with 90% office floor area would be said to be an "office" building, irrespective of other minor functions it may also contain.

A mixed-use tall building contains two or more functions (or uses), where each of the functions occupy a significant proportion of the tower's total space. Support areas such as car parks and mechanical plant space do not constitute mixed-use functions. Functions are denoted on CTBUH "Tallest Building" lists in descending order, e.g., "hotel/office" indicates hotel function above office function.

Office

Structural Material
All-Steel
Both the main vertical/lateral structural elements and the floor spanning systems are constructed from steel. Note that a building of steel construction with a floor system of concrete planks or concrete slab on top of steel beams is still considered an “all-steel” structure as the concrete elements are not acting as the primary structure.

All-Concrete
Both the main vertical/lateral structural elements and the floor spanning systems are constructed from concrete which has been cast in place and utilizes steel reinforcement bars and/or steel reinforced concrete which has been precast as individual components and assembled together on-site.

All-Timber
Both the main vertical/lateral structural elements and the floor spanning systems are constructed from timber. An all-timber structure may include the use of localized non-timber connections between timber elements. Note that a building of timber construction with a floor system of concrete planks or concrete slab on top of timber beams is still considered an “all-timber” structure as the concrete elements are not acting as the primary structure.

Mixed-Structure
Utilizes distinct systems (e.g. all-steel, all-concrete, all-timber), one on top of the other. For example, a Steel Over Concrete indicates an all-steel structural system located on top of an all-concrete structural system, with the opposite true of Concrete Over Steel.

Composite
A combination of materials (e.g. steel, concrete, timber) are used together in the main structural elements. Examples include buildings which utilize: steel columns with a floor system of reinforced concrete beams; a steel frame system with a concrete core; concrete-encased steel columns; concrete-filled steel tubes; etc. Where known, the CTBUH database breaks out the materials used within a composite building’s primary structural elements.

All-Concrete

Official Website

The Point

Height
Architectural
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the architectural top of the building, including spires, but not including antennae, signage, flag poles or other functional-technical equipment. This measurement is the most widely utilized and is employed to define the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) rankings of the "World's Tallest Buildings."

136.5 m / 448 ft

To Tip
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest point of the building, irrespective of material or function of the highest element (i.e., including antennae, flagpoles, signage and other functional-technical equipment).
136.5 m / 448 ft
Occupied
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest occupied floor within the building.
130.1 m / 427 ft
Floors Above Ground
The number of floors above ground should include the ground floor level and be the number of main floors above ground, including any significant mezzanine floors and major mechanical plant floors. Mechanical mezzanines should not be included if they have a significantly smaller floor area than the major floors below. Similarly, mechanical penthouses or plant rooms protruding above the general roof area should not be counted. Note: CTBUH floor counts may differ from published accounts, as it is common in some regions of the world for certain floor levels not to be included (e.g., the level 4, 14, 24, etc. in Hong Kong).

36

Floors Below Ground
The number of floors below ground should include all major floors located below the ground floor level.

1

# of Parking Spaces
Number of Parking Spaces refers to the total number of car parking spaces contained within a particular building.

482

# of Elevators
Number of Elevators refers to the total number of elevator cars (not shafts) contained within a particular building (including public, private and freight elevators).

11

Top Elevator Speed
Top Elevator Speed refers to the top speed capable of being achieved by an elevator within a particular building, measured in meters per second.

2.5 m/s

Tower GFA
Tower GFA refers to the total gross floor area within the tower footprint, not including adjoining podiums, connected buildings or other towers within the development.

90,460 m² / 973,703 ft²

Rankings

#
8840
Tallest in the World
#
206
Tallest in South America
#
1
Tallest in Ecuador
#
1
Tallest in Guayaquil

Construction Schedule

2009

Proposed

2011

Construction Start

2014

Completed

Architect
Design

Usually involved in the front end design, with a "typical" condition being that of a leadership role through either Schematic Design or Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.

Material Supplier

Material Supplier refers to organizations which supplied significant systems/materials for a building project (e.g. elevator suppliers, facade suppliers, etc).

Concrete
Owner/Developer
Pronobis
Architect
Design

Usually involved in the front end design, with a "typical" condition being that of a leadership role through either Schematic Design or Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.

Structural Engineer
Design

The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.

Ernesto NA
MEP Engineer
Design

The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.

Ernesto NA
Project Manager

The CTBUH lists a project manager when a specific firm has been commissioned to oversee this aspect of a tall building’s design/construction. When the project management efforts are handled by the developer, main contract, or architect, this field will be omitted.

Ecobrac
Contractor
Main Contractor

The main contractor is the supervisory contractor of all construction work on a project, management of sub-contractors and vendors, etc. May be referred to as "Construction Manager," however, for consistency CTBUH uses the term "Main Contractor" exclusively.

Inmomariuxi
Other Consultant

Other Consultant refers to other organizations which provided significant consultation services for a building project (e.g. wind consultants, environmental consultants, fire and life safety consultants, etc).

Environmental
Consuambiente
Fire
Imecanic
Interiors
Adriana Hoyos
Lighting
Coyado
Vertical Transportation
Coheco
Material Supplier

Material Supplier refers to organizations which supplied significant systems/materials for a building project (e.g. elevator suppliers, facade suppliers, etc).

Concrete
Elevator
Mitsubishi Elevator and Escalator
Façade Maintenance Equipment
Estrusa

CTBUH Awards & Distinctions

10 Year Award 2024 Award of Excellence

2024 CTBUH Awards

Best Tall Building, by Region, Americas 2014 Award of Excellence

2014 CTBUH Awards

 

CTBUH Initiatives

Twisting Tall Buildings

18 August 2016 - CTBUH Research

 

About The Point

The Point takes the opportunity presented by its prominent place in the skyline to experiment with the traditional skyscraper form, by undulating as a sculpture, stepping out of the way of key views, while becoming a key view in and of itself.

The site of the building is significant: the confluence of the Babahayo and Daule rivers forms the Guayas River, which connects Guayaquil to the Pacific Ocean and serves as a deepwater port for Ecuador. The swirling shape of the tower is meant to represent the whirlpools that occur at the confluence. The establishment of the Point and its surrounding 130,000 square-meter Ciudad del Rio project are acknowledgements of Guayaquil’s rediscovery of its river. The Point and Ciudad del Rio were conceived as a sustainable development, in which the buildings occupy as little area as possible, freeing up space for pedestrians strolling along the riverside.

In some ways, the Point and Ciudad del Rio are capstones of a decades-long resurgence for Guayaquil, beginning in the 1990s. In an effort to regenerate the urban area, power and telephone lines were buried underground, the Guayas River promenade was restored with a new boardwalk in 2000, and a bus-rapid-transit system was implemented in 2006, making the city friendlier to business and tourism and enhancing the quality of life for citizens.

The program for the Point consists of offices on the upper 33 floors and an executive club on the two highest floors, with the ground floor dedicated to commercial use. The executive club contains amenities, such as a solarium with panoramic view, Jacuzzi, sauna, recreational area, bar/ lounge, gym and restaurant. The basic floor plan of the building is a square, with its edge rounded to generate the shape of the building through a 6-degree rotation, echoing the flowing water of the Guayas River. The rounded corners cut the necessary length of the concrete cantilevers, permitting their design to be simple and efficient, and their construction to be carried out largely by local Ecuadorian labor. Most of the materials used in the building were produced in Ecuador and/or within an 800 km radius of the project.

LEED principles guided many of the design choices, and were followed throughout the construction process. The cantilevered design affords solar shading, lowering interior temperatures. Rainwater is captured for flushing bathroom fixtures and for irrigation of the grounds, which are planted with native species. The building’s glazing consists of two panes with an air gap between, with the outer panes using thermally efficient glass. LED lighting is used throughout the interior, while exterior lighting is solar-powered.

The curving, cantilevered form has already won hearts and minds in Ecuador, where its model can be found in many stores as a souvenir of Guayaquil. It even has a nickname: "the screw.”

The Point has been incredibly successful in stimulating the surrounding business district while becoming an iconic symbol for the area. Blending sleek design with functional brilliance, the 36-story high-rise has attracted a myriad of businesses and professionals to the area creating a thriving center for commerce and exceeding the initial objective of stimulating economic activity. A rooftop and observatory contribute to the building's value as a public amenity and support the overall value and vitality of the neighborhood.

CTBUH Awards & Distinctions

10 Year Award 2024 Award of Excellence

2024 CTBUH Awards

Best Tall Building, by Region, Americas 2014 Award of Excellence

2014 CTBUH Awards