The buidling facade is totally glazed with bottle green coloured glass which was inspired by the basalt landscape of Iceland.
The construction of the buidling was started in 2007 and it took 4 years in completion and finally the building was open for the public in 2011. The floor area cover 28000 sq. meters and it stand 43 meters tall from the ground. The total estimated budget in the entire project is around €164 million.
The buidling was designed by the Danish firm, Henning Larsen Architects in cooperation with Danish-Icelandic architect Olafur Eliasson. The idea behind the design at first was to mimic World Trade Center, Reykjavik, to some extent, but the plan was abandoned due to national financial crisis. The initial plan was to built a commercial and residential tower with hotel, restaurants, apartments and car park. The construction was halted soon after it started and took multiple pauses in between thats why it took 4 years in completion
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