World's tallest residential building in Brazil

Named Senna Tower, the world's tallest residential building will be located in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, and is designed to commemorate legendary racing driver Ayrton Senna.

The Senna Tower will be 500m high. (Photo: FG Empreendimentos).

Brazilian artist Lalalli Senna has designed the Senna Tower, a supertall skyscraper that will become the tallest residential building in the world and the tallest building in Brazil, Dezeen reported on September 17. The Senna Tower will be built in Balneário Camboriú, a city in the state of Santa Catarina known for its series of coastal skyscrapers. The design envisions a slender, glass-clad building. At the base, a section of the facade slides forward, creating a series of terraces covered with swimming pools and plants. A racetrack will surround the open-air corridor, located in a space that pays homage to racing driver Ayrton Senna, who died in a car accident at the age of 34.

The project is the result of a collaboration between the developer, engineering and construction company FG Empreendimentos, and the late racing driver's brand, Senna Brand. Through the project, Lalalli, Ayrton's granddaughter, wanted to reflect his extraordinary journey with horizontal and vertical axes. Strips of light will run along the facade and around the base of the building. At the top of the tower, the wraparound lights will shine upwards.

Standing 500m tall, the Senna Tower will feature 228 residential units, including 18 villas, 204 apartments, four duplex penthouses and two 3-storey duplex penthouses, each measuring 903m2. Facilities will be spread over six floors of the building, and the 6,000m2 rooftop will also include an entertainment space.

According to the developer, the project will seek LEED Platinum certification , making it the first supertall residential building to achieve green building certification. It will also be the first building in Latin America to use mass dampers (TMDs), which help reduce vibrations in tall, slender buildings.

The project has received a permit from the Balneário Cambori Municipality. Engineer Stéphane Domeneghini is the technical leader of the project. Construction is expected to begin in the second half of 2025.