Edificio Petroperú

The Petroperú Building is a building located in San Isidro District, Lima. It functions as the main office of Petroperú, a state company dedicated to refining, transporting, distributing and marketing oil in Peru.

History

The building, designed by the architects Daniel Arana Ríos and Walter Weberhofer, was the winning design in a contest organised by the military government of Juan Velasco Alvarado in the early 1970s. The building, strategically located in central San Isidro, was projected to host the offices of state company Petroperú, being inaugurated in 1973.

Overview

It stands at the intersection of Luis Bedoya Reyes and Canaval y Moreyra avenues. It has twenty-two floors and three basements in addition to having a helipad on top and is part of the architectural style known as brutalism.

In addition to Petroperú, the building houses several public offices as well as the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation, the Agency for the Promotion of Private Investment and several art galleries.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Peru
• Javier Alzamora Valdez Building

References

1. Edificio Limatambo
2. Edificio Tacna-Colmena
3. Walter Weberhofer
4. Edificio Interbank
5. Punta Arenas, Peru
6. Javier Alzamora Valdez Building
7. Chocavento Tower
8. Atlas Building, Lima
9. Edificio Rímac
10. Public Ministry of Peru Building
11. Campus of the University of Engineering and Technology, Lima
12. Giacoletti Building
13. Casa Marsano
14. Democracy Square (Peru)
15. Paseo de los Héroes Navales
16. Plaza San Martín, Lima
17. Royal College of the University of San Marcos
18. Lima Stock Exchange Building
19. Historic Centre of Lima
20. Seminario de Lima