An expansion and renewal of pharma giant Hoffman-La-Roche's
Basel headquarters will see the arrival of Switzerland's tallest tower, Roche Building 2. Long known as a centre for pharmaceutical and chemical industry, the city of Basel has been shaped by the world's two largest pharma companies by market value: Novartis and Hoffman-La-Roche. Many of the buildings in Roche's HQ complex were built in the 1930s, making them dated compared to the industry standards for safety and sustainability today. This prompted the company to begin a renewal and expansion project for their HQ complex which included the construction of Roche Building 1 — currently the tallest tower in Switzerland — and the even taller Building 2.
