Eco Factor: Sustainable skyscraper adapts to surrounding climate.
The Nested Skyscraper by American designers Ryohei Koike and Jarod Poenisch has placed third in the eVolo Skyscraper Competition. The unique tower features the use of advanced materials and robotic construction to enable the tower to interact with the climatic, urban and programmatic conditions and adapt to them accordingly.
The tower is a composition of multiple layers or louvers which thicken and rotate according to solar and wind exposure. The construction method consists of a series of robots that stretch a network on carbon sleeves that are sprayed with fiber-laced concrete to create a primary structure. Designed to be built in Tokyo, the skyscraper counteracts climate changes and earthquakes with its lightness, flexibility and transparency.
The skyscraper features a dual layer façade that is composed of ETFE, which also offers a high degree of transparency to capture natural light and reduce the overall energy demands of the building.
Via: Designboom
