Eco Factor: Sustainable tower designed to minimize energy use.
The need to conserve energy has made designers and architects envision next-gen skyscrapers that are sustainable and interact with nature. New York based architecture studio, Kokkugia, has come up with a project that explores structures based on fibrous skeletons.
Unlike conventional skyscrapers, which have a hard outer covering to increase stability, the Fibrous Tower is based on algorithmic design methodologies that explore ornamental, structural and spatial order through this lens. According to the creators, the project compresses the structural and tectonic hierarchies of contemporary tower design into a single shell, which self-organizes in response to the conflicting set of criteria.
The fibrous shell of the tower is load bearing that allows each floor to be entirely independent of the column. Over the entire height of the tower, the shell thickens and creates small spaces that can better natural ventilation or can be used for vertical gardens.
Via: DesignBoom
