Eco Factor: Office tower uses passive solar technique to reduce energy consumption.
If you go and ask architects about the only place in the world where most of their fantasies would be taking shape, the answer would be loud and clear – Dubai. RUR Architecture has the newest of plans for Dubai, which like most others, does tout a host of green features. Known as O-14, the 22-story 300,000 square-foot development will be perched on a two-story podium in Dubai’s Business Bay.
The architecture will consist of a exoskeleton composed of more than 1000 holes, which will allow the façade to deliver shade, light and air apart from the stunning views on the outside. The holes will be built using advanced computers that will numerically cut polystyrene forms into a reinforced steel mesh matrix. The holes are modulated according to sun exposure and luminosity. These precisely cut holes will let in light during most parts of the day but block heat during the hottest times.
RUR Architecture believes that the use of holes will allow the building authorities to save over 30% in energy costs. If all goes according to plans, the O-14 should open its doors during spring of 2010.
Via: Gizmag
