Eco Factor: Self-sufficient tower is powered by renewable wind energy.
OFF Architecture has proposed a sustainable tower for Taiwan that oversees the Taichung basin and serves as an observatory of the central Taiwan ecosystem that ranges from the Central Mountain Range to the South China Sea. The 350m-tall structure, built at an inclination of 2 degrees, the Taichung Echo Wind Tower comprises of about 2 million suspended thin metal leaves that tilt up against the wind, which is used to operate 64 internal wind turbines, generating all the energy the tower needs.
During the day, visitors seize in the reflections produced by polished metal leaves, and after dark the structure doubles as a gigantic 2 million pixel LED vertical screen that can be used to produce a number of digital visuals. The structure floats above the ground on top of a tripod, under which the architects have envisioned the Taichung City Development.
Via: Bustler
