MB Architects: The benefits of twisting towers go beyond aesthetics though. This type of design can make a building more aerodynamic and energy efficient. The twisting tower reduces wind-load by 24% (compared to a similarly sized rectangular building).
Project name
Twisting Tower
Architecture firm
MB Architects
Visualization
MB Architects
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer
Principal architect
Muhammet Bilgiç
Design team
Muhammet Bilgiç
Typology
Mixed-use building
Inverse Project has envisioned this tower to commemorate the Bicentennial of Costa Rica that occurs in 2021. It is a concept for what a tower project could be in this biodiverse and environmentally conscious country. The tower would be the tallest in Central America rising to 65 levels and 294m.
Project name
Costa Rica Bicentennial Tower
Architecture firm
Inverse Project
Location
San Jose, Costa Rica
Visualization
Inverse Project
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Richard Hammond
Design team
Emmanuel Baizan, David Rockbrand
Typology
Mixed use Tower, Transit Oriented Development.
Matej Hosek: This is what I picture in my head when I dream about living in the clouds. Is it a simulation or post-apocalyptic retreat for survivors? Doesn't really matter as long as this time we will get it right. These megastructures are rooted in the earth and just like trees they sway in the wind. Reminiscent of ancient forests that are long go...
Project name
Cloud Islands
Architecture firm
Matej Hosek
Visualization
Matej Hosek
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max , Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop, KitBash3D, OpenVDB
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) was announced as the winner of the design competition to build Tower C at Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base.
Project name
Tower C at Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects
Visualization
Brick Visual, Slashcube
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Xiaoyu Zhang, Lida Zhang, Bogdan Zaha, Gaoqi Lou, Huiyuan Li, Jiaxing Lu, Leyuan Jiang, Mariana Custodio dos Santos, Martin Gsandtner, Nastasja Mitrovic, Rui Zhao, Sebastian Andia, Xiangfan Chen, Yuan Feng, Zhiming Wang, Boyan Hristov, John Kanakas, Enoch Kolo, Karina Linsen
Collaborators
Satoshi Ohashi, Paulo Flores, Jingwen Yang, Karoly Markos, Michail Desyllas, Xuexin Duan
Typology
Commercial, Offices, Hotel
The Istanbul-based architecture firm MB Architects has envisioned Chainstyle, a 400 meters skyscraper concept in Chicago, USA.
Architecture firm
MB Architects
Visualization
MB Architects
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer
Principal architect
Muhammet Bilgiç
Design team
Muhammet Bilgiç
Typology
Mixed-use building
The Istanbul-based architecture firm Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio has envisioned Sarcostyle, a 210 meters skyscraper concept in Manhattan, New York.
Architecture firm
Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio
Location
Manhattan, New York
Visualization
Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer
Principal architect
Hayri Atak
Design team
Hayri Atak, Kaan Kılıçdağ, Büşra Köksal, Kübra Türk
Typology
Mixed-use building
Hierarchy Towers concept in Singapore designed by Gennadiy Kraev
Project name
Hierarchy Towers
Architecture firm
Gennadiy Kraev
Location
Downtown Core, Singapore
Visualization
Yuriy Lutsik
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, SketchUp, QGIS, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer
Principal architect
Gennadiy Kraev
Design team
Gennadiy Kraev
Status
Competition, Concept Design
Typology
Residential, Housing
The UAE-based architecture firm Dewan Architects + Engineers has designed EcoPark Plot CT04 in Hanoi, Vietnam, an organic growth inspired design for the podium generates an intimate hidden areas and a feeling of a human scale garden.
Project name
Ecopark Plot CT04
Architecture firm
Dewan Architects + Engineers
Principal architect
Mohammed Adib
Design team
Dewan concept department
Collaborators
Bruno Costa, Mutaz Almurshid
Landscape
Dewan Architects + Engineers
Structural engineer
Dewan Architects + Engineers
