Prevent Tragedy"Walkie Talkie", the Twin Towers UK Designed by Algorithm
For some people, tall buildings is a picture of the future of the city that can accommodate a number of populations. However, others see modern skyscrapers and towering minarets as a barrier to sunlight and make the city into darkness.
An international architectural firm has found a new solution, by designing a pair of towers "no shadow" in the UK. According to them, this tower will direct the sunlight onto the streets and people passing underneath.
The concept unveiled by the company NBBJ, which appeared in the midst of debate over the increasing number of tall buildings in the UK is rapidly increasing. In London alone, more than 230 towers are under construction.
The new design includes twin tower with a curved shape and tilted to minimize shadow projection. Using an algorithm, the architect takes into account the angle at which the sun shines every day for a year, and translates them into the design of the building.
Although designed to reflect light, the tower is also taken into account in order to diffuse the light into the area below them. This is to avoid a repeat of the disaster "Walkie Talkie" London, at 20 Fenchurch Street. In 2013, a skyscraper shaped wide and nicknamed "Walkie Scorchie" has made a melted car.
While the twin towers is located in Greenwich, south London. However, in principle, the concept of the building as it can be applied anywhere in the world, the researchers said. The idea itself came from a team at NBBJ, which had previously been designing buildings for Amazon, Google, Samsung and Microsoft.
According NBBJ design director, Christian Coop, the project adopts an effort to improve the quality of the urban environment and find ways in which we can have tall buildings without making the area under natural light loss.
"It is the theory of" feasibility perfect. "If you can reduce problems with the shadow of the tower, then this is a good thing," said the head of the Forum of New London Architecture (NLA), Peter Murray.
Meanwhile, Dr Philip Oldfield, an expert in high-rise buildings in the Architecture Department of the University of Nottingham, said the need for this project is the focus on the shape of the building height and shape of the building itself.
"This building is not only made to look dramatic, but to contribute in creating a comfortable space at ground level," said Phillip.
Building planning permission is waiting for approval, along with 236 other new high-rise buildings in downtown London.
For some people, tall buildings is a picture of the future of the city that can accommodate a number of populations. However, others see modern skyscrapers and towering minarets as a barrier to sunlight and make the city into darkness.
An international architectural firm has found a new solution, by designing a pair of towers "no shadow" in the UK. According to them, this tower will direct the sunlight onto the streets and people passing underneath.
The concept unveiled by the company NBBJ, which appeared in the midst of debate over the increasing number of tall buildings in the UK is rapidly increasing. In London alone, more than 230 towers are under construction.
The new design includes twin tower with a curved shape and tilted to minimize shadow projection. Using an algorithm, the architect takes into account the angle at which the sun shines every day for a year, and translates them into the design of the building.
Although designed to reflect light, the tower is also taken into account in order to diffuse the light into the area below them. This is to avoid a repeat of the disaster "Walkie Talkie" London, at 20 Fenchurch Street. In 2013, a skyscraper shaped wide and nicknamed "Walkie Scorchie" has made a melted car.
While the twin towers is located in Greenwich, south London. However, in principle, the concept of the building as it can be applied anywhere in the world, the researchers said. The idea itself came from a team at NBBJ, which had previously been designing buildings for Amazon, Google, Samsung and Microsoft.
According NBBJ design director, Christian Coop, the project adopts an effort to improve the quality of the urban environment and find ways in which we can have tall buildings without making the area under natural light loss.
"It is the theory of" feasibility perfect. "If you can reduce problems with the shadow of the tower, then this is a good thing," said the head of the Forum of New London Architecture (NLA), Peter Murray.
Meanwhile, Dr Philip Oldfield, an expert in high-rise buildings in the Architecture Department of the University of Nottingham, said the need for this project is the focus on the shape of the building height and shape of the building itself.
"This building is not only made to look dramatic, but to contribute in creating a comfortable space at ground level," said Phillip.
Building planning permission is waiting for approval, along with 236 other new high-rise buildings in downtown London.
