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DYNAMIC TOWER
Dynamic skyscrapers are a new concept with the potential of
creating a revolution in theconstruction field with its energy
efficient operation and the new method of construction. David
Fisher
an Italian-Israel architect based in Florence is the man behind
this upcoming architecture marvel. Ever
since wandering man began to settle down, he began planning and
designing shelter to protect him
from the forces of nature. Even though the forms of the
dwellings drastically changed with time in terms
of materials consumed and techniques employed in construction we
still depends on static homes
positioned in relation to the topographical and directional
constraints. Here comes the relevance of
rotating buildings which helps the inhabitants to enjoy natural
landscape and other facilities throughout
the day from a single room. In the words of Dr. David Fischer
one can watch sun rise and sun set from
the same room
Dynamic architecture is not at all a new word for us and we have
a couple of rotating buildings
scattered around the world right from 2001 with the completion
of Suite Vollard in Brazil, worlds first
rotating building. But a building which rotates moves and
constantly changes shape is indeed a new
concept. The Dynamic Tower also known as Da Vinci Tower or
rotating tower proposed by David Fisher
an Italian-Israel architect based in Florence consists of 80
floors capable of rotating individually thereby
constantly changing its shape. That is the building never looks
the same again in its life time. David fisher
was inspired to design the tower during his visit to a friends
top floor apartment where he had the
panoramic view of the Hudson River and he wanted to make the
feeling accessible to more people and
he designed the tower.
This $700 million building to be come up first in Dubai will be
1,380 feet (420 m)tall, apartments
will range in size from 1,330 square feet (124 square m), to
villas of 12,900 square feet (12,900 square
m) complete with a parking space inside the apartment. It will
consists of luxury hotel, residential
apartments, and the top 10 floors will be for luxury villas.
Each individual floor of the skyscraper is capable of rotating
slowly based on voice command
issued by the habitants. A voice recognition system will help
the habitants to customize when and to
what extend the building should rotate. It will rotate a maximum
of 6m (20 feet) per minute or one full
rotation in 90 minutes. As like its predecessors rotation of the
building consumes power and the only
difference is that the building itself generates power by means
of wind turbines and solar panels to
meet the complete power requirements of 5 such skyscrapers.
The dynamic tower is quite different from its rotating and non
rotating counterparts in the
method of construction and in the energy efficient
operation.
METHOD OF CONSTUCTION
Even though real estate and construction is the leading sector
in the world economy it still
employs primitive construction methods in spite of the technical
advancement in various fields.
Construction of multistoried buildings is even today done on
sites which demands thousands of workers
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at work site. In this context Dynamic Tower is far ahead, it
uses Fischers method of construction where
each storey of the building is prefabricated in industries
arrives at work site ready for quick and efficient
installation. The only component being built in the site is the
skinny centre core which is strong enough
to hold the floors in space and will contain the buildings
elevators which transpor t people and cars right
to their doors. To this core the prebuilt units are hooked
mechanically.
Each floor will be made of 12 modules, and each of them would be
constructed separately,
equipped with full air conditioning systems, plumbing and
electrical systems. Bathroom, kitchen and all
other fixtures and finishes including furnitures will also be
pre installed within the modules and will be
customized according to the requirements. This means about 90%
of the skyscraper will be
manufactured at a factory and then shipped and assembled in the
construction site. This strategy will
allow for faster construction taking about 22 months which is
way shorter than a building of similar size
constructed employing traditional technique. It also requires
far less workers, almost 680 both on site
and in industry whereas the traditional method require up to
2000 workers on the construction site.
ENERGY SUSTAINABILTY
Energy sustainability is been brought about in this building in
two ways, by effectively trapping
renewable energy resources and by reducing embodied energy of
the building
Renewable energy resources
Wind turbines are housed in between each consecutive floor to
trap the wind and to convert it
into usable energy. Thus there will be altogether 79 turbines in
this 80 storied building capable of
producing 1,200.00 kilowatt hour of energy. In addition to this
solar panels placed on top of each floor
and the roof together produce surplus energy. The turbines and
panels are placed in a way it does not
destroy the aesthetics of the tower.
Embodied energy
Embodied energy refers to the non renewable energy consumed by
all the processes associated
with the production of a building, from the acquisition of
natural resources, manufacturing of materials
and transportation, assembly, construction and deconstruction
costs. Since dynamic tower is a
completely industrial product it reduces construction time,
labourers involved and dramatically cuts
building costs. As assembling of individual units is the only
activity done on sites it results in a clean and
healthy construction environment for workers, it avoids loading
and unloading of materials, working of
machines on sites, waste, noise and pollution. Since its a
factory made product each unit can be
monitored carefully and strong units can be made with minimum
consumption of energy and time.
This prefabricated building will also be easy to maintain and
repair, the buildings maintenance
facility, type of material used and the quality control employed
will also make them more durable than
any other structure.
The construction of the building is still in the planning stage,
anyhow the erection of this
spectacular architecture is going to be another landmark in
construction industry and the world is
eagerly waiting for this wonder to happen.
