How do we create a beautiful building and incorporate
something as unpleasing to the eye as wind turbines.
I have seen cellphone towers, generators, solar panels
and wind turbines destroy the character of many buildings
around town with their unpleasing aesthetics; but what makes these ones stand out from
the rest?!
A 19,7 million dollar skyscraper was about to make its
way to the heavens of London as they nicknamed it “The Razor” now known as the
Strata Building … This is one of a few in the world where design has been
proven to go further than the extra mile.
This building was scheduled to be completed in July 2010
as a breath taking 408 apartment block with more than a difference. It is known
to have 3 x 19 kilowatt turbines installed on its roof. The jumbo turbines each
have five x 8,9m blades that suck wind from all angles with help from the "Venturi
Effect".
This building has surely proven that with the turbines installed on its roof, it still makes a pretty picture..
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Another building that captured more than just the eye is the
“Wind Tower”
This is the design from the architect ‘Richard Moreto’ and
his “Biosmic Egg”… This building has been designed upon his finding that ‘Form
follows function’ and later became ‘Function follows need’.
It is a concept of vertical living and he has said: "...that it’s
like an organism with its own wind and atmospheric energy conversion system". This
design offers stability and aerodynamic properties necessary for a structure of
such height.
In my mind an amazing story behind the concept, following
each step gracefully as a method behind design; referring back to the need for
form and function. This one blew my mind and is not just easy on the eye,
definitely something that would stand out but yet again blend in with surroundings
if it might be considered in an urban environment.
Follow this link to find out more about the 'Wind Tower"
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