With this extreme in height and the incorporation of wrap around garden terraces, views of apartments can be further enhanced. The thin finger form can also maximize the buffer space to adjacent buildings to enhance natural ventilation and sun light.
In O-Tower, non conventional steel diagrid structure system is being used, wrapping the facade in the woven pattern and allowing for the floor plates to be column free. This increase the flexibility to utilize the interior space. Cybertecture technologies such as "Cybertecture HealthTM" is installed on each apartment to meet the needs of "live the future". Lighting installed on façade diagrid is not for decorative purpose but to abstractly provide useful information such as the weather forecast like an art grow in the dark.
Wind turbine and PV Panel are proposed to be installed on the roof to generate renewable power to the building. Along with the use of vegetated infill panels and automatically louvers system on the façade, it can effectively help to reduce heat gain and save energy to the building.
Automatic car parking negates the need for basement car parks.
The fusion of Cybertecture and sustainable features makes the O-Tower to achieve the goal to the next generation building in the world.
O-Tower next generation tower with fusion of engineering and technology
- United Arab Emirates: Saturday, November 15 - 2008 at 10:32
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O-Tower is an iconic residential building in Jumeirah Village, Dubai; with no restriction in height for the development, O-Tower had been designed to reach more than 240m to embody Burj Dubai Tower effect.
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About James Law Cybertecture International:In 2000, James Law, an architect trained in Japan and UK with a passion for future innovation and technology, coined the term "Cybertecture" for the first time to represent a new direction in architecture that involves the concept of bringing people together in a "Live The Future" lifestyle, using the latest technology and architectural designs.
In 2001, on the first day of the new millennium, James Law Cybertecture International was incorporated and founded by James Law, Chief Cybertect & Chairman of the design company that will bring to the world a new kind
of design - Cybertecture.
In 2006, James Law Cybertecture International entered the UAE market by being commissioned by Omniyat Properties of Dubai to design the entire Cybertecture (Architecture, Interiors and Technology) for their revolutionary The Pad Tower in Business Bay. The project is known as the "World's first Cybertecture Residential Tower".
The firm headquartered in Hong Kong, with branches in Dubai, Mumbai and Manila, has over 100 employees comprises Cybertects of various expertise, including architecture, master planning, interiors, multimedia, information technology and strategic planning.
The firm has received numerous international awards for its innovation and design, and is active in the field of academia to promote the development of Cybertecture.
For further information, please contact:
Bonnie Lam
Corporate & Marketing Communications Manager
James Law Cybertecture International
Tel: (852) 2381 9997
Fax: (852) 2336 1385
Posted by Siba Sami AmmariSaturday, November 15 - 2008 at 10:32 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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