[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] have designed a high-rise building for the center of Bucharest, Romania, which has a structural, lattice façade.

It will contain a five star hotel, a business centre, a casino, retail areas, apartments and underground parking.

Construction is expected to be completed in 2013.

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Architectural Concept:
The brief called for a 100,000 square metre mixed-use, high-rise
development in the centre of Bucharest. The project comprises of a
5-star hotel, luxury apartments, retail areas, a business centre, a
casino and underground parking.
The Dorobanti Tower was designed to establish an iconic presence in
the heart of Bucharest. The new tower is a unique mix of a distinctive
form, ingenious structure, and spatial qualities of sky-high living.
The purity of its form - a chamfered diamond like structure - will be a
new landmark in the centre of Bucharest. Zaha Hadid Architect’s design
concept is a synthesis of architecture and engineering, which
integrates a distinct meandering structural lattice.
Urban parameters, site constraints and the programme generate the
building’s elegant tapering profile. The new tower establishes a
distinctive identity while avoiding sterile repetition through its
dynamically changing profile. In order to maximise lighting and views
for the neighbourhoods, the elongated curvilinear shape reduces its
perimeter towards the top, while the offset to the inside at ground
floor level shall create a generous public realm and an appropriate
entrance plaza in front of the tower.
Facade / Structure:
Bucharest is within a vulnerable seismic zone and therefore the
structural concept was crucial to us from the beginning of the design
process. Placing the primary structure at the exterior not only
maximises the structural footprint but also allows for column free
interior spaces.
Concrete filled stainless steel profiles follow in sinus waves from
the ground level to the top of the tower, creating a distinctive
identity, complementing the tower design. The concrete filling will
give additional strength to the structure and it will provide fire
protection to the steel profiles. The facade structure expresses the
various programmes and it adjusts from bottom to top according to the
changing structural forces. The secondary structure, which is
integrated between the main steel tubes, gives additional strength to
the primary steel mesh and it also works as a damper in case of
earthquakes.
At the bottom, the façade grid has denser amplitudes according to
the structural requirements for a tower of this height, providing the
required load bearing capacity and stiffness to the structure. At the
technical and recreational levels, the structure condenses creating
almost solid knots. On the top floors, the primary structure has been
reduced to the minimum according to the structural requirements in
order to maximise the views and lighting for the luxury apartments.
Landscape:
The public realm adjacent to the tower will be unlike anything else
in Bucharest, representing a major attraction within the dense urban
character of the City, offering an important new meeting space and
urban plaza. Metaphorically speaking, the landscaping can be understood
as a warped concrete “carpet” with one continuous surface connecting
the three surrounding streets. The landscape is sculpted to create
seating areas, water basins, fountains, green areas including trees and
a raised terrace.
Program: 5 Star Hotel and Apartments
Client: Smartown Group
Design: Zaha Hadid with Patrik Schumacher
Project Architect: Markus Planteu
Project Team: Dennis Brezina, Naomi Fritz, Susanne Lettau, Thomas Mathoy, Goswin Rothenthal, Rooshad Shroff, Seda Zirek

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