I want to live here

darkphantom · 06-25-2008, 01:21 PM

http://gizmodo.com/5019323/dynamic-t...y-wind-and-sun

Dynamic Tower Skyscraper: Every Floor Self-Rotates, Powered by Wind and Sun

Italian architect David Fisher is building his first skyscraper, the Dynamic Tower, and it happens to be one of the most ambitious construction plans since the Pyramid of Khufu. Every floor of the 80-story self-powered building rotates according to voice command, and nearly the entire structure of the $700 million building is pre-fabbed. I caught up with the architect in New York, and he blew my mind again and again.

Fisher was inspired to design the Dynamic Tower during a visit to a friend's top-floor Midtown Manhattan apartment. "I had a view of the Hudson River and East River at the same time, it was beautiful and I wanted to make that feeling accessible to more people." He loves the idea of seeing the sun rise and set in the same room, and considers the building to be four-dimensional. "Time is always changing the shape of the building," he told me.

The rotation takes up to 3 hours (so you're not always spilling your coffee), and gets power from photovoltaic solar cells and 79 wind turbines, one located between each floor. The system is meant to create enough energy to power to the entire tower and still have juice to spare for some surrounding buildings. According to Fisher, two of these $700 million futuristic scrapers are planned so far, one each in Dubai and Moscow. They will be built using a truly radical technique.

Construction on the Dynamic Tower will be unlike anything that preceded it. The only part of the tower built on site will be the skinny center core. It is strong enough to hold the floors in place, and will contain the building's elevators, which transport people and cars right to their door. Each floor will be made piece by piece in a factory in Italy—a throwback to Fisher's previous life in prefabricated bathroom design—and placed onto the core using a lift system. With this method, each story is completed in about six days. By comparison, traditional ground-up methods can take six weeks per floor.

Groundbreaking for Dynamic Towers in Dubai and Moscow is expected to happen in the fall, with construction reaching completion by the end of 2010. If you're game—and very, very loaded—you can sign up now for a villa or office space. The going rate is $3000/sq foot. [Dynamic Architecture]

AHHHHHHH!!! I want to live there but I'm po' SOMEONE GIVE ME MONEYS!!

NaTuReB0Y · 06-25-2008, 01:30 PM

only in dubai is it possible......

mrwma237 · 06-25-2008, 01:34 PM

Very nice.

Although, I found something funny about the picture. If the floors takes 3 hours to rotate, then howcome in each of the pictures, you see the same cars on the freeway at exact same positions? Hmmmm.......

TurboFan · 06-25-2008, 01:37 PM

Amazing. What a brilliant idea - a building capable of powering itself.

gadget · 06-25-2008, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrwma237

Very nice.

Although, I found something funny about the picture. If the floors takes 3 hours to rotate, then how come in each of the pictures, you see the same cars on the freeway at exact same positions? Hmmmm.......

Because they haven't been built and this is only a computer rendition of what they will look like.

.. good catch though

In any case, I'll believe it when I see it IRL. Seems a little far fetched.

mrwma237 · 06-25-2008, 01:44 PM

Ah I see, I didn't read the page carefully.

This bldg reminds me of the Chicago Spire.

http://www.thechicagospire.com/building/imagegallery/

Enjoy.

darkphantom · 06-25-2008, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrwma237

Very nice.

Although, I found something funny about the picture. If the floors takes 3 hours to rotate, then howcome in each of the pictures, you see the same cars on the freeway at exact same positions? Hmmmm.......

rendering...but leave it to dubai to actually make this....

oldaccount · 06-25-2008, 02:17 PM

dubai is starting to piss me off.

E92-Lighting · 06-25-2008, 02:17 PM

3000 / sq foot, hm......

uabimmer · 06-25-2008, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Suareezay

dubai is starting to piss me off.

i have a friend that lives there , says its quite nice....haha i bet it is

flyer333 · 06-25-2008, 02:56 PM

damn dats so cool

HLDC11 · 06-25-2008, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrwma237

Very nice.

Although, I found something funny about the picture. If the floors takes 3 hours to rotate, then howcome in each of the pictures, you see the same cars on the freeway at exact same positions? Hmmmm.......

ever heard of photoshop?

PaulBailey@ltbmw · 06-25-2008, 03:19 PM

That is amazing!
Most likely a PS though

txusa03 · 06-25-2008, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gadget

Because they haven't been built and this is only a computer rendition of what they will look like.

.. good catch though

In any case, I'll believe it when I see it IRL. Seems a little far fetched.

same here and the part that bothers me most is that you can take your car up to your suite

should leave the car below, a waste of time/energy to haul a car up to the 80th floor (so I have to see it to believe it).

!Xoible · 06-25-2008, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Suareezay

dubai is starting to piss me off.

are you jealous of their democracy?

!Xoible · 06-25-2008, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xPaulBaiLeyx

That is amazing!
Most likely a PS though

LOL this is computer generated for sure man, this is just a design. it hasnt been built

RIP-A4 · 06-25-2008, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xPaulBaiLeyx

That is amazing!
Most likely a PS though

of course it is, or a 3D rendering. either way nice idea

Hawkeye · 06-25-2008, 04:58 PM

just wow. I like that it is self powered. I don't know how it would hold up in a tornado/hurricane/earthquake though...

UncleWede · 06-25-2008, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrwma237

Very nice.

Although, I found something funny about the picture. If the floors takes 3 hours to rotate, then howcome in each of the pictures, you see the same cars on the freeway at exact same positions? Hmmmm.......

Freaking LA traffic!

asdflkijd · 06-25-2008, 05:04 PM

Wow. thats amazing, hmmm... Kinda looks like a disaster though..

stumpy221 · 06-25-2008, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asdflkijd

Wow. thats amazing, hmmm... Kinda looks like a disaster though..

+1 it would look good when first built. But once people start rotating their spaces to where they want to be, i can imagine it looking like a mess on the outside.

Hammer · 06-25-2008, 06:17 PM

what, if everybody rotates at the same time?

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darkphantom Banned 625 Rep 5,945 Posts Drives: E93 335i Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The place for Bimmers iTrader: (4)	I want to live here - park car on 80th floor! http://gizmodo.com/5019323/dynamic-t...y-wind-and-sun Dynamic Tower Skyscraper: Every Floor Self-Rotates, Powered by Wind and Sun Italian architect David Fisher is building his first skyscraper, the Dynamic Tower, and it happens to be one of the most ambitious construction plans since the Pyramid of Khufu. Every floor of the 80-story self-powered building rotates according to voice command, and nearly the entire structure of the $700 million building is pre-fabbed. I caught up with the architect in New York, and he blew my mind again and again. Fisher was inspired to design the Dynamic Tower during a visit to a friend's top-floor Midtown Manhattan apartment. "I had a view of the Hudson River and East River at the same time, it was beautiful and I wanted to make that feeling accessible to more people." He loves the idea of seeing the sun rise and set in the same room, and considers the building to be four-dimensional. "Time is always changing the shape of the building," he told me. The rotation takes up to 3 hours (so you're not always spilling your coffee), and gets power from photovoltaic solar cells and 79 wind turbines, one located between each floor. The system is meant to create enough energy to power to the entire tower and still have juice to spare for some surrounding buildings. According to Fisher, two of these $700 million futuristic scrapers are planned so far, one each in Dubai and Moscow. They will be built using a truly radical technique. Construction on the Dynamic Tower will be unlike anything that preceded it. The only part of the tower built on site will be the skinny center core. It is strong enough to hold the floors in place, and will contain the building's elevators, which transport people and cars right to their door. Each floor will be made piece by piece in a factory in Italy—a throwback to Fisher's previous life in prefabricated bathroom design—and placed onto the core using a lift system. With this method, each story is completed in about six days. By comparison, traditional ground-up methods can take six weeks per floor. Groundbreaking for Dynamic Towers in Dubai and Moscow is expected to happen in the fall, with construction reaching completion by the end of 2010. If you're game—and very, very loaded—you can sign up now for a villa or office space. The going rate is $3000/sq foot. [Dynamic Architecture] AHHHHHHH!!! I want to live there but I'm po' SOMEONE GIVE ME MONEYS!!
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