SKYHIVE COMPETITION
Saudi Arabia is changing and changing fast. The oil rich country is now following the footsteps of its neighbors and diversifying its economy to rely less on oil. The Kinngdom has been committed to building economic zones, mini-cities from scratch, built to attract future business. The Kingdom has also began to change Its conservative laws and to open its doors to the world. We saw this as an opportunity to create a new landmark for a new kingdom.
In Riyadh, the King Abdullah Financial District KAFD has now become the new center for the city . KAFD encourages the development North of the city towards emptier/less dense areas. Our site, situated on King Fahd road adjacent from KAFD was chosen because of the proximity to new districts and also because the King Fahd road allows unrestricted building heights.
A twisting tower helps scramble prevailing winds reduce the strength ofThe vortexes they create, an elegant solution for a skyscraper that WillStand out in riyadh’s fast changing skyline, as such, we developed multipleVariations of a twisting skyscraper using grasshopper. The result is aContemporary and elegant design shape that can be distinguished fromMiles , and thus becoming a new landmark for the city.
The two towers, with their own independent cores, share an identical floorPlan of 35*60 meters intersects to make a floor plan of 3200 square meters. All the floors are identical except for ones with sky lobbies (Voids). Each Floor in both towers rotate 1 degree from the floor below it, the columns are stacked in a stepping fashion on top of one another. This gives the tower its rotating shape. The retail/Leisure area is connected to the two towers via the lobby, and houses all amenities needed in the tower.
