ICD Brookfield Place, Dubai
ICD Brookfield Place, designed by Foster + Partners, is located on a 4-acre site in Dubai. The mixed-use development consists of 54 story Tower containing over 83,600 m² of office space, 7 levels below ground capable of accommodating 2,700 vehicles, adjacent Podium level structures containing five-story, 14,000 m² retail centers and a 1,670 m² triangular-shaped five-story high open atrium roof structure called Summer Garden. The design establishes a diagonal route across the narrow site, creating…
Hekla Tower, France
The French architect and winner of the 2008 Pritzker Prize Jean Nouvel has designed a 220-meter-high tower in Paris’ major business district, La Défense. The 80,000m² Hekla Tower offers a dual-level lobby, six underground floors, five dining areas, a 250-seat auditorium, and innovative office spaces to accommodate 5,800 employees. Hekla will become an entirely new space like no other upon completion in 2022, and it will also offer the largest green area of the district.…
Quay Quarter Tower, Australia
3XN along with local partner BVN and Arup designed the 200-meter-high and 49-storey tall Quay Quarter Tower located close to the Sydney Opera House. The design incorporates 2/3 of the structure of an existing building located on the site. In an act of radical sustainability, it will incorporate the majority of the existing structure, adding four new elevator shafts to the core. Given the solar envelope and other contextual restraints, the design adds approximately 45,000m2…
Evolution Tower, Russia
The Evolution Tower, designed by RMJM and Philipp Nikandrov, is located in Moscow International Business Center. The design is similar to the double helix-shape of DNA. This is possibly why the building reflects two ribbons wrapping around each other: symbolizing the inter-linking of individuals, generations, and families. The spiraling 246m high Evolution Tower occupies the territory of 2.5ha in area, 2ha of which is a landscaped terraced civic plaza. The tower has…
FOUR Frankfurt, Germany
FOUR Frankfurt, designed by UNStudio, is located on a 16,000 square meter site in the Frankfurt financial district, Germany. The design, with building surface of 219,000 m2 above ground, is organized to open up new streets and to create a healthy mix of work, living, relaxation and recreation that will see the development in use 24 hours a day. FOUR Frankfurt will consist of a multi-story, mixed-use plinth and four skyline-changing high-rise towers (228m, 173m,…
