PLANNING SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS INTRODUCTION
CASE STUDY: THE FUTURE OF VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION
| ANALYSIS : SYSTEMS | INTEGRATION : SYSTEMS
PROJECT: Rotterdam City Tower LOCATION: Rotterdam, Netherlands ARCHITECT: MONOLAB Architects
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The Dutch design firm MONOLAB has designed this 450 meter tower which showcases innovation in vertical transportation. While many buildings conceal their circulation elements, the Rotterdam City Tower not only exposes these design elements, but also features them. The sky lobbies and elevators that connect the various levels are iconic. The tower consists of a series of sky lobbies that connect the exterior grid and the tower. The combination of the sky lobbies, the grid and the elevators help stabilize the building, which will house offices, residential and commercial uses.
INDIVIDUAL TOOLS
In order to create open floor plates for the different uses being housed within the building, the vertical circulation is positioned on the exterior of the building. The elevators are designed to not only move vertically up and down, but also diagonally. Each elevator is individually powered and programmed to be able to move on its own, finding the best path to get to the requested destination. The end result is a vertical highway connected to the tower by sky lobbies. Image Source: MONOLAB Architects
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