1 Foundation
2 Base
3 Structure
4 Enclosure
Concrete piles are poured and tied by a temporary frame. There are 250 piles, each 45m long and 1.5 diameter thickness. The piles work in friction with the sand.
The sand is poured and a 9m high basement is built. Steep rough rocks are placed at the edge of the island.
Steel exoskeleton is wrapped around a reinforced concrete tower. 12 Individually tensioned two layer membrane panels form the north facing facade.
White translucent teflon coating glass fiber is used as the facade in two layers, each being 52mm thick.
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