Twisting Tower

This tower with circular call-out window sections on a polygon plane focuses on viewing. The Marilyn Monroe towers were the inspiration for the organic tower twist. The circle call-outs at each verticewere inspired by the Amazon Capital Diamond Tower. The theme of was to focus on a solar sustainability profile. Each plate is a polygon base with circles centered at each vertex, allowing a semi-full view of the city (Diagram to the left). A limitation was also put on the number of side segments to not have the circles overtake the tower’s sides. The polygon shapes offer structure and light reduction, with the circular windows being the primary light source.

Triple-glazed windows are the most suitable material since they cut back on energy use while keeping natural illumination, heating, and biophilic design. The walls between the windows would be solid, designed with a triangular mesh pattern extruding upwards.

In my variations above, I illustrate the organic shape of the tower. The over-rotation in V2 looks inorganic and too manufactured with each plate’s exaggerated pull towards the right side. In my chosen variation (V1), the subtleness of the rotation makes the tower more organic and balanced. This emphasizes my concept of minimalism and harmony between manufactured elements and the natural world.