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Newark Elemental Tower
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Concept
SIZE
100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft
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This tower was designed as a tool for economic development in Newark NJ.
In celebration of the city's 350th anniversary, we decided that a design for a tower recognized the industrial history of the city and the green technological future of the city would be an ideal way of marking this auspicious years.
The observation deck in the tower sites at 1666 feet in the air, and the tip of the central tower rises to 2016 feet. The 1666 is in commemoration of the founding of our city. and the top celebrates out place now. The observation platform s two levels, the upper for observation and a functions as a museum of the history of the city. the floor below will be a rotating restaurant, to give all folks who eat there a view of the full panorama of the city.
The tower is purely an observation tower, in the great tradition of such tower throughout the world, Amongst them the Eiffel tower, the CN Tower, the Seattle Space Needle, and more contemporary versions being built in Asia, such as the Canton Tower.
The Genesis of the Elemental Tower was a seed planted in our imagination that Newark could climb higher and aim to be a world class city of the 21st century. The “leaves” that wrap the steel and concrete core are skinned in Solar Panels and Vegetative trays. This is not only symbolic of our sustainable future, but can also accommodate almost 40,000 Solar Panels and provide several acres of gardens in the center of the city.
The Plants can function not only as a way of providing fresh produce in a city that is mostly a food desert, but also serve to assist in processing the air and water in the vicinity of the tower. The Solar Panels is working at peak efficiency can generate up to the equivalent of 1.4 Gigawatts of power, enough to power many homes in Newark.
We also looked into incorporating an aviary for falcons and a zone for beekeeping, as this tower should contribute back to the natural environment in a city environment.
Whereas the leaves around the perimeter are aspirational, the stone and steel core of the structure are there to remind us of the grounded nature of construction and the weight that our history carries. The tall spires at the crown would be used to burn off the gasses produced in the Elizabeth Cogeneration facility. allowing for a spectacular fire display for 15 min each evening and lifting the future of the city using a process of the past.
Reasonable estimates say this tower could generate as many as 800,000 visitors a year and would be a major economic trigger for the cities downtown core. The tower would create a thousand construction jobs, and would also provide hundreds of jobs perpetually. The ancillary needs for the tower would make restaurants, markets, retail shops and more spring up around it. This would further encourage the development of residential and office towers in the immediate proximity, and allow for new and better housing options in the neighborhoods.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to reach out to our office and we would be glad to share the story.
In celebration of the city's 350th anniversary, we decided that a design for a tower recognized the industrial history of the city and the green technological future of the city would be an ideal way of marking this auspicious years.
The observation deck in the tower sites at 1666 feet in the air, and the tip of the central tower rises to 2016 feet. The 1666 is in commemoration of the founding of our city. and the top celebrates out place now. The observation platform s two levels, the upper for observation and a functions as a museum of the history of the city. the floor below will be a rotating restaurant, to give all folks who eat there a view of the full panorama of the city.
The tower is purely an observation tower, in the great tradition of such tower throughout the world, Amongst them the Eiffel tower, the CN Tower, the Seattle Space Needle, and more contemporary versions being built in Asia, such as the Canton Tower.
The Genesis of the Elemental Tower was a seed planted in our imagination that Newark could climb higher and aim to be a world class city of the 21st century. The “leaves” that wrap the steel and concrete core are skinned in Solar Panels and Vegetative trays. This is not only symbolic of our sustainable future, but can also accommodate almost 40,000 Solar Panels and provide several acres of gardens in the center of the city.
The Plants can function not only as a way of providing fresh produce in a city that is mostly a food desert, but also serve to assist in processing the air and water in the vicinity of the tower. The Solar Panels is working at peak efficiency can generate up to the equivalent of 1.4 Gigawatts of power, enough to power many homes in Newark.
We also looked into incorporating an aviary for falcons and a zone for beekeeping, as this tower should contribute back to the natural environment in a city environment.
Whereas the leaves around the perimeter are aspirational, the stone and steel core of the structure are there to remind us of the grounded nature of construction and the weight that our history carries. The tall spires at the crown would be used to burn off the gasses produced in the Elizabeth Cogeneration facility. allowing for a spectacular fire display for 15 min each evening and lifting the future of the city using a process of the past.
Reasonable estimates say this tower could generate as many as 800,000 visitors a year and would be a major economic trigger for the cities downtown core. The tower would create a thousand construction jobs, and would also provide hundreds of jobs perpetually. The ancillary needs for the tower would make restaurants, markets, retail shops and more spring up around it. This would further encourage the development of residential and office towers in the immediate proximity, and allow for new and better housing options in the neighborhoods.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to reach out to our office and we would be glad to share the story.
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