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Office Tower Dubai
Given the context of Dubai and its harsh sunlight, Office Tower Dubai's concept was to minimize direct sun exposure on the façade during office hours, while maintaining a fully-glazed exterior and a comfortable interior environment. The typical Gulf office tower combats the intense temperatures with high-specification, tinted glass, or a louvred façade. Another common architectural response is a patterned mashrabiya, applied as a sunscreen and intended to filter direct sunlight. However, Office Tower Dubai opted for a different approach than these less-efficient alternatives.
After conducting thorough sun path studies, it was determined that a leaning tower could reduce the amount of surface-exposure to the sun. Further, by breaking the leaning tower into three cubic volumes, the project increased its amount of shade, and allowed for a straightforward, vertical core. The resultant architecture maximizes indirect sunlight and limits interior temperature gain, making the project economically efficient, low in energy consumption, and low in cooling costs.
Reducing the facade's exposure to direct sunlight frees the tower to use clear glass rather than tinted glass, offering its inhabitants a clear view. By maximizing the building's glass transparencies, office lighting conditions are improved and feature an enhanced, productive workplace. Experientially, a high-point of the architecture occurs in the intersection between volumes. A consequence of the design process, these intersecting spaces combine the activities of two floors and produce break areas with views of Dubai's skyline.
After conducting thorough sun path studies, it was determined that a leaning tower could reduce the amount of surface-exposure to the sun. Further, by breaking the leaning tower into three cubic volumes, the project increased its amount of shade, and allowed for a straightforward, vertical core. The resultant architecture maximizes indirect sunlight and limits interior temperature gain, making the project economically efficient, low in energy consumption, and low in cooling costs.
Reducing the facade's exposure to direct sunlight frees the tower to use clear glass rather than tinted glass, offering its inhabitants a clear view. By maximizing the building's glass transparencies, office lighting conditions are improved and feature an enhanced, productive workplace. Experientially, a high-point of the architecture occurs in the intersection between volumes. A consequence of the design process, these intersecting spaces combine the activities of two floors and produce break areas with views of Dubai's skyline.
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