Its distinctive form is achieved by varying the floor slabs across the height the tower, based on criteria such as views, sunlight, and use. The design for Aqua uses architecture to capture and reinterpret the human and outdoor connections that occur more naturally when living closer to the ground. Combining a hotel, offices, rental apartments, condominiums, and parking, along with one of Chicago’s largest green roofs, Aqua facilitates strong connections between people and to the city. De Rotterdam’s external faces have been clad with an aluminum post-and-beam construction, making for a filigree appearance which changes depending on the viewer’s position.Īqua Tower by Studio Gang, Chicago, IL, United StatesĪqua Tower is one of few tall buildings to create a community on its facade.
SKYSCRAPER DRAWING WINDOWS
The building envelope was designed with floor-to-ceiling glass windows overlooking the River Maas. Made with subtly irregular stacks, the design organizes program into distinct blocks that embrace a wide variety of uses. Standing as the largest building in the Netherlands, OMA’s De Rotterdam project explored urban diversity and density through three monumental towers joined by a shared plinth. By keeping three corners of the block low and lifting the north-east corner up towards its 450 ft peak, the courtyard opens views towards the Hudson River, bringing low western sun deep into the block and graciously preserving the adjacent Helena Tower’s views of the river.ĭe Rotterdam by OMA, Rotterdam, Netherlands Named the best skyscraper of the year by Emporis, the project’s “courtscraper” form combines the best qualities of a European perimeter block and a classic American skyscraper. Challenging the status-quo, the iconic skyscraper was designed by Bjarke Ingels Group as a new landmark in the skyline of lower Manhattan. VIA 57 West by Bjarke Ingels Group, Manhattan, New York Examining the relationships between drawing and monumentality, this collection of skyscraper sections explores representation at an epic scale Skyscraper sections are exercises in revealing specific types of information. Sections tell you about the human scale of a work, how things come together and how a building is made. Whether capturing the building in its entirety through an urban or aerial shot, or simply framing a piece of the whole, rarely do we see drawings. Often, depictions of skyscrapers are through photographs. This is especially the case in skyscraper drawings, where the scale of a building requires careful consideration of what you choose to show in technical and conceptual drawings, as well as what you choose to leave out. As architectural projects become larger and more information needs to be conveyed, sometimes the best move can be to show more with less. The relationship between linework, program and detail directly relates to what we’re trying to represent. Be sure to check out the rest of this year's extraordinary Winners and Commended Entries.ĭrawings are intrinsically tied to scale. Sign up to be informed when the next One Drawing Challenge competition opens for submissions.
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